Forms of Broker Fraud Against Clients

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sadeah
20 Apr 2012, 08:34 3,709 Views

master wants to ask, what kind of cheating is usually done by brokers on customers? please explain one by one

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Rachmat 20 Apr 2012, 00:10

Broker fraud can occur with certain brokers; you can see reviews of them here.

(UPDATE: There are 6 clearer forms of broker fraud discussed in the article: 6 Ways Forex Brokers Can Cheat You)

To anticipate undesirable things, it is best to choose a broker that is already registered and regulated by a credible agency,

Brokers who commit fraud can be reported to the regulator where the broker is registered. We can take the example of a well-known broker, FXCM, which is also a member of the NFA and CFTC. The broker was reported by clients who felt disadvantaged and was eventually sanctioned for violations and required to pay a fine of $2,000,000.

This proves that NFA/CFTC regulation is strict and serious in providing sanctions for its members who are proven to have committed violations.
 
NFA/CFTC is a US government-formed regulatory agency tasked with overseeing all activities of this futures trading, including Forex Trading. And this NFA/CFTC regulatory agency is the most credible and very strict regulation.

Only truly credible brokers can be registered with the CFTC, because of the heavy requirements and must be honest in their trading system. Brokers who want to register with the CFTC must comply with its regulations and must provide a guarantee of $20 million to ensure they do not scam or act maliciously towards their customers. Some examples of classes of financial companies that are also registered with the CFTC are like Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Gain Capital, Interactive Brokers, JP Morgan, HSBC, InterbankFX, BNP Paribas, RBS.

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martin 10 Jul 2019, 06:18

@ Sadeah:

Common types of fraud include:
- Requote, which is a re-offering of the price you ordered, when the position you opened is expected to be profitable.
- Slow order closing execution, especially when the position is profitable.
- Excessive slippage, which is a price jump when high-impact data is released, but the range is too high (abnormal).
- Stop loss hunting, which is the use of certain software that can track the stop loss levels you set, and can cause those levels to be executed quickly.
- Spread widening too much. This can happen at any time, especially when high-impact data is released, but the spread difference is too large.
- Withdrawal process slowed down or delayed for certain reasons.

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