Tag Archives: retail brokers
Federal Court Orders Charlotte, NC, Couple and Their Companies to Pay $24 Million for Defrauding Customers in Forex Ponzi Scheme
2
2011
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced it obtained a federal court supplemental consent order requiring defendants Sidney S. Hanson, Charlotte M. Hanson, and their companies, Queen Shoals, LLC, Queen Shoals II, LLC, and Select Fund, LLC, to pay $24 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties for defrauding customers and misappropriating millions of dollars in a foreign currency (forex) Ponzi scheme (see CFTC Press Release 5689-09, August 7, 2009).
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All brokers (except Tradestation) have updated their profitability numbers for the second quarter 2011. What clearly stands out is the drop in profitability experienced by clients of all brokers (with the exception of Advanced Markets – but its numbers are insignificant). On average clients’ profitability dropped 4% since last quarter. When talking to brokers most of them stated the same reason for this – increased volatility during the quarter.
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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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Oanda is the latest broker to offer new FX products after the introduction of the USD/BRL at Saxo and the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar index. Demand for emerging currencies from retail traders tends to peak during times of uncertainty which …
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Much like Saxo being ‘censured‘ by the Dubai FSA for similar procedural deficiencies DFSA just announced that it settled a case with E*TRADE which agreed to pay a $300k fine. It’s odd that both cases, though seemingly identical at first …
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