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US Forex Brokers Allowing Hedging

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In 2009, the NFA (National Futures Association) implemented a set of rules that essentially ban the use of forex hedging strategy in the United States. This rule is to be carried out by brokers which later disable the opening of two opposite positions for the same currency pair at the same time. The reasons are that hedging increases the customer's financial costs and generates significant potential for abuse.

In order to make hedging possible, the US forex traders are advised to get around the restriction by opening two accounts in the same broker or different ones, then open a short position in a currency pair on one of the accounts and long it on the other.

If you're not a US resident or a trader living in the USA but still want to trade in a broker from that country, you can choose one that has a global offering and open an account on their website that is specifically provided for global clients. You can expect such service from the brokers below.


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