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FCA outlines market abuse prevention best practice at CFD firms

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The UK FCA has published Market Watch 73, focusing on market abuse relating to firms who offer contracts for difference (CFDs). These firms tend to be spread betting companies or brokers and are viewed as vulnerable to insider dealing because they can offer leveraged positions, with the main activity

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