National Futures Association
New interim CEO for FXCM, renamed Global Brokerage
Founding members Niv and Ahdout resign following US ban from the CFTC and NFA. Meanwhile, the publicly traded company that owns FXCM Group will trade under a new name
NFA renews call for exchange-traded retail FX
President and chief executive Daniel Roth talks to FX Focus about the fallout from the Swiss franc saga, which hurt retail FX brokers
US regulator renews call for exchange trading
Exchange trading for retail FX would be positive, the NFA's Roth tells FX Focus
US futures brokers to meet new capital requirements from June 30
Regulators push to prevent abuse of loophole in capital requirements between retail forex and futures brokers
US National Futures Association adopts recommendations from an independent analysis of NFA's Peregrine Financial Group audits
Futures industry regulator to roll out new procedures to tighten scrutiny of futures brokers following report
National Futures Association announces timeline for client fund reporting
Bank and trust company depositories to begin reporting end-of-day balances from February
NFA demands $3.3 million from FXDD
Regulator forces margin forex broker to set aside funds to meet client repayment fines ahead of guilty verdict
NFA takes enforcement action against KS Global Strategies and Khaled Salama
Retail regulator continues to crack down on fraudulent activity
AML under the spotlight at FXDD
Retail broker slammed by industry regulator for compliance failures, signalling continued threat of abuse at retail forex brokers
Advanced Markets exits US retail market
Margin forex brokers continue to exit US market to focus on institutional business
PFGBest bankruptcy fuels calls for stronger protection of customer funds
The collapse of Peregrine Financial Group, which comes just nine months after the bankruptcy of MF Global, has raised the pressure on US regulators to boost protection of customer funds held by futures commission merchants
Spotlight on: Glenn Stevens, Gain Capital
The retail broker’s chief executive talks to Farah Khalique about the changing nature of retail foreign exchange, the advent of tighter leverage limits in the US and Japan, and Gain Capital’s recent acquisition of dbFX from Deutsche Bank
Retail FX platforms braced for further consolidation
The FDIC last week unveiled proposed margin requirements for retail FX transactions in the US in the latest sign of a clampdown on the retail segment of the industry. How is regulation changing the shape of retail FX? Farah Khalique reports
Trading Places, February 28, 2011
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on people moves across the FX world.
Retail brokers slammed by NFA
Gain Capital and Ikon Global Markets have been fined by the US National Futures Association (NFA) for practices that put clients at a disadvantage.
Gain acquires CMS retail business as new rules come into force
NEW YORK - Capital Market Services (CMS) has sold its retail forex business to Gain Capital, making it the latest online trading company to exit the market in light of rising costs from increased regulation.
Retail brokers evolve to meet regulation
NEW YORK - Retail brokers in the US continue to shape up internal business practices to abide by best practices introduced by industry regulator the National Futures Association (NFA).
Gain responds to NFA complaint
BEDMINSTER, NJ - Glenn Stevens, chief executive at New York-based Gain Capital, sent a letter to partners in response to extensive complaints filed against him and the company by US industry regulator the National Futures Association (NFA).