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10:1 Leverage Proposal – Last Call to Act

Yohay Elam

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:

As we’ve seen in recent cases, the CFTC does a good job with fighting forex scams. It’s job is to protect traders. Limiting the leverage to 10:1 won’t protect traders – they’ll take their money and open accounts in other countries – some with better protection, and some without it.

If you disagree with the  CFTC proposal to restrict leverage across the board to 10 to 1 leverage, you may submit your comments to

[email protected].

Include “Regulation of Retail Forex“ in the subject line of the message and the identification number  RIN 3038-AC61 in the body of the message.

Also, with the identification number  RIN 3038-AC61, you can submit your comments by any of the
following methods:

  • Fax: (202) 418-5521.
  • Mail: Send to David Stawick, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155,  21st Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20581.
  • Courier: Same as Mail above.

All comments received will be posted without change to  http://www.cftc.gov, including any personal information provided.

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Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.