Futures Market Education and The Equity World
As the retail futures industry navigates the equity world, it’s important for everyone within the industry to focus on educating their clients and prospects about futures trading. We know that…
Fed Likely to Postpone QE Tapering Decision Into 2014
The Federal Reserve is likely to postpone any decision on exiting or tapering its quantitative easing program until 2014. Current members of the FOMC are hyper-sensitive to economic data, especially…
Ex-MF Global employees seek more insurance money for defense
Lawyers for former Gov. Jon Corzine and 25 other ex-MF Global workers have asked a federal judge overseeing the firm’s bankruptcy to reconsider his decision to not let their clients…
John Walsh: Founder of the Walsh Agency Passes Away
When brokers mention the Walsh Agency it's usually followed by a John Walsh story. Everyone I have spoken with in the past few months have told me what a character…
MF Global Trustee Plans to Return More Customer Funds
MF Global trustee James Giddens has asked a bankruptcy court for permission to return the remaining money owed to the firm's customers who traded on domestic exchanges. "The relief sought…
Customers testify about CFTC agriculture-futures rules
Futures-market users and regulators testified before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management that some parts of a proposal from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would…
MF Global Trustee Issues Letters to IBs Threatening to Claw Back Commission Payments Received Within 90 Days of Bankruptcy Filing
The SIPA trustee of collapsed futures broker MF Global, Inc. (“MFGI”) recently issued letters to many IBs asserting that the trustee may file preference actions to recover commission payments made…
Selling Commodities in an Equities Market: A Panel Discussion Preview
It’s a tough time to be a futures broker. Despite surviving the 1-2 punch of MF Global and PFG, markets have been difficult to predict and volumes haven’t fully bounced…
NFA recommends vigilance in the face of growing cyber threats
It goes without saying that the safety of customer funds and information is critical in the futures industry. In recent years, NFA has taken significant steps to enhance customer protection.…
Risk Management Procedures Now Required
CFTC Regulation 1.73 affects IBs and FCMs that execute orders for customers. Thus IBs who execute give-up orders must adopt risk management procedures. This new regulation also applies to bunched…
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