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Investors Fleeced in 40,000% Return Scam
The principals of Elite Resources and Elite3 Holding Corp. dispensed with subtle baiting of the hook, according to allegations made by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
FOREX Outlook: November 1-5
By Ilian Yotov, AllThingsForex The Fed’s QE2 decision all traders have been waiting for will come in the busy trading week ahead filled with crucial U.S. economic data, which will culminate with the FOMC interest rate announcement and the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls employment report. In preparation for the new trading week, here is a list [...]
The Fast and the Spurious: Algo News Roundup
Recent algorithmic and high-frequency trading news finds denizens of the electronic world in a variety of environments, from court rooms to dark pools.
Almost Legal: Pot’s High Prospects
Don’t look now, but the business of marijuana is starting to get serious attention.
Fed Policy: Zombie-nomics and Lethal Injections
It’s hard to way what the U.S. government has put more desperate effort into since the credit crunch and the fall of Lehman
Murky Watersheds: Trading At a Crossroads
The Dodd-Frank legislation and other forces are causing problems for institutional proprietary traders, but there’s another kind of prop trader that the media is ignoring
Vanishing Act: Alaska’s Oil Disappears in Blink of Eye
Oil no longer dominates the headlines quite like it did a few years ago, but a recent item by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) caught our eye.
FinReg’s Glaring Prop Trading Loophole
The outcome of the midterm elections next week notwithstanding, provisions within the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (FinReg) that regulate proprietary trading on Wall Street are probably going to remain in some fashion.
Mea Culpas Don’t Stave Off Regulators
Investment scams often seem to have been based on preposterous sales pitches — realized only after life savings are reduced to ashes and regulators have stepped in.
