FXCM Seeks Arbitration in Fraudster's Revelation Forex Legal Affair

FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) requested from the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to transfer the Revelation 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 client's funds recovery case into arbitration. The appointed receiver of the case is Kelly Crawford, who accused FXCM in 2013 of providing the convicted Kevin G. White with aid that helped him conduct and carry out numerous violations, citing gross oversight of fraud and a failure to prevent losses to investors.

White previously operated Revelation Forex Fund LP, that captured nearly $7.4 million in investments – citing the court order, he pled guilty in December 2013 to numerous charges of fraud, including mail fraud and the embezzlement of approximately $1.8 million in client funds.

White additionally plead guilty to accusations of losing upwards of $4 million of client funds, an operation that Crawford felt ultimately should have been noticed and prevented. The allegations also targeted FXCM trader Brian Hinman, the suit claiming that he illegally posed as a trader at Revelation to fabricate a trading history for the firm using his personal account.

FXCM's agreement with Revelation Forex included an arbitration clause and the broker now says the court should respect that and send the case to arbitration as the receiver is acting on behalf of the Forex Revelation estate and therefore bound by its agreements.

The broker said: “The court of appeals ignored the fundamental principle that the claims here belong to, and can only be brought on behalf of, the receivership estate. Because of this established principle, the receiver ‘stands in the shoes’ of that estate when asserting these claims and is subject to the contractual Obligations Obligations In finance, an obligation is a financial responsibility where the terms of a contract must be met. Should an obligation between parties fail then the party who is at default may face legal action. In this scenario, the guilty party will not only have to agree to pay the set amount to fulfill the contractual arrangement but may also be responsible for covering all legal proceedings cost. Routine payments or outstanding debt of any kind are considered financial obligations, so if someone owes you In finance, an obligation is a financial responsibility where the terms of a contract must be met. Should an obligation between parties fail then the party who is at default may face legal action. In this scenario, the guilty party will not only have to agree to pay the set amount to fulfill the contractual arrangement but may also be responsible for covering all legal proceedings cost. Routine payments or outstanding debt of any kind are considered financial obligations, so if someone owes you Read this Term of the estate, including the arbitration clause.”

Crawford's attorney Charlene Koonce saw this argument as faulty, he said Wednesday: “The receiver is asserting only claims assigned to him by investors who never signed an arbitration agreement with FXCM. The trial court denied FXCM’s attempt to compel arbitration and the court of appeals denied FXCM’s appeal. FXCM’s appeal to the Supreme Court is a further attempt to delay having the compelling merits of the investors’ claims heard by a jury, and we believe the Texas Supreme Court will likewise deny relief."