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I'd like to just throw it out there that alot of traders could benefit from join the apiaryfund.com
They train you to trade , give you money to trade with as well as a good community of traders to learn your preferred trading style and they are legit.

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Hi brodank,

Thank you for the inquiry and I hope all is well! It has been determined that you operate commercially, by providing and/or promoting products and/or services to forex traders: This is against “Code VII. “No commercial agendas” in our Code of Conduct, which is clearly stated.

Your membership status has been changed and reflects that you are Commercial Member. As a Commercial member you may create threads in our Commercial Content forum to promote any products or services that you have to offer. This professional space is guided by our “Commercial Code of Conduct” J

Thank you for your interest and participation at FF and best wishes in all of your ventures!

Cheers and trade well,

Twee

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A person engaged in covert advertising. The shill attempts to spread buzz by personally endorsing the product in public forums with the pretense of sincerity, when in fact he is being paid for his services.

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VIII. No commercial agendas

Members may not use Forex Factory to promote a product or service, either their own or someone else's. This includes products or services that are planned for the future. If a member's posts can link them to a forex-related company, they're in violation of this code.

Members who are focused on a product or service, or new members who mention a little-know website, are generally suspected to be company shills. Action may be taken against suspected shills without conclusive evidence, as they compromise the integrity of discussions and can be difficult to prove conclusively.

Members who wish to promote a commercial product or service must be designated a 'Commercial Member' and are expected to abide by the Commercial Code of Conduct.

There's currently an exception to this code for brokers who advertise on Forex Factory (listed on Brokers) — they are allowed to host a thread and respond to traders in the Broker Discussion forum.

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Commercial Code of Conduct
Any Member who makes money by providing a product or service to forex traders should be designated a Commercial Member. Commercial Members are allowed to promote products and services in the Commercial Content forum, as long as they abide by the following code of conduct. Generally, Commercial Members should be upfront, professional, and not be sneaky.

Please note that Forex Factory's Commercial Membership rules and functionality will be revamped in the near future. Your patience with the current system is appreciated.

I. Be transparent

Members who are associated with a product or service should make that fact obvious. There's zero tolerance for cloaking a company association with the intent of promoting a product or service (e.g., pretending to be a happy customer, etc.).

II. No Spam

Commercial members should not spam Forex Factory by posting duplicate content, bumping their threads, or flooding the website with worthless posts.

III. No Scams

Products and services that are built upon bad intent (i.e., the seller knows the service is not worth the price) are not allowed to be promoted on Forex Factory. This generally includes signal services, multi-level-marketing, and get-rich-quick schemes.

While Forex Factory does not evaluate every product or service promoted by Commercial Members, if one comes to the staff's attention, it may be disallowed if discretionarily deemed to be a scam.