It is the important to understand who the entity is that ultimately holds your funds. While regulatory environment surrounding the firm where your money is held does not protect against losses due to trading performance, your account should be held with a regulated firm for greater transparency of business practices.
At Informed Funds, all client funds are held with Forex Capital Markets, LLC (FXCM US), a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) and Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a member of the National Futures Association (NFA). FXCM Inc., a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FXCM), is a holding company and its sole asset is a controlling equity interest in FXCM Holdings, LLC. Forex Capital Markets, LLC is an operating subsidiary of FXCM Holdings, LLC. The companies that make up FXCM Inc. include offices located in New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Dubai and Australia.