After all the dust settled following two weeks of cross-industry rage regarding the new CFTC requirements it’s now time to take a more sane review at the upcoming regulations. Two biggest and most concerning issues proposed by the CFTC are the 1:10 leverage forced on traders and severe limitations placed on IBs. Regarding leverage the implications are these: Forex brokers and traders will now be able to place deals with maximum 1:10 leverage, meaning that from now on they will have to hold at least 10% of the deal as collateral (margin). This significantly reduces the size of deals that the traders will be able to ... (full story)