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Comment for Proposed Rule 75 FR 3281

  • From: Joseph Villaggio
    Organization(s):
    CJM LLC

    Comment No: 1938
    Date: 1/21/2010

    Comment Text:

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    From:
    Sent:
    To:
    Subject:
    Joseph Villaggio
    Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:37 PM
    secretary
    Regulation of Retail Forex
    CFTC,
    1/21/2010
    In regard to the next debacle you are considering for the FOREX industry,
    RIN 3038-AC61,
    I must comment on
    what I consider the death of FOR
    EX retail trading in this country.
    Who are you intending on protecting? Those with huge
    bank accounts? We have seen time and again where
    banks have failed and regulations were no where to be
    seen. We've seen Wall Street destroy our mortgage
    industry without regulatory ov
    ersight but this type of
    random regulation will kill
    the common man's ability to
    exercise his fight to trade in the FOREX industry.
    You have crippled our trading practice
    s with hedging restrictions. You hav
    e made absurd rules such as FIFO.
    Leverage is but the last straw. I can live with the rule
    s but when the rules start sh
    utting down HUGE businesses
    in this country, YOU are the problem.
    There are a number of great
    FOREX brokers that are fighti
    ng this potential knife in th
    e heart. YEARS of my work
    and effort in starting a new business in this field will
    be for not. YOU will cause
    my business to go out of
    business. You will cripple innovation in the business.
    You will not have a business to regulate any more.
    I urge you to throw this absurd idea ini0-001
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    the "stupid regulation" pile. Concen
    trate your efforts elsewhere such as
    enforcing money laundering, or over s
    eas accounts and taxation but stop hurt
    ing good people trying to make it in
    this tough economy.
    respectfully,
    Joseph Villaggio
    CJM LLC
    FOREX -
    Investment Management