Tag Archives: leverage
Changes on the Way in Turkey -CMB Possibly Raising Capital Requirements & Margin
11
2013
According to Forex Magnates sources, the Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB) is evaluating the application of stricter regulations. Proposed rules include an increase of capital requirements for financial firms licensed under the regulator as well as to decrease leverage …
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Author Paul Holmes OANDA has been very active in championing certain causes of late, as many on the edge of the industry hoping to profit from an introducer broker relationship with OANDA will testify. Their answer to potential introducers is …
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Regulators in developed economies have been tackling the many risks associated with OTC products. Leading South East Asian economy, Singapore, has been the latest market to address the leverage associated with margin FX (and CFD). New proposals by the regulator could reduce …
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CFTC just published its decision in a case of Robert West vs. Gain Capital and Glenn Stevens ordering Gain to pay West $10,000 for lost profits. The whole case is a fascinating read of how a regulated forex broker handles a complete novice in the forex market and how this can sometime backfire
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Tighter regulations on currency trading in Japan are coming just in time to help to Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda rein in a yen that’s the most volatile in more than two months and trading near a record high. Debt used …
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Since the Lehaman brothers collapse regulators, governments and industry bodies have been keen to move the OTC markets on exchange in an attempt to reduce counterparty and settlement risk. The NFA along with other major regulators has been reducing the …
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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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FDIC proposes highly restrictive retail forex regulations – dbFX exited in time?
10
2011
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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TradeStation the large US multi-asset broker which only recently entered the retail forex space is about to be acquired by the Japanese Monex Group for $411 million. This is a very interesting step as recently we’ve seen a flurry of …
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