Forex Articles for the Weekend – September 4
As the dust from the Non-Farm Payrolls sets, it’s time to sit back and relax on some long-term forex-related articles for this long weekend. Here are my picks from the web. It was a very busy week indeed. Apart from a packed calendar and the Non-Farm Payrolls, the Bank of International Settlements officially released its [...]
Will Foreign Forex Brokers Get “Gambling” Classification
The new CFTC rules consist of 50:1 leverage decision as well as many other regulations for the industry. But there might be one big hidden rule: US clients won’t be able to open accounts with foreign brokers. This can be implemented by assigning the notorious 7995 credit card classification to foreign brokers – preventing American [...]
Forex Leverage Limit 50:1 – Will US Traders Run Away?
It took the CFTC a lot of time, but they finally finalized their ruling for forex: leverage will be limited to 50:1 on major currencies, and 20:1 on minors. The pressure against the initial 10:1 proposal worked, but the industry will still change. American traders: Will you stay with your American broker? In January, the [...]
Forex Links for the Weekend
After a busy week of tense range trading, the markets are now closed, and it’s time to sit back and enjoy some long-term forex-related articles. Here are the picks. Enjoy: Andrei lays out the third part of series about the “biggest forex scam”. In a related matter, also signal providers may be problematic. If you’re [...]
Serious Regulation Will Make Forex More Mainstream
While regulators are maturing with the industry, some of them are still incompetent and traders aren’t always aware of regulation in forex. Better regulation is essential in making forex more mainstream. Part of the blame for the financial crisis was on big financial institutions such as Lehman Brothers and AIG, and the lack of proper [...]
Forex Resources – June 26 2010
Here are some selected forex-related articles for the weekend. All have a rather long term scope and are in a variety of subjects. Enjoy: Adam Kritzer diagnoses the Chinese move on the yuan, and is quite skeptical. We’ve seen a temporary impact on commodity currencies. Kathy Lien brings her outlooks on the Euro and the [...]
Forex Links for the Weekend
After an exciting Non-Farm Payrolls release, it’s time to sit back and relax with some long-term articles. Here are my forex-related picks. Enjoy: Andrei composed a list of top inactive forex blogs that are missing on the scene. I hope they will return as well. This was written after I’ve updated my list of top [...]
Forex Links for the Weekend
After a busy week of breakouts, it’s time to relax with some reading for the weekend. Here are my favorites. All of them have a longer scope than a single day’s trade. Adam Kritzer asks where was the SNB in the last moves of the Swiss Franc, especially against the Euro. Kathy Lien looks at [...]
Forex Links for the Weekend
After a week of trading, it’s time to relax with some nice articles. Here are my favorites. All have a relatively long-term scope: Adam Kritzer analyzes the EU debt crisis in an interesting way. As expected, EUR/USD went up only to plunge. Michael Greenberg reports about a rumor that CMS Forex has been acquired. This is probably [...]
10:1 Leverage Proposal – Last Call to Act
The window for submitting comments to the proposed CFTC regulation is closing on March 22nd. This is the last call to act against the proposed 10:1 leverage limitation. With traders, forex brokers, introducing brokers and also congressmen against this proposal, there’s some hope. Here are the details:
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