CFTC
Exclusive: ILQ Chief Executive Talks About What's Next After Exit From U.S. Forex Market
- Following the news that Institutional Liquidity LLC will discontinue its RFED license, Forex Magnates followed up with Jason Tanner, the firms CEO, to find out why the exit came, and what's next for ILQ's future.
Wednesday, 09/04/2014 | 17:07 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Capital Markets Services To Pay CFTC $275,000 For Allegedly Failing Minimum Financial Requirements
- The company's adjusted net capital dropped below capital requirement by as much as $13 million at one point. The CFTC settled with the company as it provided complete cooperation in regards to the matter.
Tuesday, 08/04/2014 | 00:29 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Court Rules MF Global to Disburse Remaining $1.2 Billion To Its Former Customers
- An appeal to the November US District Court decision to the Federal court has been rejected. Customers of MF Global will receive their money in full two years after the company has filed for bankruptcy.
Thursday, 03/04/2014 | 18:36 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Regulatory Changes Coming Amid Vulnerabilities in FX, Swaps Compliance
- Lingering questions into the regulation of swaps and fx transactions have revealed vulnerabilities in oversight, leading to speculation that a series of changes may be on the horizon from the CFTC.
Monday, 24/03/2014 | 08:34 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
FX Ponzi Scheme Gets Hammered with $2.2 million Penalty
- Canadian fraudster to pay heavy monetary fine for FX related ponzi scheme. US financial watchdog, the CFTC, issues a number of judgements against Patrick Cole for breaching the Commodity Exchange Act.
Friday, 21/03/2014 | 23:12 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CFTC Launches Charges against Steven Lyn Scott for FX Commodity Pool Scheme
- The CFTC has filed formal charges against Steven Lyn Scott for solicitation fraud, the misappropriation of client funds, and other violations in connection with a fraudulent forex commodity pool.
Thursday, 20/03/2014 | 15:37 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CFTC Releases FCM January Metrics, FX Dealers See MoM Rise in Retail FX Obligations
- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released its monthly composite of key figures and data for Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), this time for the month ending in January 2014.
Tuesday, 18/03/2014 | 07:23 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Nadex Expands Expiries for GBP/USD and AUD/USD Two-Hour Binary Options Contracts
- IG group subsidiary North American Derivatives Exchange, operating under the Nadex brand, has added further time series to two major forex pairs, Forex Magnates speaks to it's CEO-designate Timothy McDermott for comments.
Monday, 03/03/2014 | 18:59 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CFTC Lobbies Orders for Trading Bans, Sanctions Via Forex Fraud Worth $2.9M
- The CFTC has obtained a series of orders effectively sanctioning the trifecta of Susan G. Davis, David E. Howard II, and Joseph Burgos for their role in the illegal solicitation of forex trading accounts.
Friday, 28/02/2014 | 18:58 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CFTC Charges Melody Nganthuy Phan with Elaborate Forex Scheme Valued at $3.7 Million
- The CFTC has filed civil enforcement charges, among others, against Melody Nganthuy Phan and her congregation of three companies for a fraudulent foreign exchange scheme valued at over $3.7 million.
Thursday, 27/02/2014 | 23:00 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CFTC Revokes Registrations of Forex CTA Veruus Wealth Management after Theft
- The Denver-based Forex CTA and CPO just lost its titles as the CFTC yanked back its registrations after civil theft was found to have been committed, involving a Forex Managed account with some $339,517 of investors funds.
Thursday, 20/02/2014 | 22:31 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
The Truth Behind the Libor Scandal and the Altering of the Financial Landscape
- Recently, the news outlets have been focused on the word ‘Libor’, which up until lately was neither widely spoken of, though it now threatens to forever change the financial landscape of fx and rates.
Thursday, 20/02/2014 | 18:42 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
FCM December Metrics, Forex Dealers' Funds Dip Except for Interactive Brokers and FXDD
- December data shows Retail Forex Obligations in the U.S. had a combined decrease of 1.28% across ten dealers, with only two reporting increases MoM, and Institutional Liquidity and RJ Obrien having the largest % decreases.
Saturday, 15/02/2014 | 09:29 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Off-Exchange Moving On-Exchange as Centralized Trading and Reporting Kick-In
- The off-exchange derivatives space transitions to an on-exchange model as centralized reporting in Europe started with EMIR, and the U.S. prepares for SEF trading to be mandated as of next week, for certain asset classes.
Friday, 14/02/2014 | 09:10 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CME Group Lobbies CFTC for Dismissal of Charges Over Trading Leaks
- CME Group Inc., a leading FX, derivatives, and options marketplace requested the dismissal of multiple charges against the group by the CFTC officials over the leakage of Nymex client trading figures.
Tuesday, 04/02/2014 | 08:08 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Unlawful Poaching Campaign Draws FCA Ban of Former BGC Senior Executive Anthony Verrier
- The FCA has banned Anthony Verrier, a former senior executive at fx brokerage BGC Partners Inc. from participating in financial services for his misconduct following an abrupt exit from Tullet Prebon.
Thursday, 30/01/2014 | 00:10 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
TeraExchange Links Up With Traiana CreditLink, Bolsters OTC FX, Derivatives Clearing
- TeraExchange, a multi-facetted exchange specializing in CDs, forex, and derivatives announced its partnership with Traiana CreditLink, the comprehensive, real-time platform for pre and post-trade clearing.
Tuesday, 28/01/2014 | 23:07 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
UBS, RBS in Talks with EU Antitrust Officials Over Swiss Franc Libor Probe
- UBS and three other banks, including RBS are negotiating with EU Antitrust officials to settle a third probe into the manipulation of benchmark rates, this time related to the Swiss Franc Libor rate.
Thursday, 23/01/2014 | 02:23 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CFTC Establishes Working Group For Review Of Swap Transaction Data & Record Keeping
- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has today announced the implementation of a working group which is responsible for reviewing certain swaps transaction data record keeping and reporting provisions
Tuesday, 21/01/2014 | 17:43 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CFTC Cancels Public Meeting On Algo Trading - Cites Inclement Weather As Reason
- The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has canceled its proposed public meeting which was scheduled to be held today with regard to HFT, algorithmic trading and SEFs, citing poor weather conditions.
Tuesday, 21/01/2014 | 15:08 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Nadex Receives Certain CFTC Exemptive Relief Due To Its Different Business Model
- The IG Group subsidiary operating under the name North American Derivatives Exchange, known as Nadex, just had its request granted by the CFTC for relief from specific requirements deemed not applicable to its business.
Friday, 17/01/2014 | 22:59 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Forex Thief Gets 15 Years, Gambled Clients' Funds at Casino, Tried Evading Capture
- The slick forex fraudster wasn't so smooth, after unlawful conduct, including evading feds and obtaining a high quality fake Russian passport, were not enough to keep Aleksander Efrosman from getting a +15 year prison term.
Thursday, 16/01/2014 | 09:58 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Federal Court Ruling in Forex Fraud, $1.5M in CFTC Sanctions to Mark E. Rice of Texas
- A permanent registration/ trading ban, handed down by a Texas court, to defendant Mark E. Rice, along with $1.5 million in civil penalty's and restitution, as part of a CFTC complaint uncovering a fraudulent Forex scheme.
Wednesday, 15/01/2014 | 21:01 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Open House At The CFTC: Public Meeting To Be Held On Automated Trading & SEFs
- With HFT and automated trading high on the agenda in most regulatory jurisdictions, the CFTC has announced that it will hold a public meeting in Washington DC on January 21 on the subject. Will the US be anti or pro?
Wednesday, 08/01/2014 | 16:12 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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