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Comment for Proposed Rule 75 FR 3281

  • From: R Henderson
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    Comment No: 4997
    Date: 2/4/2010

    Comment Text:

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    COMMENT
    CL-04997
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    R Henderson
    Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:15 PM
    secretary
    FX Transactions and Leverage
    Dear Secretary
    Professional advice should be taken from experts in this field before enforcing such
    laws. Over 80% of traders lose because of leverage. Leverage does not expose the
    economic system to risk. In almost all cases trades are terminated because of stop
    positions which are in place due to leverage. The more leverage; the greater the stop
    positions and closer the stop is to the price action. In effect stops reduce volatility and
    risk. With no leverage, or much reduced leverage (10:1) there will be wider stops and so
    greater volatility and so greater risk to the economic system. Risk will actually increase.
    This legislation is inverse to what it seeks to achieve.
    R Henderson
    A 20 yr FX trader
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