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FINRA bars California broker for insider trading

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Wednesday said it barred a former registered representative based in California after he took part in insider trading earlier this year.

Judge rejects TD Ameritrade data theft settlement

A federal judge has refused to approve a class-action settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

Ex-broker gets 2 months for fraudulent trading

A former broker at Prudential Securities Inc. charged with fraudulently trading mutual funds for millions of dollars in commissions has been sentenced to two months in a halfway house.

TD Ameritrade data theft settlement nears approval

The settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is nearing approval, but the more than 6 million current and former customers affected will have to wait a little while longer.

NY man lied to sick people about organ transplants

A man accused of swindling desperately ill patients out of $400,000 by making false promises of organ transplants has pleaded guilty in New York to five federal wire fraud charges.

Broker captured in Spain pleads guilty to fraud

A former Wall Street broker who was captured in Spain pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal securities fraud and bail jumping charges, admitting that he fled the country because he was frightened.

Broker captured in Spain pleads guilty to fraud

A former Wall Street broker who was captured in Spain has pleaded guilty to federal securities fraud charges.

Former Ohio broker gets 16 years in prison

A former securities broker in Ohio has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for a fraud scheme that prosecutors say cost investors $2 million.

Feds hunt fugitive broker

A former Wall Street broker facing criminal charges linked to the subprime mortgage meltdown has become the target of an international manhunt, federal authorities said Friday.

Brokers' former employer will pay $10M settlement

A former employer of two ex-brokers who face fraud charges has agreed to pay $10.3 million in a settlement with 249 people over the improper selling of risky investments.

2 former Nebraska brokers charged with fraud

Two former Nebraska City brokers who have been accused in lawsuits of improperly selling risky investments in several interrelated Florida companies are now facing criminal charges of securities fraud.

TD Ameritrade data theft settlement gets court OK

More than 6 million current and former customers of online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. will be able to benefit from the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed over the theft of client contact information.

Fugitive accused of arranging bogus transplant

A fugitive American who claimed he was a psychiatrist will be returned to upstate New York to face federal charges he took $70,000 for a bogus promise of a liver transplant in the Philippines, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.

Mortgage crisis spurs tougher rules for brokers

Becoming a mortgage broker in Indiana used to be easy. Too easy.

TD Ameritrade close to settling data theft lawsuit

Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is close to settling a class-action lawsuit over the theft of contact information for more than 6 million customers.

Fla. man accused of trying to sell Russian military copters

Federal officials say a Florida man is charged with illegally trying to broker the sale of Russian military aircraft without a proper State Department license.

Senate Leader's Ticklish Test in Nevada

When a legal battle pitting Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters against Barack Obama's erupted in Nevada this week, Sen. Harry Reid, the most powerful Democrat in the state, took heat for declining to play referee.

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Oil & Gas - Rogue Broker Blamed for Oil Spike
Source: FT.com

The startling spike in oil prices to their highest level this year on Tuesday was caused by a rogue broker who placed a massive bet in the Brent oil market, triggering almost $10m (€7m) of losses for his company.

Beverly Hills broker escapes Clearwater kidnappers | WFTS-TV
Source: abcactionnews.com

Two Canadian men are charged with attempted kidnapping after luring the victim from California to the Tampa Bay area, police say.

Forex Software Reviews for 2009
Source: Forex Software Reviews

There's Money to be Made Right Now Trading the Forex Because of the Market's Wild Swings. Below are 6 Products That Could Help You Cash in.Below we've reviewed a handful of products that offer value to people wanting to make money with forex investing.

Small Investments With Major Returns
Source: finance.yahoo.com

Here are seven that will do better. Yes, they will produce a greater return on investment than Wall Street's greatest boom year.

Wall Street trader becomes a monk
Source: Telegraph

A former Wall Street broker has swapped Manhattan for a monastery in Bulgaria to become an Orthodox monk.

We'll never learn a lesson we're never taught.

So, we've got about six more weeks of posturing, wrangling and downright mud-slinging before the votes are counted and we can get back to our normal lives and quit feuding over why our candidate is good and the other candidate is bad.

Economy In Flames: McCain and Friends Light The Match - Part 1 of a 3 Part Series

It is painfully obvious to anyone who is paying attention that the United States economy is rapidly going up in flames. Nobody can avoid hearing about the problems, as each new day's financial carnage is reported each evening on the nightly news.

A Hero of planet Earth: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Source: UN News Centre

Ban Ki-Moon is truly a hero of planet Earth. Working for all the people of the planet, he is driven to help wherever help is needed.

Another lender in peril
Source: businessday.com.au

Post Opes, at least one other margin lender, backed by Merrill Lynch, has got the wobbles and is attracting scrutiny from the regulators.

Landmark Move for Fed to act as "Securities Broker"
Source: CNN

In the minutes of a recent meeting, the Federal Reserve "has been given" the authority to protect the economy through the buying and selling of securities in the U.S. According to the Fed, the Federal Reserve of NY has the authority to act as an agent for the U.S.

Make Bankers Pay?

Imagine a world that wasn't threatened by greedy bankers and financial institutions. Imagine a world where financial institutions were actually responsible for what they did and could be held to a standard besides thievery.

Second Rotation finds home for old gadgets, raises money by matching used electronics with new buyers
Source: CNET News.com

Admit it: somewhere in a drawer or stashed in your closet, you have an old cell phone or digital camera with no practical purpose.

Help! I Can't Sell My McMansion
Source: ABC News

...Sales of new homes dropped last month to their lowest level in more than 12 years. Mortgage applications have fallen to their lowest level in a year. Bidding wars are pretty much done.

Gun Broker
Source: gun-broker.weebly.com

Gun broker is a free online gun auction website. This in an article highlighting some of its features.

Jason Ader, Chairman of India Hospitality Corporation (IHC)
Source:

The Company (IHC) will initially pursue acquisition(s) only of an Indian business, businesses or assets focused on the hospitality, leisure, tourism, travel and related industries, including but not limited to hotels, resorts, timeshares, serviced apartments and restaurants.

The real reason why you can't get that mortgage loan approved
Source: MSN

With the collapse of the subprime market, mortgage loans are becoming harder to get. You'll need a higher credit score and a bigger down payment, and you'll wait longer.

More Real Estate Brokers Are Reducing Their 6% Fees
Source: smartmoney.com

WHEN 27-YEAR-OLD Boris Labinov put his downtown Chicago apartment on the market several weeks ago, his real estate broker made him an offer he couldn't refuse: hire him to find the new, bigger place he was looking for, and he'd cut his fee on the sale from 6% (the standard commis …

Scenes from a Bubble
Source: CNN

Banks have been selling off their mortgages to the bond market since the 1970s. Bond investors get the borrowers' monthly payments and the promise that they will be paid back, while banks get immediate cash and the chance to unload some risk.

Forex Advisor - Neuimex forex broker reviews
Source: forexadvisor.us

A reviews and rating for neuimex, one of the biggest online forex broker.

Don't give your broker a free loan
Source: MSN

Don't give your broker a free loan Brokers widely invest their clients' idle cash for big bucks but often pay clients piddling percentages. Here's what to watch for and how to fight back

Boxing Bankers Pummel Each Other for Fun at London Fight Club
Source: Bloomberg.com

Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- David Peters, a Swiss-franc swap broker at Tullett Prebon, casts off his suit and dons red silk trunks, a white jersey and red boxing gloves.

Warning: they deceive you!!!
Source: ForexRealm.com

As for the newby in forex it was very interesting for me

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