CFTC’s Chilton on Forex Regulation
CFTC’s “American Idols”: Reality Regulation
Speech of Bart Chilton, Commissioner
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission
before the
Commodity Markets Council
Four Seasons Hotel
Miami, Florida
February 8, 2008
Forex Trading Agreements – the Forex Investment Management Agreement
Forex Investment Contacts
Like traditional investment advisors, commodity trading advisors and other money managers, forex managers need to have a solid trading agreement with the client. The following article outlines the major issues which should be addressed in a forex contract or the forex trading agreement. A forex lawyer will be able to help draft the [...]
California and Forex Regulation
California forex managers should research whether or not they will need to register with the CFTC because of the California Commodity rules. While the SEC and the CFTC / NFA currently do not regulate spot forex managers (except at the FCM level), many states (such as California) do attempt to regulate spot forex trading. Specifically, [...]
Advisory on Foreign Currency
The following advisory is from the CFTC website and can be found here.
Advisory on Foreign Currency
(Originally published as Advisory 06-01 on February 5, 2001)
The Commodity Exchange Act (the Act) was amended to make clear that it is unlawful to offer foreign currency futures and option contracts to retail customers unless the offeror is a regulated [...]