Most US Forex brokers gained in May, GFT leads the losers

CFTC CFTC The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss Read this Term issues a monthly report with the financial results of the NFA registered Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term brokers amongst others. This allows us to compare the progress (or regress) the brokers make, at least financially.

Comparing the recent May 2009 with April 2009 figures we are able to see that most of the brokers gained capital (some of them had to do that artificially due to the shift from mandatory 15m to 20m in own capital). some brokers like GFT (-$1.3M) lost money.

Important to note is that the results reflect US subsidiaries capital only. In case of brokers with multiple subsidiaries like FXCM and Alpari the numbers are significantly higher.

FXDD is not on the list because it still awaits the regulatory approval (Due to the regulatory fiasco I hope for them they'll make the right decision and withdraw it).