The data as of 4:15 pm EST … Investing.com has calculated a forward rate contract price for EUR/USD on 16 May 2025 at 1.1205. That compares with my back of the napkin forward rate calculation of EUR/USD=1.1210 on Friday. The NADEX is pricing the probability of EUR/USD exceeding 1.1225 at $3.10. This represents a decrease … Continue reading The Interbank Market: Dollar strengthens; the CFTC loses a commissioner.
May 13, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham made the following statement regarding the Federal District Court report and recommendations for sanctions against the CFTC for misconduct in CFTC v. Traders Global Group Inc: “Americans rightly demand the highest level of conduct, candor, professionalism, and ethics from the federal government—especially law enforcement … Continue reading Acting Chairman Pham Statement on Court Sanctions Against CFTC
May 08, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York against Dean S. Dellas of Syracuse, New York, and his investment advisory company, DSD Capital Management, LLC, for fraud and misappropriation. In its complaint, the CFTC seeks restitution, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, … Continue reading CFTC Charges Syracuse, N.Y., Man, His Firm with Fraud, Misappropriation
Scammers are on the prowl … As more individuals explore the idea of trading for themselves, the high fail rate for retail traders is compounded by the number of scam artists seeking to take advantage of novice and savvy traders alike. The following is an excerpt from an article published by the Commodity Futures Trading … Continue reading Binary options trading: How to spot the scammer.
May 05, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The CFTC is committed to holding employees to the highest standards, as expected by American taxpayers. Pursuant to the President’s executive orders on lawful governance and accountability, the CFTC has placed staff on administrative leave for potential violations of laws, government ethics requirements and professional rules of conduct. Investigations … Continue reading CFTC Staff on Leave Pending Investigation
What is a pre-arranged trade? Whether you are a retail trader or a professional market maker or broker, a trader has to stay mindful when protecting herself from what appears to be market manipulation and a market maker should avoid engaging in activities that unintentionally causes him to manipulate prices. Among activities that can impact … Continue reading Pre-arranged trade. It’s about keeping risk in the market.
What are perpetual futures. The Commodity Futures Exchange Commission is seeking comments regarding the use of perpetual contracts in derivatives markets. Perpetual futures are derivative contracts without an expiration date. A derivative is a financial contract whose value is dependent on an underlying asset. A derivative can be sold over-the-counter or on an exchange. The … Continue reading Perpetual futures in derivatives market appear novel to CFTC …
I just finished reading an article written by David Kelly, chief global strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management. In the article, Dr. Kelly shares his thoughts on what he describes as “the delicate health of the economic expansion.” Dr. Kelly estimates that gross domestic production may be viewed as stagnant based on GDP numbers due … Continue reading Investor protection: Why a trader should be wary of her broker’s knowledge of the economy.
Lawyers Write the Bets. Bankers Sell the Bets. 