CFTC Law
Commentaries on commodities, forex, futures and commodities regulations.
Author: Felix Shipkevich is a solo practitioner in New York City.
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Recent Posts from CFTC Law
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IIROC Updates
October 20, 2008: in light of the recent volatility of the CDN dollar exchange rates, effective October 29, 2008, the following spot risk margin rate applies until further notice: New Zealand Dollar versus U.S. Dollar…
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IIROC Updates
October 20, 2008: in light of the recent volatility of the CDN dollar exchange rates, effective October 23, 2008, the following spot risk margin rate applies until further notice: Norway Krone versus Canadian Dollar from…
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IIROC Updates
October 17, 2008: in light of the recent volatility of the CDN dollar exchange rates, effective October 21, 2008, the following spot risk margin rate applies until further notice: Sweden Krona versus Canadian Dollar from…
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CFTC/NFA forum
NFA 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…
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Dubai FSA Updates
September 7, 2008: Dubai FSA sanctions GFS Investments. Details of this matter can found at: http://www.complinet.com/dfsa/display/display.html?rbid=1547&record_id=20055&element_id=12984&highlight=GFS%2A#r20055
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Forex News
NFA 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
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CFTC Announcements
CFTC 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…
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CFTC/NFA forum
NFA 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
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Forex News
NFA 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…
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CFTC Announcements
August 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…