Many months ago I apparently subscribed to forexbastards.com, I'm going to assume for now that much of this started with this email below. Just my opinion but I think it's highly irresponsible to be sending out an email like this because he himself isn't sure of what he is sharing, and when money is on the line it induces alot of FEAR even if the facts are not 100% correct. Only time will tell about this NFA procedure and to jump the gun and start promoting the idea to get your money out now is not appropriate. However I think a fair and balanced warning seems acceptable but that is not how this is being communicated. I received this email from them a few days ago.....


NFA has been coming down pretty hard on the forex industry lately. They have shut down 4 brokers so far this month, due to fraud and/or lack of funding, and they are just warming up.

As far as I know, and I may be wrong, but the names of the brokers that were shut down in June are the following:
FX Option Inc.
Spot FX Clearing Corporation
Trend Commodities Limited
United Global Markets
You can search them on google to find the website address. Again, if I am wrong about any of these firms, I apologize.

I've been receiving information from some reliable sources, but it's not confirmed yet, but it seems like NFA will shut down any broker that has less than $5 million in funds. I am not sure of the exact time frame, but it seems like in the next month or two. That's not the real problem. The real problem is that I believe some of these bucketshops are not well managed, and when the time comes that they have to go out of business and give all the money back to their clients, they may not have enough. Or even if they do, it's entirely possible that some of their CEOs may run away with the funds offshore. So I suggest that you check on your broker's financial capability by going to this link.
http://www.cftc.gov/files/tm/fcm/tmfcmdata0704.pdf
Don't get me wrong, I do believe that some serious firms that currently don't have enough funds could get enough funds to meet the requirements, but I do think that your safety of funds in some smaller firms could be under risk.

The rumor on the street that NFA will raise capital requirement to 9 million by end of this year, but it's still a rumor. If that happens, I am sure we'll have most small forex brokers go out of business, and we'll probably only have 15 or 20 left, which I think is a good thing.

Anyway, check your broker through the link above, and if you feel you could be at risk, perhaps consider taking your money, before it's too late, and the avalanche starts.

I think this is a very important heads up, and I want to make sure that my subscribers like you are taken cared of before everyone else, so don't post this on any forums, until your own funds are secure...

Thanks
-Felix Homogratus (Forex Bastards Reviews Home)

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