News Releases

December 22, 2014
NFA orders Las Vegas firm Wealthbuilder Capital Advisors and its principal, Courtney D. Smith, to permanently withdraw from NFA membership

December 10, 2014
NFA fines New York firm FXDirectDealer LLC $500,000 for inadequate anti-money laundering program and failure to supervise

December 4, 2014
CFTC approves NFA's prohibition of credit cards to fund retail forex accounts

October 30, 2014
NFA orders California commodity pool operator Belvedere Asset Management LLC to permanently withdraw from NFA membership and sanctions its principal, Keith D. Pagan

October 22, 2014
NFA takes emergency enforcement action against Orlando, Florida firm Emini Experts LLC and its principal, Dante Stephen Giovannetti

August 12, 2014
NFA revokes registration of floor trader Joel W. Himel

July 31, 2014
NFA takes emergency enforcement action against Connecticut firm Nord Capital Advisors LLC and its principal, Yakov Shlyapochnik

July 29, 2014
NFA orders Michigan forex firm Institutional Liquidity LLC and three of the firm's principals to pay $225,000 fine; firm must permanently withdraw from membership

July 18, 2014
NFA fines New York firm Forex Capital Markets LLC $200,000 for conducting business with an unregistered entity and failing to submit trade data to NFA

June 23, 2014
NFA's Board approves prohibition of credit cards to fund retail forex accounts

June 20, 2014
NFA bars Connecticut futures commission merchant Vision Financial Markets LLC, Virginia commodity trading advisor Ace Investment Strategists LLC and its principal, Yu-Dee Chang from membership

June 5, 2014
NFA's Board of Directors approves reduction in assessment fees

June 4, 2014
NFA to hold an audio conference to help swap dealer and major swap participant members prepare for exams

March 27, 2014
National Futures Association, AARP and Chicago Department of Family & Support Services co-sponsor "Avoiding Fraud is Your Best Money Strategy" during Money Smart Week

February 21, 2014
NFA's Board of Directors re-elects Christopher Hehmeyer to serve as Chairman

February 14, 2014
NFA orders Louisiana futures firms Level III Management LLC and Level III Trading LLC to permanently withdraw from NFA membership and sanctions the firms' principal, Bruce A. Gwyn

February 10, 2014
NFA permanently bars Pasadena, Calif. commodity pool operator Equity Swarm LLC, commodity trading advisor Adantia LLC and two of the firms' principals, Purnardeep Sikka and Jagjit S. Sikka

February 5, 2014
NFA orders California futures firm Newport Private Capital LLC and two former principals, Jonathan M. Hansen and David M. Giunta, to permanently withdraw from NFA membership

February 5, 2014
NFA permanently bars New York commodity trading advisor SK Madison LLC and its principal Michael James Seward

January 29, 2014
NFA announces results of Board elections

January 24, 2014
NFA orders five-year membership suspension for Rylan Peters, a principal of previously disciplined Cincinnati firm QFC LLC

January 16, 2014
NFA orders trading prohibition against California futures firm Newport Private Capital, and its former principals, Jonathan M. Hansen and David M. Giunta