CFDs will allow traders to diversify their portfolios: Questrade
European regulators say investors should only consider trading in CFDs if they have extensive experience trading in volatile markets
Online brokerage granted relief from prospectus requirements for the distribution of contracts for difference
Redesigned website includes expanded training and education resources
Staff notice sets out investor protection concerns
Ontario and Quebec grant regulatory approval
The UK’s Financial Services will adopt a new disclosure regime for Contracts for Difference, the FSA said Tuesday.The new rules, which will take effect June 1, cover financial instruments, which give a legal right to acquire shares or have a similar economic effect to shares. Under the new regime, shares and such financial instruments will […]
The UK’s Financial Services has published rules that will implement a new disclosure regime for contracts for difference.The FSA published a consultation paper about CFDs in November 2007, and announced plans to implement a general disclosure regime for long CFD positions back in July. The goal is to address concerns about voting rights and corporate […]
Canadian securities regulators have granted relief from certain regulatory requirements that will enable the distribution of contracts for difference (CFDs) to ordinary retail investors.A CFD is a derivative that allows investors to obtain economic exposure to the price movement of an underlying financial instrument, such as a share, index, market sector, currency, treasury or commodity, […]
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