CFTC Announcements
Felix Shipkevich - August 28, 2008CFTC Designates NYSE Liffe, LLC as a Contract Market
On August 26, 2008 CFTC approved the application of NYSE Liffe, LLC for designation as a contract market on August 21, 2008. NYSE Liffe is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of NYSE Euronext, the holding company created by the combination of NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V.
NYSE Liffe [...]
CFTC/NFA forum
Felix Shipkevich - August 27, 2008NFA Announcement: Definition of a Forex Dealer Member:
Proposed Amendments to NFA Bylaw 306, NFA Financial Requirements
Section 11(a), and the Interpretive Notice Regarding Forex Transactions
http://www.nfa.futures.org/news/PDF/CFTC/Bylaw306_FR11a_c082208.pdf
Forex News
Felix Shipkevich - August 24, 2008NFA Announces Increase to FDM Capital Requirements
On August 27, 2008, NFA announced that the capital requirements for Forex Dealer Members (FDMs) imposed by CFTC Reauthorization were approved by NFA’s Board of Directors. Particularly Section 1, 11, and 12 will be modified pursuant to CFTC approval.
http://www.nfa.futures.org/news/PDF/CFTC/FR1_11a_12_082208.pdf
CFTC Announcements
Felix Shipkevich - August 11, 2008August 11th – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has formed a special task force charged with investigating and litigating fraud in the off-exchange retail foreign currency (forex) market.
The creation of the task force within the Division of Enforcement comes in the wake of Congress’ passage in June 2008 of “The Food, Conservation, and Energy [...]
CFTC/NFA forum
Felix Shipkevich - August 9, 2008On August 11, 2008, CFTC announced the formation of a Retail Foreign Currency Fraud Enforcement Task Force. This special task force was established to investigate and litigate fraud in the off-exchange retail foreign currency market. On August 18, 2008, FX Week published the following lead story on the subject.
Brokers suspicious of retail FX task [...]
NFA Announcements
Felix Shipkevich - August 8, 2008NFA Announces Increase to FDM Capital Requirements
On August 27, 2008, NFA announced that the capital requirements for Forex Dealer Members (FDMs) imposed by CFTC Reauthorization were approved by NFA’s Board of Directors. Particularly Section 1, 11, and 12 will be modified pursuant to CFTC approval.
http://www.nfa.futures.org/news/PDF/CFTC/FR1_11a_12_082208.pdf
Forex News
Felix Shipkevich - August 7, 2008On August 11, 2008, CFTC announced the formation of a Retail Foreign Currency Fraud Enforcement Task Force. This special task force was established to investigate and litigate fraud in the off-exchange retail foreign currency market. On August 18, 2008, FX Week published the following lead story on the subject.
Brokers suspicious of retail FX task [...]
CFTC/NFA forum
Felix Shipkevich - August 1, 2008August 1, 2008
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