Comment Text:
i0-001
COMMENT
CL-03323
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Stawick, David
Saturday, January 23, 2010 3:23 PM
secretary
FW: STRONGLY OBJECT TO 10-1 LEVERAGE LIMIT IN REGULATION OF
RETAIL FOREX PROPOSAL RIN 3038-AC61
From:
melodyhughes [[email protected]]
Sent:
Saturday, January
23,
2010 11:58 AN
To:
secretary
Cc:
Stawick, David; Smith, Thomas J.; Bauer, Jennifer; Penner, William; Cummings, Christopher W.; Sanchez,
Peter
Subject:
STRONGLY OBJECT TO 10-1 LEVERAGE LINIT IN REGULATION OF RE-TAIL FOREX PROPOSAL RIN
3038-AC61
Attn : David Stawick, Secretary, CFTC
and ALL CFTC policymakers:
As a non-affiliated US-based Retail FX trader, please note for the record that I am STRONGLY
OPPOSED to the 10-1 leverage limit as proposed in RIN 3038-AC61 relating to the Regulation of
Retail Forex.
Counter-productive effects
This senseless limit would in NO way protect, aid or benefit me but rather would greatly harm me
since this restriction, if passed,
¯ would require that I submit substantially more margin-funds into non-protected, non-FDIC
insured, non-SIPC eligible accounts, actually exposing me to increased risk in the event of
bankruptcy of my Forex Broker.
¯ would NOT divert my business into regulated-Futures trading (as the CFTC is probably hoping),
but rather would cause me to seek an unreliable, higher-risk offshore FX broker to trade through,
whose practices might be questionable.
¯ would eliminate one of the greatest benefits of trading Forex : My ability to efficiently deploy my
own trading capital in the way that I choose.
Lower FX vols require far greater leverage
FX volatilities are generally substantially lower than in the Equities or Futures market. Therefore,
significantly more leverage is required simply to capture equivalent trading opportunities.
Nanny not needed
I do not want the CFTC to treat me like a child and dictate how I should trade. While 100-1
leverage is available to me - should I choose it - I am never forced to use it.
The bottom line is that OTC Retail Forex trading is NOT Futures trading. Please do not try to treat it
as such!
PLEASE IMMEDIATELY STRIKE YOUR PROPOSED 10-1 LEVERAGE LIMITATIONS.i0-001
COMMENT
CL-03323
Don't let proposal RIN 3038-AC61 become an expensive lesson in unintended consequences ....
Thank you.
Jeff Hughes
