From a thread I started — Read this whole thing...then I'll post another comment for Jason et al. Quote: Originally Posted by 7bit Such a regulation would not fall into their competence. It is not their business to forbid any US citizen to ...

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if your “foreign broker” is an unregistered affiliate of an FCM, as of October 18th, it will either have to be registered as an RFED or FCM, or transfer accounts to someone who is. If your “foreign broker” was a foreign bank, it can continue to ...

CFTC NEW Document - Overseas Accounts OK?

Other than tax us...what can they do? There is not policing agency setup etc...

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

What about — GoMarkets? How can the CFTC reach extend to Aus? When they have no ties to the US at all?

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Legal Impact on US Citizens — I would like someone to tell me just what CFTC plans to do to those US citizen who refuse to bow down to this ridiculous mandate...? What actual impact legally could this have for me? If I switch to gomarkets, or ...

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Taxes — Your last sentence sums up all of the US power in this matter...the Dodd Frank bill will not change the fact that the only recourse the US has over foreign investments is to tax them. This period of history (for me at least) will be ...

CFTC NEW Document - Overseas Accounts OK?

today's fibs — Hey med...what are todays fib levels? I think I drew it correct off of 4h...so we just wicked off of the 61.8?

Islander and Medici trade the European open

Right — This is what I have learned also from speaking with my main broker. However I may be transferring to AUS IBFX...if my broker gets weak and bends to this BS. Good Comments sandman

US citizens won't be able to have forex accounts overseas

What a Session — I think I'll just skip my midnight alarm clock next time there is more than 1 News release for the GBP. The news pretty much paralyzed me today...I pulled off 1 trade for +11 It was a standard HL-LL Short. I skipped the last 2 ...

Islander and Medici trade the European open

Exactly...

US citizens won't be able to have forex accounts overseas

Well it should be good news for US citizens with UK accounts because there is NOTHING in the CFTC rules that has anything to do with overseas accounts. It only deals with US accounts.

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Me too — FXCM says the same thing

CFTC Final Retail Forex Rules - 50:1 Leverage

Yes — I agree 100% on the IBFX comments...thats how I took their release at least. They are on "no mans land" here, and have to now suck up to the CFTC. Oh, I also agree with everything else you said!

CFTC NEW Document - Overseas Accounts OK?

Bull Div w/DPO +15 — Sorry if I'm posting too much, but I'm a little more than excited! Ok this one was using the DPO histogram like I said, 2 posts back. Clear Bull Div on DPO that CII didn't get...but the strange thing is the DPO misses the ...

Islander and Medici trade the European open

Bear Div +18 — LH made by price HH made by CII=====Bear Div 10 pip inital stop loss Closed out @ +18 Exited at the cross of the CII signal line through -20 barrier line on CII indy. -Darren

Islander and Medici trade the European open

ok.. — Can't wait Jason!

CFTC NEW Document - Overseas Accounts OK?

Thoughts — So I turned the Detrend Price Oscillator into a histogram (for fun...I was bored in between trades today) This is what I saw. 1. The histo picked up these two patterns (and CII did not) A. The HH--LH reversal from the top down B. ...

Islander and Medici trade the European open

Amazing — I guess I'll start to notice it now!

Islander and Medici trade the European open

Medici-question — Also, how often do you see (what I thought was rare...in my 4 days of trading div!) a Div pattern on the 5M and the same pattern at the same time on the 15M or higher TF...that has to be a rare occurrence right? Or just ...

Islander and Medici trade the European open