Proposed NFA Capital Requirement

David Smith Arrested

The hounds are closing in on David Smith. With his Ponzi Scheme in ruins the police in the Turks and Caicos Islands have arrested and frog marched Smith before a magistrate court; where he promptly ponied up $1 million in bail money...

http://www.tcinetnews.com/news-1016--2-2---.html
Jamaican David Smith, the head of Olint TCI Corporation, was arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday on eight charges.

According to TCI police press officer, Sgt Chase, Smith was arrested on two counts of uttering false documents, four counts of forgery, and two counts of theft; he was subsequently released on $1 million bail and will appear in the magistrate court at a later date.

Don’t you just love how these Bernie Madoff types claim to be broke and bankrupt and yet always seem to have that cool million stuffed under the mattress that they can whip out on a moment’s notice? If he can produce $1 million in bail money surely he has more money stashed away. So what’s to prevent him from hiring a private jet and fleeing to Cyprus or the British Virgin Islands to start all over again?

Still, silence from American regulators. Now that Smith has been arrested and charged with fraud surely I Trade FX’s case will be decided upon shortly? Smith was a former principal in I Trade FX who made some highly suspicious transactions with the firm. In 2007 I Trade FX’s net capital fluctuated wildly and all the while David Smith was behind the scenes cutting deals left and right. The NFA needs to clear the air once and for all.
 
December Net Capital

The CFTC has just released their latest net capital figures. The field is narrowing dramatically with the departure of HotSpot, ACM and ODL. Which firm will go next?

http://www.cftc.gov/marketreports/f...rfcms/index.htm

The following firms have net capital below $20 million

Advanced Markets $10,071,000
GFS Forex $12,888,000
Easy Forex $13,094,000
**** Royal $14,249,000
MB Trading $14,779,000
I Trade FX $15,254,000
Forex Club $15,982,000
Alpari $17,497,000

The following firms have net capital above $20 million

PFG $27,395,000
CMS Forex $28,021,000
Interbank FX $43,669,000
FX Solutions $44,618,000
GFT Forex $75,215,000
Gain Capital $107,167,000
FXCM $115,260,000
Oanda $169,722,000

As always conduct your due diligence and make sure the firm you are trading with will be able to comply with the new $20 million capital requirement going into effect in the months ahead.
 
Quote from forexsavior:

December Net Capital

The CFTC has just released their latest net capital figures. The field is narrowing dramatically with the departure of HotSpot, ACM and ODL. Which firm will go next?

http://www.cftc.gov/marketreports/f...rfcms/index.htm

The following firms have net capital below $20 million

Advanced Markets $10,071,000
GFS Forex $12,888,000
Easy Forex $13,094,000
**** Royal $14,249,000
MB Trading $14,779,000
I Trade FX $15,254,000
Forex Club $15,982,000
Alpari $17,497,000

The following firms have net capital above $20 million

PFG $27,395,000
CMS Forex $28,021,000
Interbank FX $43,669,000
FX Solutions $44,618,000
GFT Forex $75,215,000
Gain Capital $107,167,000
FXCM $115,260,000
Oanda $169,722,000

As always conduct your due diligence and make sure the firm you are trading with will be able to comply with the new $20 million capital requirement going into effect in the months ahead.


HotSopt is no longer operational? I thought they have more capital than it is required... Please confirm this.
 
Quote from melb-nyc:

HotSopt is no longer operational? I thought they have more capital than it is required... Please confirm this.

HotSpot sold their retail business to FXCM. They are still operational for institutional investors.
 
Quote from forexsavior:


I have omitted smaller based U.S. brokers who have yet to meet the $20 million capital threshold, Swiss brokers who have yet to get a banking license and any offshore broker hiding out in shady jurisdictions such as Cyprus or Belize.

Savior, I highly appreciate your work, but calling Cyprus "shady" is a bit of a stretch for me. It's EU ground, thus about as shady as malta or london..
 
forexsavior your arguments to only open accounts with well caped US brokers is looking awfully stupid at this point, Citi, BoA ARE HUGE yet they are headed down the tubes.

Given the Depth of issues developing within US/UK Bank/ Brokers the past months I would certainly think hard and wise before opening at any USA and UK broker.
 
Quote from forexsavior:

December Net Capital

The CFTC has just released their latest net capital figures. The field is narrowing dramatically with the departure of HotSpot, ACM and ODL. Which firm will go next?

http://www.cftc.gov/marketreports/f...rfcms/index.htm

The following firms have net capital below $20 million

Advanced Markets $10,071,000
GFS Forex $12,888,000
Easy Forex $13,094,000
**** Royal $14,249,000
MB Trading $14,779,000
I Trade FX $15,254,000
Forex Club $15,982,000
Alpari $17,497,000

The following firms have net capital above $20 million

PFG $27,395,000
CMS Forex $28,021,000
Interbank FX $43,669,000
FX Solutions $44,618,000
GFT Forex $75,215,000
Gain Capital $107,167,000
FXCM $115,260,000
Oanda $169,722,000

As always conduct your due diligence and make sure the firm you are trading with will be able to comply with the new $20 million capital requirement going into effect in the months ahead.

What's the deal with Tradeview? I don't see them on your list?
 
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