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forex hedging

NFA Discusses Recent Forex Regulations

June 16, 2009

Answers Regarding Prohibition of Hedging Spot Forex Transactions
(www.hedgefundlawblog.com)  The NFA has certainly taken a lot of heat over its controversial rule to ban the practice of “hedging” in a single spot forex account.  Many retail investors have already begun establishing brokerage accounts offshore in order to utilize this trading strategy.  I recently talked with a [...]

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Offshore Forex Brokers Race To Fill “Hedging” Gap

May 15, 2009

NFA Compliance Rule 2-43 Outlaws Forex “Hedging” For NFA Registered Forex Dealers
(www.hedgefundlawblog.com) The new forex regulations have affected the industry in a number of ways.  Rule 2-43 especially has been a source of ire for some forex managers who have utilized a “hedging strategy” as part of their investment program.  In the forex hedging strategy [...]

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