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Dollar climbs to 16-month peak; pound falls on Brexit fears
November 13th, 2018
The dollar reached a 16-month high on Monday against a basket of currencies as investors built bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate increase next month, and political risks in Europe which put pressure on the euro and the ...
Founder of digital “token” trading platform settled charges
November 9th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against Zachary Coburn, the founder of EtherDelta, a digital “token” trading platform. This is the SEC’s first enforcement action based on findings that such a platform operated as an unregistered ...
U.S. District Court finds that virtual currencies are commodities
October 9th, 2018
On September 26, 2018, Senior Judge Rya W. Zobel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, entered an order holding that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has the power to prosecute fraud involving virtual currency ...
Pan-European Stoxx 600 was down Monday morning; Auto stocks led the losses
October 8th, 2018
European markets were lower Monday morning, following broad declines in Asia after China’s central bank cut its reserve requirements for banks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down around 0.5 percent during early morning deals, with most sectors and major ...
ICAP Capital Markets LLC ordered to Pay $50 Million penalty
September 19th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued an Order filing and settling charges against ICAP Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), now known as Intercapital Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), for, by and through certain of its brokers, aiding and ...
Two brokers charged with defrauding customers
September 11th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two brokers for recommending excessive levels of trading that were costly for retail customers but lucrative for the brokers. In separate complaints filed in federal court in Manhattan on Friday, the SEC ...
Two men charged with fraud in fake trading accounts scheme
September 7th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two Michigan men with fraud for their roles in a fake accounts scheme perpetrated by a phony day-trading firm, Nonko Trading. The SEC alleges that Jeffrey Goldman of West Bloomfield, Michigan, and ...
BNP Paribas ordered to pay $90 Million penalty; The reason?
August 31st, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and settling charges against BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (BNP Paribas or the Bank) for attempted manipulation of the ISDAFIX benchmark and requiring BNP Paribas to pay a $90 million ...
Individual and a Company fined in virtual currencies fraud
August 27th, 2018
A New York federal court entered final judgment ordering Patrick K. McDonnell of Staten Island, New York, and CabbageTech, Corp. d/b/a Coin Drop Markets (CDM), McDonnell’s New York-based company, to pay over $1.1 million in civil monetary penalties and ...
US seeks record $75m. from marketer for steering victims to Israeli binary scams
July 19th, 2018
While Israeli law enforcement continues to ignore the country’s robust online fraud sector, the United States government has asked a Florida court to impose some $75 million in fines and penalties against a single alleged US-based binary options fraudster. ...
