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Comment for Proposed Rule 75 FR 3281

  • From: Willie Van Rooy
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    Comment No: 7292
    Date: 3/13/2010

    Comment Text:

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    Willie van Rooy
    Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:22 AM
    secretary
    [email protected]
    RE: Voice Your Opinion on the CFTC's Proposed Leverage Change
    I wish to express my opinion and concern regarding the change to a 10:1 leverage on the forex market.
    As the biggest market in the world, and due to many people trading for a living of which some are very
    successful, I believe it will have an enormous impact on the financial position these people will now have to face
    if the leverage are 10:1.
    Another point I would like to make is the fact that many forex brokers that have offices in the US, also have offices
    elsewhere in the world. I think it will be a huge loss to the US if these companies will have to close their doors in
    the US and operate their offices in other parts of the world where the leverage are still 100:1.
    Kind regards
    Willie
    076 049 5257
    willie@therenovation boyz.co.za
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    13 March 2010 02:08 AM
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    Subject:
    Voice Your Opinion on the CFTC's Proposed Leverage Change
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    Dear valued FXDD clients,
    We wanted you to be aware that The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is
    seeking public comment on proposed regulations concerning retail Forex trading.
    PLEASE NOTE: FXDD Malta customers will not be affected by these proposed changes, but are still
    encouraged to voice your opinions.
    According to the CFTC, "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 Forex
    traders in the U.S.
    VOICE YOUR OPINION NOW
    Should you feel strongly about the proposal, there is still
    time for you to help determine the
    outcome.
    The deadline for public comment is March 22, 2010. Make your opinion heard by sendingi0-001
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    comments directly to the CFTC at: [email protected]
    (please CC: [email protected])
    Please include
    'Regulation of
    Retail Forex' in the subject line of your message and the following
    identification number in the body of the message: RIN 3038-AC61.
    You can also submit your comments by any of the following methods (include above ID number):
    F ax:
    Courier:
    (202)418-5521
    David Stawick, Secretary
    Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    1155 21st Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20581
    Use the same address as mail above.
    **All of your comments, no matter how short, will have an impact on the outcome of the
    proposed rule change so do not hesitate to send a brief email objectinq to the reduction in
    leve rage.**
    An example of how the proposed regulatory restrictions would affect a major currency pair appears
    below:
    Maximum Leverage
    Maximum Leverage
    under
    Current
    Regulations
    under
    Proposed
    Regulations
    USD/JPY
    USD/JPY
    1 lot (100,000)
    1 lot (100,000)
    100:1 leverage (one percent)
    10:1 leverage (10 percent)
    Margin requirement: $1,000
    Margin requirement: $10,000
    Learn more about the CFTC's proposed leverage changes and how they may affect your trading by
    clicking here.
    In the meantime, we encourage you to voice your opinions to the CFTC and your local
    U.S. representative.
    Best Regards,
    FXDD Team
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