Forex Manager Prohibited from Doing Business

NFA Brings Action Against Forex Manager for Failure to Cooperate
A forex CTA and CPO firm was prohibited from conducting business by the NFA for failure to cooperate with an NFA investigation.  As a reminder to all forex managers, if the NFA institutes an action or inquiry you should cooperate fully and immediately.  Failure to do [...]

NFA President Discusses Forex Regulations

NFA to Appear at Forex Trading Expo
The NFA recently released its investor newsletter where it discusses some of the recent regulatory actions and other industry news.  In this newsletter the NFA specifically discussed a couple of recent interviews featuring NFA President Dan Roth.  The NFA also noted that they will be participating in the Forex [...]

Forex Registration Workshop Announced

NFA to Discuss Forex Registration in Vegas
The NFA announced a workshop to inform forex managers about the various registration and compliance matters that managers will need to be especially aware of during the registration process.  While we do not yet know what the final rules will look like, we do know a few things and [...]

Forex Commodity Pools

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Information on Forex Hedge Funds
The CFTC proposed rules early in 2010 that would require, among other things, managers engaged in providing investment advice with respect to retail forex to register with the CFTC and become members of the NFA.  Those rules are expected to be promulgated sometime within the next 6-12 months and, accordingly, retail [...]