Quote from Pippi436:
20M is the minimum for a FDM. If a firm does not offset all client positions immediately the firm must set aside additional funds to account for this risk.
No we take the greatest ,
(c): A firm's net capital requirement is the greater of
(1) $250,000; or
(2) risk based capital requirement, the sum of 8% of total customer
risk maintenance margin and 4% of total noncustomer risk
maintenance margin; or
(3) The amount of capital required by a registered futures
association (currently NFA is the only such association); or
(4) for securities brokers and dealers, the amount of net capital
required by Rule 15c3-1(a) of the Securities and Exchange
Commissio
Now ignore 4 for forex dealers , and this is for 3 : â¢
$5,000,000; or
â¢
5% of all liabilities owed to customers (Forex Dealer Members must report the total amount of liabilities owed to customers as an itemized âotherâ payable at Line 27.J of the Statement of Financial Condition. For purposes of this required reporting by Forex Dealer Members, the term âcustomerâ refers to a counterparty that is not an âeligible contract participant,â as defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act.)
I guess this 5 M figure is old it is 20 M now as we know ...