NFA Cracks Down on California Capital
It takes a lot of chicanery to earn a permanent ban from the National Futures Association. But California Capital Trading Group pulled it off.
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Funny Money: Regulators Work in Mysterious Ways
Regulators of all stripes have been coming down on forex and futures frauds, including one that involves conservative Christian radio host Pat Kiley.
Korea’s ELW Players Get HFC Wake-up Call
The idea of trading listed stock warrants tends to excite yawns in the U.S., but the Equity Linked Warrant market on the Korea Exchange (KRX) has been getting hotter than the proverbial pistol. Too hot, in fact.
NFA: Trades Rigged to Clip Clients, Boost Brokers
A recent enforcement action by the National Futures Association shows how uneducated traders can sustain wallet-flattening losses from trades specifically structured to benefit brokers at the expense of clients.
PIG Bonds Looking Like Dogs to Investors
The debt crisis in Europe is like a high stakes game of musical chairs – which nation will be the next to default when the music stops?
Derivatives Day: Getting Naked and Other Options Trades This Week
A brief survey of options ideas and strategies culled from what’s out there so far this week
Vision Financial Gets Black Eye from NFA
Commodity pool operator Vision Financial Markets generated $13.5 million in commissions in the first half of 2010, according to a National Futures Association action.
Mr. Potato Takes It on the Chin
Potato trading is getting more interesting for players all over the world, thanks to U.S. government efforts to eliminate the potato from school lunch menus.
NFA Finds Africa, Texas Nexus for FIN FX
Anyone can put up an investment website claiming outsized returns. But many of these websites are fronts for unscrupulous individuals who have potent reasons for remaining anonymous.
Finance IQ: CAT Bond Market Unshaken by Japan Quake
It will take years to sort out the physical and financial damage from Japan’s huge earthquake in March. But the destruction for catastrophe (CAT) bond players was not as great as investors might expect from such a cataclysmic event.
