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Comment for Proposed Rule 75 FR 3281

  • From: Matt Sharp
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    Comment No: 3875
    Date: 1/25/2010

    Comment Text:

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    COMMENT
    CL-03875
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    Monday, January 25, 2010 6:32 PM
    secretary
    [Fwd: Fw: URGENT - they want to stop you trading! !]
    ATT00002.txt; untitled-2
    Original Message
    Subject: Fw: URGENT - they want to stop you trading!!
    From: "CRR"
    Date:
    Mon, January 25, 2010 1:32 pm
    To:
    "Greg Crowe"
    Cc:
    "Paul Langley"
    "Scott MT247"
    "Forrest Waiters"
    "Scott Waiters"
    Dear FX Associates:
    I am sure you have probably seen this by now. Please--we all need to write
    the CFTC and express our opinion as to WHY this makes no sense? How does
    it help the retail trader? At least--it will drive most of the FX Broker
    business off shore. Just what we need when unemployment is over 10%!!
    Chuck Rietz
    ..... Original Message .....
    From: Matt Sharp
    To: Charles R. Rietz
    Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 6:35 AM
    Subject: URGENT - they want to stop you trading!!
    Hi Charles,
    Remember a few months back "they" (the NFA) stopped you
    hedging in Forex?
    Why?
    Only they know - it certainly wasn't any advantage to us.
    Now your future trading Forex is REALLY under threat...
    Here's an excerpt...
    As many of you are aware, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    (CFTC) announced on January 13, 2010 that it is seeking public comment on
    proposed regulations concerning retail Forex trading.
    As part of the proposed regulations, it is stated: "leverage in retail forex
    customer accounts would be subject to a 10-to-1 limitation," which means 10:1
    leverage would be the maximum amount allowed for all Forex traders in the
    U.S.i0-001
    COMMENT
    CL-03875
    Now I'm based in the UK so this won't directly affect me immediately. But
    where the US leads,
    the rest follow.
    This will mean that to trade a single standard lot of $100,000 you will
    need $10,000 in your
    account. Currently it can be as little as $200! How does this "help" us
    retail traders??
    These bureaucrats are supposed to be there to provide a safe environment
    to trade in
    not kick us out of the game!!
    Please contact the CFTC and let them know what you think if you ever want
    to be able to
    trade forex !! Email them here.., [email protected]
    Please don't mail me back as I don't understand why or what they hope to
    achieve either.
    Regards and thanks for your time
    Matt
    The Willows, Orchard Close, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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    A-I-I-ACH M ENT INFODear FX Associates:
    I am sure you have probably seen this by now. Please--we all
    need to write the CFTC and
    express our opinion as to WHY this makes no sense?
    How does it help the retail trader?
    At least--it will drive most of the FX Broker business off shore. Just what we need when
    unemployment is over 10%!!
    Chuck Rietz
    ..... Original Message .....
    From: Matt Sharp
    To:
    Charles R. Rietz
    Sent:
    Friday, January 22, 2010 6:35 AM
    Subject: URGENT - they want to stop you trading!!
    Hi Charles,
    Remember a few months back "they" (the NFA) stopped you
    hedging in Forex?
    Why?
    Only they know - it certainly wasn't any advantage to us.
    Now your future
    trading
    Forex is REALLY under threat...
    Here's an excerpt...
    As many of you are aware, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    (CFTC) announced on January 13, 2010 that it is seeking pub#c comment on
    proposed regulations concerning retail Forex trading.
    As part of the proposed regulations, it is stated." "leverage in retail forex
    customer accounts wouM be subject to a l O-to-1 #mitation, "which means 10:1
    leverage wouM be the maximum amount allowed for all Forex traders in the U.S.
    Now I'm based in the UK so this won't directly affect me immediately. But where the US leads,
    the rest follow.
    This will mean that to trade a single standard lot of $100,000 you will need $10,000 in your
    account. Currently it can be as little as $200!
    How does this "help" us retail traders??
    These bureaucrats are supposed to be there to provide a safe environment to trade in
    not kick us out of the game!!
    Please contact the
    CFTC and let them know what you think if you ever want to be able to
    trade forex !!
    Email them here.., [email protected]
    Please don't mail me back as I don't understand why or what they hope to achieve either.
    Regards and thanks for your time
    Matt
    The Willows, Orchard Close, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, SuffolkTo unsubscribe or change subscriber options visit:
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