|
CFOS/FX, a division of CFOS, Inc., provides brokerage services in off-exchange retail foreign currency markets and commodity futures markets. CFOS/FX brokers forex options and brokers forex spot for both commercial and retail investors. |
|
|
|||
 |
Vanilla forex options platforms | ||
|
|
Streaming quotes on vanilla options | ||
|
|
You choose the expiration date | ||
|
|
Write forex options as well as buy | ||
|
|
Cross-margin forex options & spot* | ||
| (Products offered will vary by FCM/Dealer) | |||
|
*Highly
leveraged off-exchange retail forex trading may lead to large losses. |
||||
|
FOREX OPTION & SPOT |
ACTIVE TRADERS |
CTA MANAGED ACCTS |
||
|
Trade forex options & spot in one account. Click for spreads, terms, etc. more |
Advanced trading platforms and tighter bid/ask spreads for qualified traders. more |
Diversify your portfolio with an account managed by a registered CTA. more |
||
|
COMMODITY FUTURES |
NEW TRADERS |
CONSULTING |
||
|
Trade futures & options on global futures exchanges. Visit cfosfx-futures.com |
Learn market basics and take advantage of our free demos & resources. more |
Commercial hedging & risk management. FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION. more |
||
|
(Products offered will vary by FCM/Dealer) |
||||
|
||||
|
NO COMMISSIONS and NO EXCHANGE FEES1 |
||||
|
Trade on streaming quotes for VANILLA FOREX
OPTION CONTRACTS |
||||
|
Flexible forex option expiration dates and times (10am ET NY cut or 4pm ET)2 |
||||
|
||||
|
Forex option seller margins are delta-based allowing for large leverage3 |
||||
|
||||
|
CFOS has been a CFTC/NFA registered and regulated Introducing Broker since 1988 |
||||
| Footnotes: | ||||
|
1 CFOS/FX is a forex broker compensated by FCMs/Dealers per transaction. Forex broker compensation is reflected in the forex spot or forex option bid/ask spread. Self-directed forex option and spot accounts pay no other commission; full-service forex option and spot accounts pay commission at a rate agreed to by the CFOS/FX forex broker and client prior to trading. |
||||
|
2 Depending on FCM/Dealer: (a) streaming quotes may be available for forex options with fixed expirations only or may be available for forex options with any expiration the client chooses within the FCM's/Dealer's trading parameters and (b) forex option contracts not streamed may be quoted via "request for quote" via platform, chat or telephone with a forex option broker. |
||||
|
3 Leveraged trading can lead to large losses as well as gains. Forex trading in not appropriate for all investors. For details of risks involved in forex option trading, forex spot trading and online forex options and spot trading please read our risk disclosures. |
||||
|
Self-Directed Spot and/or Vanilla Options Account. Spot forex and vanilla forex options trading in the same account. Self-directed and full-service accounts are available. Choose from multiple dealer trading platforms - we'll even help you pick the platform that best suits your trading requirements. Invest from a standard individual account or from a tax-deferred IRA depending on the FCM/Dealer. Feel free to contact us for assistance. |
||||
|
CTA Managed Accounts.* Accounts managed by CFTC/NFA regulated Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs). Unlike some hedge fund managers that may not be registered, CFTC-registered CTAs are, among other things, subject to NFA audits that help verify regulatory compliance as well as reported performance data. Invest from a standard individual account or from your tax-deferred IRA (Traditional, Roth, SEP) depending on the FCM/Dealer that holds your trading account. Feel free to contact us for assistance. |
||||
|
IRA Accounts (Self-Directed & Managed Accounts).* Roth, SEP, Traditional and other IRA accounts are available through your choice of custodian. CFOS/FX currently works with Millennium Trust Company, Entrust and Equity Trust, but customers are free to choose their own custodian provided the carrying FCM/Dealer already works with such trust company. IRA products and services offered will vary by FCM/Dealer. Please visit our IRA Accounts page or contact us for assistance. |
||||
|
*When evaluating and/or investing in managed forex and/or commodities, note that past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Simply investing in managed forex and/or commodities does not guarantee that the investor will realize any profit. Only investors capable of sustaining a loss in excess of the initial investment should invest in managed forex. |
||||
|
This is an extremely important topic much too often overlooked by traders until the damage is done and it is too late to recover. Barings Bank, Amaranth and SocGen are glaring examples of what can happen when a trader simply chooses to ignore the risk exposure inherent in trading. In our opinion, forex spot and forex option markets are too volatile to not employ some type of risk management strategy, and there is no excuse for overlooking proper risk management. |
||||
|
Risk management is a basic concept: "the management of risk." It sounds simple enough. However, identifying and quantifying risk exposure then developing and implementing a risk management strategy can become complex, and many forex option and spot traders simply don't know where to find the answers. |
||||
|
As a boutique forex brokerage specializing in forex options, the CFOS/FX main forex brokerage desk is run by individuals experienced in the trading of forex options at the retail and institutional levels. CFOS/FX understands first hand the trading and risk management needs of its customers and strives to provide the platforms and services required of the modern online forex options and spot trader. |
||||
|
CFOS/FX has put together a webpage to help its customers manage forex risk exposure. We have included basic risk management strategy explanations as well as examples to help you understand basic risk management concepts. Every forex option and spot trader has different risk tolerance levels and requirements, so understand there is no "one right way" to manage risk exposure - simply try to find the best solution to fit your needs. |
||||