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Comment for Proposed Rule 75 FR 3281

  • From: PA LeRoux
    Organization(s):

    Comment No: 3200
    Date: 1/23/2010

    Comment Text:

    i0-001
    COMMENT
    CL-03200
    From:
    Sent:
    To:
    Subject:
    PA LeRoux
    Saturday, January 23, 2010 10:24 AM
    secretary
    Regulation of Retail Forex
    Sir,
    It was with great disappointment that I learned about your proposed new regulations which would
    enable CFTC to apply a limitation of 10:1 leverage on forex trading accounts.
    I am in my late sixties and of neccessity needs to supplement my retirement income.
    I trained for a year to become a competent forex trader and have traded successfully for a considerable
    period of time, using a small amount of my capital.
    Now that I am ready to fully capitalise a trading account, I have started the apllication procedure for an
    account with a US broker.
    As I am not a US citizen the formalities, fortunately, took some time to complete.
    With the above limitation on my trading I shall not be able to trade with success and am now applying
    for an account with a broker elsewhere.
    If it is your aim to protect people from the high risk of forex trading, rather introduce formalised training
    where the student can learn the proper skills.
    Thank you,
    P. le Roux.