Expert Opinion
What Kind of Transaction Reporting Do European Financial Firms Need to Do?
This content was originally published in the Traction Fintech blog. It is republished in full with permission from the author. The number of different types of regulatory reporting for financial instruments increased with the introduction of MiFID II on 3 [...]
Think Britain’s FSCS is a cast iron guarantee? Think again!
A recent issue with the UK registered broker highlights the way client money protections work in the United Kingdom when it comes to Forex traders. As a result of investigations, the FSCS will be unable to compensate for any shortfalls [...]
Herding Behavior on Social Trading Platforms
In behavioral finance, herding occurs when traders make the same decisions either by intentionally imitating others, or unintentionally as a result of acting on common information. In recent years, the notion of herding has been capitalized on by brokerage firms [...]
Commission News
INDUSTRY ALERT: SupraFN Added to Warning List
September 20, 2018: Financial Commission adds SupraFN to its Warning List About Warning List The warning list is to inform the public of companies that we do not recommend to trade with, following numerous reports and complaints filed by customers regarding [...]
Financial Commission Announces Certification of Execution Quality of Several Broker Members
September 19th, 2018, The Financial Commission, a leading independent member-driven external dispute resolution (EDR) organization for international online brokerages that participate in global foreign exchange (forex), derivatives, and CFD markets, today announces execution certification of several broker members using Verify [...]
INDUSTRY ALERT: Assured FX Signals and CryptoptionFX Added to Warning List
September 17, 2018: Financial Commission adds Assured FX Signals and CryptoptionFX to its Warning List About Warning List The warning list is to inform the public of companies that we do not recommend to trade with, following numerous reports and complaints [...]