Tag: XFA

May 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Introducing broker XFA fined by CFTC and NFA over trade allocation scheme

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against X-Change Financial Access LLC (XFA) of Chicago, Illinois, for failure to diligently supervise its employees’ handling of its customer accounts and failure to preserve complete records. At the time of the conduct charged, XFA was registered with the CFTC as…

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December 10, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

NFA fines Chicago-based XFA $75,000 and relegates it to introducing broker status

The self-regulatory organization for the U.S. derivatives industry, National Futures Association (NFA), has barred Chicago, Illinois based X-Change Financial Access LLC (commonly known as 'XFA') from operating as a futures commission merchant (or 'FCM'), allowing XFA to only operate as an NFA Member introducing broker. In addition, the NFA has ordered XFA to pay a $75,000 fine.…

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