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+1 (888) 647 05 40Foreign currencies are constantly exchanged throughout the world through the use of over-the-counter markets. Since the trading space is unlimited, this allows for seamless access to currencies.
Speculative Forex trading is becoming more common. The result of this activity is the emergence of banks or intermediary brokers that engage in fraudulent transactions or financial irregularities, or that charge hidden or exorbitant fees, exposing parties to high risk through too high leverage or other unfair practices. Trading via the Internet or mobile applications is uninterrupted and unlimited, however, this, in turn, increases the risk that sites that do not have any official basis may stop their activities at any time and disappear, taking money of the investors. Special regulations are a guarantee against this risk as they are aimed at protecting the funds of individual investors and ensuring fair legal cooperation.
The most important criterion when choosing a forex broker is its status, that is, to what extent the regulatory authorities approve them, and how well their management body functions.
The NFA, the National Futures Association, is a leading independent provider of innovative and effective regulatory programs that are designed to protect the integrity of the derivatives markets, in particular forex. The scope of the NFA includes the following:
Clients are defined as individuals with assets of $ 10 million or more and most small companies. It is especially emphasized that these provisions were created in order to protect the interests of small investors. Individuals with large equity capital are not subject to the standard regulations for forex brokerage accounts. In particular, the following can be highlighted:
The money owed by the forex broker to clients is kept exclusively in one or more institutions in the United States or in countries that are major financial centers.
Before registering a trading account, you need to determine the location and status of the trading company, ownership, application and website availability. There are many websites that list fairly low brokerage fees and high leverage to optimize trading with less capital.
At the same time, almost all web resources are hosted and operated outside the United States, and, therefore, cannot be officially approved by the relevant authorities. Even those who are locally authorized may not be subject to the same rules that apply to residents of the States. Regulations governing required deposits, leverage offered, investor protection and reporting requirements vary from country to country.
The NFA provides a dedicated online system through which the status of forex brokerage firms based in the States can be checked. This can be done via their NFA ID, company name, pool name or individual name. When starting to check, you should be very careful about using the correct name or identifier, as many brokerage companies may be known by several names, in particular, the name of the site may differ from that which is the official name of the company.
The regulations and rules that govern the financial market are complex and change incessantly as markets develop. If regulation is sufficiently relaxed and mediocre, it could lead to insufficient protection of the interests and funds of investors. On the contrary, overregulation can reduce global competitiveness and economic activity.
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