Some Americans insist on keeping a foreign broker to retain 200:1 leverage and spread betting, rather than succumb to CFTC rules capping leverage at 50:1 on majors and 20:1 on minors plus FIFO.

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Dickinson worked as a foreign exchange broker in London during the 1980s and later joined a Chelmsford-based consortium of investors, initially trading with his own money.

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In this case, it makes sense to use a foreign exchange broker or understand the detail yourself by using a comparison site such as FX Compared.

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To tap into the foreign pool, Marler spoke with Michael Pol, a labor broker and sheriff's deputy in Beaumont, Miss. who owns a company called Global Resources.

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If the suspension goes ahead, Israel's foreign ministry has warned the EU it could lose its role as a broker in Middle East peace efforts, the BBC's Katya Adler in Jerusalem says.

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Other stocks should be contemplated as long-term plays because of the transaction costs:Your broker must go through an Aussie counterpart, adding overseas commissions and foreign-exchange spreads to the U.S. brokerage fee.

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It is creating a central clearing house for foreign investors to directly access the Russian securities market without having to have a local broker.

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Kings Point Estate is listed exclusively through Coldwell broker Diane Polland and according to Koller is attracting a lot of interest among foreign home buyers.

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