U.S. regulated Forex Dealer Members required to execute trades on a first-in-first-out basis
(FIFO) as per Compliance Rule 2-43 (b).
Effective after July 31, 2009, the National Futures Association (NFA) will require all U.S. regulated Forex Dealer Members to execute trades on a first-in-first-out basis (FIFO) as per Compliance Rule 2-43 (b). FIFO requires that when multiple positions are held on the same currency pair, the position that was first opened will be the first to be closed.
As a result, forex traders will no longer have the ability to selectively place stop-loss or limit orders on individual trades, nor will traders be able to modify or close trades from the “Open Positions” window.
The NFA’s stance is that FIFO provides more transparency to customers, offering a more accurate picture of the P/L on multiple positions than viewing results of individual positions. This also brings the forex market more in line with the practices of the futures and equities markets.
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One more privilege for the cheaters.