FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
The risk of loss in trading the foreign
exchange markets can be substantial. You should therefore carefully consider
whether such trading is suitable for you in light of your financial
condition. In considering whether to trade or authorize someone
else to trade for you, you should be aware of the following: If
you purchase or sell a foreign exchange option you may sustain
a total loss of the initial margin funds and additional funds that
you deposit with your broker to establish or maintain your position.
If the market moves against your position, you could be called
upon by your broker to deposit additional margin funds, on short
notice, in order to maintain your position. If you do not provide
the additional required funds within the prescribed time, your
position may be liquidated at a loss, and you would be liable for
any resulting deficit in you account.
Under certain market conditions, you
may find it difficult or impossible to liquidate a position. This can occur,
for example when a currency is deregulated or fixed trading bands
are widened. Potential currencies include, but are not limited
to the Thai Baht, South Korean Won, Malaysian Ringitt, Brazilian
Real, Hong Kong Dollar.
The placement of contingent orders by you or
your trading advisor, such as a "stop-loss" or "stop-limit" orders,
will not necessarily limit your losses to the intended amounts,
since market conditions may make it impossible to execute such
orders.
A "spread" position may not be less risky than a simple "long" or "short" position.
The high degree of leverage that is often obtainable
in foreign exchange trading can work against you as well as for
you. The use of leverage can lead to large losses as well as gains.
In some cases, managed accounts are
subject to substantial charges for management and advisory fees.
It may
be necessary for those
accounts that are subject to these charges to make substantial
trading profits to avoid depletion or exhaustion of their assets.
Currency trading is speculative and volatile
Currency prices are highly volatile. Price movements for currencies
are influenced by, among other things: changing supply-demand relationships;
trade, fiscal, monetary, exchange control programs and policies
of governments; United States and foreign political and economic
events and policies; changes in national and international interest
rates and inflation; currency devaluation; and sentiment of the
market place. None of these factors can be controlled by any individual
advisor and no assurance can be given that an advisor’s advice
will result in profitable trades for a participating customer or
that a customer will not incur losses from such events.
 Currency trading can be highly leveraged
The low margin deposits normally required in currency trading (typically
between 3%-20% of the value of the contract purchased or sold)
permit an extremely high degree leverage. Accordingly, a relatively
small price movement in a contract may result in immediate and
substantial losses to the investor. Like other leveraged investments,
in certain markets, any trade may result in losses in excess of
the amount invested.
Currency trading presents unique risks
The interbank market consists of a direct dealing market, in which
a participant trades directly with a participating bank or dealer,
and a brokers’ market. The brokers’ market differs
from the direct dealing market in that the banks or financial institutions
serve as intermediaries rather than principals to the transaction.
In the brokers’ market, brokers may add a commission to the
prices they communicate to their customers, or they may incorporate
a fee into the quotation of price.
Trading in the interbank markets differs from
trading in futures or futures options in a number of ways that
may create additional risks. For example, there are no limitations
on daily price moves in most currency markets. In addition, the
principals who deal in interbank markets are not required to continue
to make markets. There have been periods during which certain participants
in interbank markets have refused to quote prices for interbank
trades or have quoted prices with unusually wide spreads between
the price at which transactions occur.
Failure of a client’s dealing
center
Under regulation, dealing centers are required to maintain a clients
assets in a segregated account. If a client’s dealing center
fails to do so, the client may be subject to a risk of loss of
his funds on deposit with the dealing center in the event of its
bankruptcy. In addition, under certain circumstances, such as the
inability of another client of the dealing center or the dealing
center itself to satisfy substantial deficiencies in such other
client’s account, a client may be subject to a risk of loss
of his funds on deposit with his dealing center, even if such funds
are properly segregated.
When acting as an introducing foreign exchange
broker for its customers, The Introducing Foreign Exchange Broker
could receive a portion
of the commission charged by the dealing center for the execution
of client trades. The receipt of a portion of such commissions
could create a potential conflict of interest for it by creating
an incentive to execute trades in such client accounts on a more
frequent basis than would be appropriate.
Independent introducing foreign exchange brokers
and dealing centers who are unaffiliated with but introduce clients
to be advised by
may receive compensation, either directly from the client or through
the advisor in the form of a shared portion of the advisory incentive
fee charged. Such introducing foreign exchange brokers also may
share a portion of the dealing spread charged by the client’s
dealing center. Such brokers may charge their own management, administrative
or other fees in connection with introducing the client. These
forms of compensation to the broker create a potential conflict
of interest for the broker by creating a financial incentive potentially
for them to recommend an advisor.
This brief statement cannot disclose all the
risks and other significant aspects of the foreign exchange markets.
You should therefore carefully
study all documents and foreign exchange trading before you trade,
including the description of the principle risk factors of the
investment.

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