lol, quote of the thread! Interesting balanced debate, and so civil, that's a rarity around here lately! I thought brucewhain made some interesting points as well which went unreplied, an oversight I'm sure. lol@Monroe, 'pikers', that's a word ...

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That would be fine if all adults were capable of assessing things realistically and making sensible decisions. Don't you think that as responsible adults we should want to protect the vulnerable, less responsible, less capable who are prone to ...

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Sarcasm, right?

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Mrs. Watanabe is about to have her wings clipped as well, and I imagine regulators in other countries won't be far behind. Regulators obviously thought it was a good idea, it seems brökers agree, and the majority of traders won't be affected as ...

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Unfortunately some people are not as smart as you. Maybe that's the problem, gullible people who know nothing about trading were being sold a dream which had little to no chance of becoming reality. Shops used ridiculous leverage as a marketing tool ...

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Yeeehaaa, foot stompin' toe tappin'! But how about we bring down the tempo a bit....... video

CindyXXXX Ponders the markets

That's what I can't understand, it seems like such an obvious issue yet they continue to avoid it. Strange. Perhaps there's some fundamental reason why currencies can't be insured but what that could be escapes me. If no insurance is available maybe ...

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Excellent points, the other protections this new legislation offers seem to have been overlooked, everyone's focusing on leverage. In the past year or two we've come a long way in terms of regulation, transparency, and safety especially when you ...

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Snoop Dogg, hmmm, despite my moniker it's not really my cup o' tea.....got anything by Ol' Blue Eyes maybe?

CindyXXXX Ponders the markets

I'm surprised they didn't address that issue in this last round of reforms. lol

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I, for one, would rather donate my money to charity than send it to a Russian bröker, either way I'm never going to see it again! -

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

lol, great post! Just been reading that pdf, it's riveting stuff, I can't put it down!

A simple martingale system?

There you go, there's ways around everything, and you got up and did something about it! I guess we swapped places, I moved mine to the US because of the CFTC/NFA rules (the one last year about reversing trades, best thing since sliced bread as ...

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Oh no, really! So that's what now, somehow the governments problem that you can't afford it? They decided, for whatever reason, to reduce the amount of leverage brokers can offer clients, and funny enough brokers agree with the 50:1 decision! That's ...

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It might reduce their return percentage, sure, but if they want to maintain a similar level of income then it's simple enough, all they need to do is increase trading equity to cover their brökers additional margin requirement. If they're trading ...

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Thanks for the links, I've just downloaded the pdf. It seems to me the attraction of martingale strategies is the hope that a win comes up before going bust. What, you mean........ lol

A simple martingale system?

Good point, as I say they need to appreciate the freedoms they do have. I think the problem is they've been allowed to stay up past their bedtime way too often, they're spoiled. Without doubt there should have been these types of regulations ...

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Not that I use a martingale strategy, but are those numbers real calculations? If they're real, that's staggering!

A simple martingale system?

Is there a choice? Personally I think we should appreciate the freedoms that we do have instead of lamenting the one's we don't. In the bigger picture is any of this really that significant? This latest legislation is probably part of just another ...

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lol, great stuff I think Jhig makes some interesting points though and a perspective which I don't think has been mentioned before. Did the CFTC really have any choice, after all they were just doing their job and are the messengers, the people ...

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