what is Foreign Currency Operations

Foreign currency futures and options contracts may be traded legally on an exchange or board of trade that has been approved by the CFTC. Even where currency trading does not occur on a Commission-approved exchange or board of trade, the trading can be conducted legally where, generally speaking, one or both parties to the trading is (or is a regulated affiliate of) a bank, insurance company, registered securities broker-dealer, futures commission merchant or other financial institution, or is an individual or entity with a high net worth of all