brokers in financial trouble

got this eamil from a fx news website. Not sure how valid it is just passing on the info.





The last few weeks has seen the NFA foreclosing on a lot of forex dealers who are undercapitalized. The following firms have been shut down as a result:




1) United Global Markets, LLC
Today the CEO just sent an email out to clients saying they were going out of business because they could not meet their capital requirements.

2) Trend Commodities Limited
On June 19 the NFA shuttered Trend Commodities due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

3) Spot FX Clearing Corp
On June 14 the NFA shuttered SpotFX due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

4) FX Option1 Inc.
On June 7 the NFA shuttered FX Option1 due to fraud and for failing to have adequate security deposits for customers.

5) Spencer Financial LLC
On May 17 the NFA shuttered Spencer Financial due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

6) Alpha Forex
On May 14 the NFA shuttered Alpha due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

Do you have money with the following? their current capital - IF SO GET OUT NOW
One World Capital $1,105,000
Open E Cry LLC $1,062,810
Velocity4X $1,587,000
Direct Forex LLC $1,523,000
Easy Forex US Ltd $5,011,644 - they are above the 5 mio threshold but only just and with a name like that - get out.
3D Forx LLC $ 2,525,372
E FX Optioons LLC $1,709,752
FiniFX $1,464,000
Forex Club $3,304,000
Forex International Investments Inc $1,464,620
Forward Forex $1,793,767
FXCM LLC $759,689
GFS Futures & Forex $3,074,000
Nations Investments $1,699,000
Royal Forex Trading $1,102,000
SNC Investments $1,565,000
Tradition Securities $781,869
I Trade FX -$3,039,000 Note these guys are already bankrupt --- negative capital.!!!!!
MB Futures $3,080,000
Money Garden Corp $3,399,844

I MAY HAVE LEFT A FEW OFF THE LIST. PLEASE RESPOND IF YOUR BROKER IS NOT ON THE LIST AND I WILL DOUBLE CHECK





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Check..

USA brokers.....
InterbankFx
GFT Forex
Astor Capital Management

Swiss Brokers.....
Dukascopy.com
Finex.com
 
Quote from watchdaride:

got this eamil from a fx news website. Not sure how valid it is just passing on the info.





The last few weeks has seen the NFA foreclosing on a lot of forex dealers who are undercapitalized. The following firms have been shut down as a result:




1) United Global Markets, LLC
Today the CEO just sent an email out to clients saying they were going out of business because they could not meet their capital requirements.

2) Trend Commodities Limited
On June 19 the NFA shuttered Trend Commodities due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

3) Spot FX Clearing Corp
On June 14 the NFA shuttered SpotFX due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

4) FX Option1 Inc.
On June 7 the NFA shuttered FX Option1 due to fraud and for failing to have adequate security deposits for customers.

5) Spencer Financial LLC
On May 17 the NFA shuttered Spencer Financial due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

6) Alpha Forex
On May 14 the NFA shuttered Alpha due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

Do you have money with the following? their current capital - IF SO GET OUT NOW
One World Capital $1,105,000
Open E Cry LLC $1,062,810
Velocity4X $1,587,000
Direct Forex LLC $1,523,000
Easy Forex US Ltd $5,011,644 - they are above the 5 mio threshold but only just and with a name like that - get out.
3D Forx LLC $ 2,525,372
E FX Optioons LLC $1,709,752
FiniFX $1,464,000
Forex Club $3,304,000
Forex International Investments Inc $1,464,620
Forward Forex $1,793,767
FXCM LLC $759,689
GFS Futures & Forex $3,074,000
Nations Investments $1,699,000
Royal Forex Trading $1,102,000
SNC Investments $1,565,000
Tradition Securities $781,869
I Trade FX -$3,039,000 Note these guys are already bankrupt --- negative capital.!!!!!
MB Futures $3,080,000
Money Garden Corp $3,399,844

I MAY HAVE LEFT A FEW OFF THE LIST. PLEASE RESPOND IF YOUR BROKER IS NOT ON THE LIST AND I WILL DOUBLE CHECK





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I use open Ecry and just transfered some cash (nonrelated to this ) to IB should I do the rest as well then?
 
Transact futures is small, and I don't even see them NFA listed unless it is under another name.

Dukas and other swiss won't be listed on a US regulatory agency for the obvious reasons.........
 
What a bullshit!!

Open e cry and TransAct are not Forex brokers, future brokers only

Your money is in a segregate account
Even if they fail your money is 100% safe
They can't touch one buck!

and why TransAct has been discussed here?

Idiots
 
Quote from nkhoi:

FCM = Futures Commission Merchant
http://www.cftc.gov/files/tm/fcm/tmfcmdata0704.pdf
maybe the poster get it mix up with FDM = Forex Dealer Members

Yes he did, but they're on the same list.

You're seeing a lot of small brokers get tossed by the NFA because they fail to meet capital requirements. Why exactly? The NFA recently tightened its requirements for individual firms' net capital. Read here for a brief overview of why:

http://www.nfa.futures.org/news/newsProposedRule.asp?ArticleID=1704

On balance I think this really increases the value of a "regulated by the NFA" label for each forex broker that maintains its status and only increases confidence in the relatively new retail forex industry.
 
Quote from watchdaride:

got this eamil from a fx news website. Not sure how valid it is just passing on the info.

The last few weeks has seen the NFA foreclosing on a lot of forex dealers who are undercapitalized. The following firms have been shut down as a result:

1) United Global Markets, LLC
Today the CEO just sent an email out to clients saying they were going out of business because they could not meet their capital requirements.

2) Trend Commodities Limited
On June 19 the NFA shuttered Trend Commodities due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

3) Spot FX Clearing Corp
On June 14 the NFA shuttered SpotFX due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

4) FX Option1 Inc.
On June 7 the NFA shuttered FX Option1 due to fraud and for failing to have adequate security deposits for customers.

5) Spencer Financial LLC
On May 17 the NFA shuttered Spencer Financial due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

6) Alpha Forex
On May 14 the NFA shuttered Alpha due to fraud and for failing to meet their capital requirements.

Do you have money with the following? their current capital - IF SO GET OUT NOW
One World Capital $1,105,000
Open E Cry LLC $1,062,810
Velocity4X $1,587,000
Direct Forex LLC $1,523,000
Easy Forex US Ltd $5,011,644 - they are above the 5 mio threshold but only just and with a name like that - get out.
3D Forx LLC $ 2,525,372
E FX Optioons LLC $1,709,752
FiniFX $1,464,000
Forex Club $3,304,000
Forex International Investments Inc $1,464,620
Forward Forex $1,793,767
FXCM LLC $759,689
GFS Futures & Forex $3,074,000
Nations Investments $1,699,000
Royal Forex Trading $1,102,000
SNC Investments $1,565,000
Tradition Securities $781,869
I Trade FX -$3,039,000 Note these guys are already bankrupt --- negative capital.!!!!!
MB Futures $3,080,000
Money Garden Corp $3,399,844

I MAY HAVE LEFT A FEW OFF THE LIST. PLEASE RESPOND IF YOUR BROKER IS NOT ON THE LIST AND I WILL DOUBLE CHECK





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One thing that I would like to clarify on this list is that FXCM LLC is an FCM registered by FXCM to potentially offer futures trading down the line. There are no clients under this FCM.

The FCM where client's open a forex trading account, as you can see from our trading agreement and the bank account where funds are wired, is Forex Capital Markets LLC.

As you can see from the FCM financial data page located on the CFTC's website at the link below, Forex Capital Markets LLC has over $50 Million in capital and is one of the best capitalized Forex Dealer Members.

Financial Data Link:

http://www.cftc.gov/files/tm/fcm/tmfcmdata0704.pdf

Please feel free to contact me with any questions at dwaring@fxcm.com or if there are things which you feel are relevant to the community on this subject to post them here for my reply.

David Waring
Managing Director
FX Business Development
Forex Capital Markets LLC
32 Old Slip, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Tel (212) 897-7660
Fax (212) 897-7669
Email: dwaring@fxcm.com
 
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