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Cases / Trading, forex & commodities

Black Diamond

Keith F. Simmons, Deanna Salazar, Bryan Coats, Jonathan Davey

ReportedJan 13, 2011
LocationWest Jefferson, NC
Amount$35,000,000

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Company / entity
Black Diamond
Industry
Off-exchange forex trading
How investors were recruited
Solicited at least 240 individuals
Pitch & red flags
"Black Diamond had a three-year history of highly successful forex trading"; returns "averaging more than four percent monthly"; risks "limited"; funds available to be returned on request

Pitch phrases from this case

Source

CFTC official

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