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IG up despite Japan retail leverage cap

LONDON - IG Group reported a 16% rise in revenues for the third quarter, to £79 million, versus the same period last year, despite new caps on leverage for retail traders in Japan.

Retail | 13 Sep 2010

CFTC retail FX rules fail to curb offshore trading

WASHINGTON, DC - The US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) compromise to limit leverage on retail FX trading accounts to 50:1 from a proposed 10:1, is unlikely to curb the shift of retail business offshore, according to market...

Foreign Exchange | 06 Sep 2010
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Retail brokers win US leverage battle

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) buckled to pressure from retail traders by abandoning a proposal to reduce leverage to 10:1 from 100:1, in new rules published last night (August 30).

Regulation | 31 Aug 2010

Investors inject $360m of new capital into Asian-focused hedge funds in Q2

Hedge funds in Asia were the recipients of large net asset fund inflows during the second quarter of 2010, reversing the trend witnessed in the first quarter

Hedge Funds | 06 Aug 2010

CFTC rules increase credit risk

NEW YORK - Proposed rules to limit leverage on margin FX trading accounts at retail forex brokers will have the unintended consequence of increasing counterparty risk, according to Josh Levy, managing director at Tactical Asset Management.

Counterparty Credit Risk | 19 Jul 2010

RBC: Japanese limits on margin trading will weigh on Aussie/yen cross in August

Japanese plans to limit leverage on margin trading to a maximum of 50 times collateral in August could affect Australian dollar/yen cross rates.

Foreign Exchange | 16 Jul 2010
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The many faces of regulatory arbitrage

Happy new year (belated)! As we enter the new year the regulatory environment remains a key issue driving development, most recently in the form of the CFTC attempting to assert its authority on the US off-exchange retail forex market.

Wholesale | 18 Jan 2010
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