CFTC Rule Change Proposal
The Commission is currently asking for comments on a proposed rule change. They wish to add a section to require that each person registered as an IB, CPO or CTA…
The Commission is currently asking for comments on a proposed rule change. They wish to add a section to require that each person registered as an IB, CPO or CTA…
Peregrine Financial Group's bankruptcy trustee plans to return up to $41 million to former customers of the failed futures brokerage in the second payout since the firm collapsed 17 months…
On November 11, 2013, a class action law suit was filed against U.S. Bank, one of the largest American banks, on behalf of introducing brokers that did business with PFG…
Around this time last year the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) made major changes to Regulation 1.35(a) which will be taking effect on December 21, 2013. Perhaps the most widely…
Chairman’s Article: Dear Members: This month’s issue of the NIBA newsletter focuses on the topic on everyone’s mind -- the CME Group market data fee increases. Not surprisingly, none of…
By Rusty von Sternberg Program Manager for The NIBA Benefits PPACA Certified & Registered for the Federal Exchanges ObamaCare. Love it or hate it, one thing is true... the landscape…
We have little doubt the proposed fee increases, particularly for market data access, will have a profoundly negative impact on the number of industry service personal (IBs and Aps) as…
As a director of an IB, my greatest concern is that our clients get good value for their money. With transaction fees increasing by as much as 20%, I would…
It was very disappointing to hear of the massive price increases for CME data feed. There are eight of us in our office and upon analysis we believe that if…
Quotes from around the Industry This will push small retail traders to competing products. –Kurt Johnson, ADMIS It will cost me business because I now pay for some customers quote…