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but last night dad tried to kill himself and today Jr. is at the office sharing detail of possible financial ruin with the rank and file. Does that seem strange to anyone else?

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Did anyone here with a PFG futures account get an e-mail from PFG?. I have an account with them and have not received any e-mails yet.

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I went through Refco a few years back and now this one, who the heck can you trust now? I think there are more to come.

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Did anyone here with a PFG futures account get an e-mail from PFG?. I have an account with them and have not received any e-mails yet.

I got this from PFG earlier today:

Monday, July 9, 2012

Due to a recent emergency involving Russell R. Wasendorf, Sr., a suicide attempt, some accounting irregularities are being investigated regarding company accounts. PFGBEST is wholly owned by Mr. Wasendorf. Therefore, the NFA and other officials have put all funds on hold, and PFGBEST is in liquidation-only status with our clearing FCM. What this means is no customers are able to trade except to liquidate positions. Until further notice, PFGBEST is not authorized to release any funds. We will update you as any new procedures are stipulated and with any further information as it becomes available.

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https://media.futuresmag.com/futuresmag/article/2012/07/09/PFGBestNotice.pdf

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I guess I'll continue the vacation type activities for a while.

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I received the email too. Funny thing, I remember when the MFGlobal fiasco happened, I received an email from PFGBest telling me not to woryy. We are not like MFGlobal. This won't happen here. I wish I had kept that email.

What are the odds we see any of our money back?

This friggin' sucks big time.

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I had some money set to go back to my broker. Now I'll go the other way pulling money right down to the minimum needed to trade.

What is next?

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I received the email too. Funny thing, I remember when the MFGlobal fiasco happened, I received an email from PFGBest telling me not to woryy. We are not like MFGlobal. This won't happen here. I wish I had kept that email.

What are the odds we see any of our money back?

This friggin' sucks big time.

I also got that e-mail from them back in Nov 2011 - here is what it said -




November 1, 2011

Dear PFGBEST customers:

In the wake of MF Global Holdings Ltd. filing for Chapter 11 protection yesterday, and continuing investigation into whether and how MF Global failed to keep clients' collateral separate from its own accounts, I would like to reaffirm the absolute dedication of PFGBEST to protect you and your PFGBEST accounts.

PFGBEST is not only customer-centric, but compliance-focused. We consider it a privilege to conduct business with you and to be an advocate for you. We abide by all regulations mandated by the CFTC and the rules of NFA to hold customer funds in segregated accounts that are always separate from operational funds. PFGBEST reports daily and monthly to the regulators concerning customer segregated funds. An independent, certified audit is conducted annually in addition to periodic, regular audits by NFA and information requests from the CFTC and exchange representatives.

It is our policy to keep extra funds on deposit in our customer segregation accounts to protect you.

PFGBEST has significant excess capital. Currently, PFGBEST holds 169% of the net capital required by the CFTC and NFA. All PFGBEST capital is held in cash or U.S. Treasury bills. PFGBEST does not use subordinated debt as capital.

PFGBEST has no customer accounts with MF Global, and it is not a counterparty for PFGBEST.

PFGBEST does not do proprietary trading; the only trading done by PFGBEST is in specific instances by emerging CTAs that PFGBEST allocates funds to (always less than $100k) so that they can become "products" that the PFGBEST Managed Futures Division can then offer to customers. The total amount of funds currently allocated is less than $400k.

PFGBEST is in communication with regulators and exchanges to assist in any way with solutions for the MF Global customers impacted by recent events.

Thank you.


Russ Wasendorf, Jr.
President and Chief Operating Officer

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