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Comment for Proposed Rule 75 FR 3281

  • From: Lee Cowell
    Organization(s):

    Comment No: 4799
    Date: 2/2/2010

    Comment Text:

    i0-001
    COMMENT
    CL-04799
    From:
    Sent:
    To:
    Cc:
    Subject:
    lee cowell
    Tuesday, February 2, 2010 5:44 PM
    secretary
    Justin LeBlang ; Alpari (US), LLC
    ; Rusty
    Regulation of Retail Forex
    To whom this matter concerns...
    ID # RIN 3038-AC61
    This matter concerns the proposed regulation of limiting maximum leverage on the
    forex to 10: 1. We'd like to know WHO has come up with this preposterous idea and
    even more importantly, why? Look. If people are so naive that they cannot determine
    their risk level what business is it of THEIRS to be trading in the first place.., and
    what business is it of YOURS to remove the remaining traders rights to determine
    their own risk? Thus there has to be another reason (which is probably profit
    motivated) for people NOT related to the traders themselves.
    Regulations on top of more regulations is all we seem to get out of you people. First
    you remove the right to hedge (there is of course workarounds for that.., simply open
    two accounts) last year and now this! Well we'll just move our accounts to a non
    CFTC/NFA broker(s) if this is the case (example MIG). Thus there are ALWAYS
    workarounds to asinine regulations that does NOTHING to
    protect
    anybody!
    Let us ask you something: WHAT is the best method of protecting one's assets in
    regard to ANY broker, regulated or otherwise? Give up? Well the answer is this...
    FREQUENT withdrawals. Yep.. take a few days off each month and get your coins
    atta there.
    Forex traders need this about as much as attempting to swim
    the English channel with a concrete block firmly affixed. Pass
    this thing and brokers such as MIG will be very busy indeed.
    Thus you will essentially hit the delete key on USA retail forex
    trading. We'll simply move out of the country (and be forced to
    give up
    on our favorite USA based brokers). We WILL do what
    we hafta do to remain in business! This is NOT the only
    industry being regulated out of business in this country. So
    how about halting this practice of
    squeeze!
    Your continued
    excuses
    for absolutely unwarranted regulations is the
    []protection[] of john q. While in fact you're only interest is
    protecting special interest groups (that tend to lose a very small
    percentage of their total GREEDY profits) without this
    regulation.
    You (and all recipients) have my permission to copy this at willi0-001
    COMMENT
    CL-04799
    with no prior approval from me.
    Sincerely, Lee Cowell
    5616428858 (voice)