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CFTC Files Charges in $20 Million International Binary Options and Digital Asset Fraud Scheme

Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the filing of a multi-million dollar fraud action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, charging three individuals and three companies with fraudulently soliciting tens of millions of customers and prospective customers to open and fund off-exchange binary options and digital asset trading accounts. These accounts traded foreign exchange currency pairs, metals, and digital assets through websites operated by unregistered binary options and digital asset brokers.

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AUDUSD touching the lows

AUDUSD touching the lows AUDUSD has moved to new lows in the last hour touching 0.7259. The weaker than expected US Employment Cost index on Friday put an end to that break. In fact the […]

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Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kuroda comments

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kuroda comments USDJPY Central banks can overcome the zero lower bound, as long as the policy maker commits decisively to fulfilling its mandate with well-designed unconventional policy measures It has […]

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Selling Covered Calls

Selling Covered Calls Option Strategy When you are neutral on a stock or market and you want to generate additional income from your stock investments, there is an option strategy that is worth your consideration. […]

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History of Futures Trading

History of Futures Trading The first recorded instance of futures trading occurred with rice in 17th Century Japan, there is some evidence that there may also have been rice futures traded in China as long […]