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Comment for Proposed Rule 75 FR 3281

  • From: Mark Evans
    Organization(s):

    Comment No: 8085
    Date: 3/16/2010

    Comment Text:

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    COMMENT
    CL-08085
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    Subject:
    twilightsailer
    Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:14 PM
    secretary
    Regulation Of Retail Forex
    Identification #: RIN 3038-AC61
    Hi,
    I am writing to voice my STRENUOUS OPPOSITION to the proposal which would change the
    leverage structure currently used in the retail forex market. This proposal is ill-advised and
    wrong-headed. Didn't the NFA just settle on 100:1 ???? Why are we messing with this now????
    If it is adopted, it will:
    1) drive educated, successful small traders out of the market, turning it into an elite asset class for
    wealthy trader and the institutions. It would penalize ALL traders regardless of their skill and
    knowledge by restricting their CHOICE, which is fundamental ! Talk about throwing the baby
    out with the bathwater ! This is all about having the FREEDOM to choose what level of risk we
    want! If people are so uniformed about their investment decisions, they will loose their money no
    matter what "safeguards" are in place. In this case they might be encouraged to put up even
    greater sums to subsequently loose ! We don't need the "Nanny" state protecting us from
    ourselves...we need disclosures, education, etc ....... the usual fair.
    2) drive retail forex out of the United States, where such draconian limits are NOT the norm.
    3) drive retail forex jobs out of the US (for good), in the middle of a recession, and result in the
    loss of substantial tax revenue !
    4) actually create a climate where fraud is MORE likely to occur, in out-of-US countries, beyond
    the reach of the CFTC, etc.
    5) it will make forex leverage even less than that which is available in futures ...which is ridiculous
    This proposal is a bad idea. I urge you to remove it from items of consideration.
    Regards,
    Mark Evans