Search Results for: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFTC Orders Michael E. Simmons and Global Consortiums, LLC to Pay More than $589,000
September 29th, 2015
CFTC Orders Georgia Resident Michael E. Simmons and His Company Global Consortiums, LLC to Pay Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty Totaling More than $589,000 for Engaging in Foreign Exchange Commodity Pool Fraud The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...
CFTC charged FOREXNPOWER for Forex Fraud Scheme
September 28th, 2015
CFTC Charges New York Corporations Safety Capital Management, Inc. and GNS Capital, Inc., both d/b/a FOREXNPOWER, and New York City Residents John Won, Sungmi Kang, and Tae Hung (“Kevin”) Kang with Fraudulently Soliciting More than $1.5 Million in a ...
CFTC Settles with TeraExchange LLC
September 25th, 2015
CFTC Settles with TeraExchange LLC, a Swap Execution Facility, for Failing to Enforce Prohibitions on Wash Trading and Prearranged Trading in Bitcoin Swap The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges ...
$1 Trillion Asset Manager Says the Dollar Is Overvalued
September 23rd, 2015
Greenback has factored in prospect of first U.S. rate increase Dollar is undervalued against many Asian currencies, Kwok says The dollar is overvalued and is unlikely to extend gains versus the euro and yen unless the Federal Reserve raises ...
Oil Speculators Most Bullish in Two Months as OPEC Calls for $80
September 21st, 2015
U.S. crude output seen falling the most since 1989 next year Almost 15,000 short oil bets closed out before Fed decision Hedge funds slashed their bets on falling oil prices, leaving them the most bullish in two months ...
CFTC Charges Hannes Tulving, Jr., through his company for a $17.8 Million Precious Metals Scheme
September 15th, 2015
At Least 381 Customers Nationwide Allegedly Defrauded in the Scheme The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a civil Complaint against Defendants Hannes Tulving, Jr. of Newport Beach, California, and his company, The Tulving Company, Inc., charging them with ...
CFTC launched RED LIST of Foreign Entities that Trade Foreign Currency and Binary Options
September 10th, 2015
CFTC Publishes List of Foreign Entities that Illegally Solicit U.S. Residents to Trade Foreign Currency and Binary Options The New Registration Deficient ‘RED List’ Identifies Companies Operating Illegally The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) USA, has issued a press ...
CFTC Orders FXCM to Pay More Than $843,000
September 9th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a press release to inform on its decision to order Forex Capital Markets, LLC to pay more than $843,000 for Supervision and Record-Production Violations and for Violating a Previous Commission Order. ...
NFA: Effective date of new Forex Dealer Member Requirements
September 2nd, 2015
Effective date of new Forex Dealer Member Requirements The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently approved NFA‘s amendments to NFA Financial Requirements Section 11, NFA Financial Requirements Section 12, and NFA Compliance Rule 2-36 and a related interpretive notice ...
U.S. Currency Probe Expands to Russia, Brazil Trades
September 1st, 2015
U.S. prosecutors have expanded their probe of currency-market manipulation by some of the world’s largest banks to include the Russian ruble and Brazilian real, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department is using cooperation agreements ...
