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CFTC warns of pump-and-dump schemes on altcoins

By Henry Hughes

February 16, 2018

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an advisory warning people of pump-and-dump schemes that can occur in thinly traded or new “alternative” virtual currencies and ...

CFTC accuses Blackbox Pulse and White Cloud Mountain of forex fraud

By Jeffery Armstrong

August 25, 2017

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Thursday it has filed charges against Thomas Lanzana, Nikolay Masanko, and their companies Blackbox Pulse and White Cloud Mountain. ...

CFTC files suit for $16 million binary options scam

By Henry Hughes

July 19, 2017

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced it has filed a civil suit against Jason Scharf and Michacel Shah for alleged $16 million binary options scam. According ...

CFTC relieves Cantor, Nadex binary options exchanges of reporting requirements

By Henry Hughes

July 3, 2017

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) said it is providing no-action relief to the two major binary options exchanges operating in the US – Cantor Exchange and ...

CFTC hits forex broker Tallinex with lawsuit

By Henry Hughes

June 1, 2017

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against offshore forex broker Tallinex for accepting clients from the US without having a license. According to ...

US retail forex market client March deposits recover from February, Gain Capital remains on top

By Henry Hughes

May 4, 2017

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The deposits of US retail forex clients have showed signs of recovery after FXCM’s dramatic exit in February, according to the latest data from the US Commodity Futures ...

CFTC adds 71 foreign forex, binary options brokers to RED warning list

By Henry Hughes

April 26, 2017

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has added 71 foreign forex and binary options to its RED list. The RED list was started in September 2015 and stands for ...

All but one retail forex brokers reflect well FXCM’s US market exit, Gain Capital turns biggest gainer

By Juana Wells

April 6, 2017

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The exit of US forex giant Forex Capital Markets, or FXCM, has had a positive impact on the rest of the market players, with the exception of Interactive ...

US court orders Vision Financial Partners, founder to pay over $6.5 mln for binary options frauds

By Juana Wells

March 22, 2017

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The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida has ordered binary options broker Vision Financial Partners and its founder Neil Pecker to jointly pay more than ...

US forex brokers continues to slowly stabilize total retail deposits in Jan 2017

By Juana Wells

March 7, 2017

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The combined retail forex client deposits of brokers operating in the US continues to slowly, but steadily stabilize, indicated the latest data provided by the US Commodity Futures ...

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