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Available Gold and Silver trading choices for US traders

Jul
5
2011
Posted by Guest Author in Brokers,Regulation,Traders
5 Comments

The Dodd-Frank Act which passed past last summer in the US is continuing to affect the operations of US regulated brokers and the clients they serve. A provision which goes into effect on July 16th brings into question the ability …
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Gain Capital about to launch Gain Securities – its securities brokerage division

Jun
28
2011
Posted by Michael Greenberg in Brokers
1 Comments

Correction: Apparently this division has been operating since as early as 2009 but isn’t heavily marketed as the forex one. This explains why no one I talked to had knowledge about its existence. Gain Capital, one of US largest retail …
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More bad news for US retail forex traders – come July 15th spot metals trading will be banned

Jun
20
2011
Posted by Michael Greenberg in Brokers,Regulation
9 Comments

As CFTC did not implement rules by July 15th to provide oversight of spot gold and silver another result of the Dodd-Frank bill is that retail forex brokers (RFEDs) won’t be able to offer spot metals trading to retail clients.  This …
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CMS Forex to start offering VT Trader to Gain's clients

Jun
10
2011
Posted by Michael Greenberg in IBs and Affiliates
1 Comments

Ever since Gain Capital acquired the retail clients base of CMS Forex the popular VT Trader platform wasn’t available to retail clients. Many clients wrote to me and probably to Gain Capital/CMS to complain about that. It has now been …
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NFA issues complaint against CMS Forex

May
22
2011
Posted by Guest Author in Brokers,Regulation,Traders
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CMS FX might have ceased being a forex broker and transferred clients to Gain Capital, but it’s not out completely. On May 19th, 2011, the NFA Business Conduct Committee charged CMS with failing to implement an adequate business continuity and …
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FDIC new forex regulation proposal – highlights

May
11
2011
Posted by Michael Greenberg in Regulation
2 Comments

Shipkevich Law Firm is a full service law firm focusing in foreign exchange and FX technology transactions, as well as credit and insolvency matters. (212) 252-3003. Felix Shipkevich is a New York Attorney with an extensive background representing banks, broker-dealers, …
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GAIN Capital Receives Regulatory Approval to Return to China

May
11
2011
Posted by Michael Greenberg in Brokers,Regulation
3 Comments

Now that’s a surprising turnaround, Gain Capital had a major issue with the China regulation back in 2008-2009 which severely affected its profitability – as a direct result of that Gain’s income in H1 2009 was $11 million less than in same period …
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FDIC proposes highly restrictive retail forex regulations – dbFX exited in time?

May
10
2011
Posted by Michael Greenberg in Brokers,Regulation
0 Comments

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) board members voted 5-0 at a meeting in Washington today to seek comment on the proposal, which would impose requirements for foreign currency futures and options that would be prohibited as of July 16 …
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Deutsche Bank is shutting down dbFX, exiting the retail forex market, transfers clients to Gain Capital

Apr
21
2011
Posted by Michael Greenberg in Brokers
32 Comments

In a very surprising move Deutsche Bank, a very large forex liquidity provider, and one of the few ‘retail fx banks’ has announced that it is ceasing to provide dbFX (its retail forex arm). This effectively leaves forex traders with only one …
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