Introducing Brokers Join the Fight Against the CFTC
The proposed regulation by the CFTC isn’t only about leverage. It consists of regulations that are a big blow to brokers and to introducing brokers. A group of IBs has joined forces to challenge the CFTC in a new site: ibcoalition.org.
All the founding members of this coalition are members of the NFA. Regarding permits, they [...]
Forex Links for the Weekend
Here are some interesting forex-related articles from selected blogs. All of them have a scope of over one day’s trade, and they are in a variety of fields:
Adam Kritzer writes about optimism in Europe. EUR/USD doesn’t only enjoy the dollar’s weakness, but also strong European recovery.
Eric deCarbonnel talks about gold reaching the breaking point. Gold [...]
Forex Demo Account – The Basic Broker Check
I’ve received a letter from a reader asking me to help him chose between two forex brokers. Before getting into the details, I asked him if he had tested those brokers with a forex demo account. I was surprised that he didn’t even consider it. This is very important: you should always test a broker [...]
New NFA Regulations – Dos and Don’ts
The new NFA regulations have arrived. For those of you who are trading with American brokers, here’s a basic list of things you should do, and more importantly, a short list of things you shouldn’t do.
The last hedge free forex trading week is over. When trading will resume on Monday, August 3rd, the new [...]
Forex Weekly Outlook – August 3-7 2009
The first week when the new NFA rules are in effect is also packed with many major indicators. Rate decisions in Australia, Britain and Europe are the hottest events until Friday Non-Farm Payrolls – king of forex. There are lots more important events in the first week of August.
Last week closed with GDP for the [...]
Forex Links for the Weekend
In anticipation for a week full of important events and of course the new NFA regulations, here’s a bunch of interesting forex-related articles from across the web:
Kathy Lien looks back at headlines from 1930 and sees there are great similarities. I find this crisis flashback quite fascinating.
Michael Greenberg, at Forex Magnates, made an important list [...]
Friday Effect Hurts Dollar but Doesn’t Break Any Levels
Late on Friday afternoon, the US dollar lost ground. It came about the 3 hours after the surprising GDP release. Despite the sharp moves, the dollar just lost its gains from previous, and no significant technical barriers were breached. Maybe next week’s Non-Farm Payrolls will make the market explode.
American Advance GDP for the second quarter [...]
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