A letter from NFA’s CEO and Chairman
January 31, 2013 Dear Members, We wanted to send you a personal update on all that has happened in the months following the collapse of Peregrine Financial Group Inc. (PFG),…
January 31, 2013 Dear Members, We wanted to send you a personal update on all that has happened in the months following the collapse of Peregrine Financial Group Inc. (PFG),…
NIBA Winter Conference in Southern California January 24, 2013 I recently had the pleasure of attending the “Winter” NIBA conference in Southern California. I genuinely struggled to type the word…
For years, the futures industry had an impeccable reputation for safeguarding customer funds deposited at FCMs. Now, within a very short time frame, we are dealing with a shortfall in…
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Disgraced financier Russell Wasendorf will be at least 107 years old by the time he’s eligible for release from prison under the 50-year sentence handed down…
Notice to Members I-13-05 January 30, 2013 Effective Date of Amendments to NFA Financial Requirements Section 4 Regarding Use of Technology to Monitor FCM Segregation Requirements NFA recently amended NFA…
Whether you possess a wealth of knowledge in search engine optimization (SEO) or you’ve just heard about it in passing, you probably know the phrase “link building” and how crucial…
A bankruptcy court is set to consider a plan that would return 93% of MF Global customers' money. That number is an improvement on the 80% that U.S. customers had…
In addition to the myriad of tax changes we’re facing as we go into the new year, here’s a reminder that CFTC Reg 4.27 requires all CTA’s to file a…
This year there were contested elections in the IB and CPO/CTA categories of NFA's Board of Directors. Newly elected Board members in those categories and a complete list of the…
In February 2012, the CFTC issued final rules adopting CFTC Regulation 4.27 which, among other things, requires that all CTAs file a Form PR annual report with NFA within 45…