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Dodd-Frank Act
Also called: Dodd Frank
Post-2008 US financial reform law — pushed retail FX into the CFTC/NFA framework and tightened broker requirements.
Definition
For retail FX, Dodd-Frank imposed 50:1 leverage caps, mandatory segregation, FIFO matching, and massive net-capital requirements that drove most foreign brokers out of the US market.