Federal Reserve Board permanently prohibits former foreign exchange (FX) trader from participating in banking industry because of actions to manipulate FX prices

[kreslik.news]

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced it is permanently prohibiting Jason Katz, a former foreign exchange (FX) trader at Barclays PLC and later at BNP Paribas SA, from participating in the banking industry, because of his actions to manipulate FX prices. Through the use of electronic chat rooms, Katz coordinated his trading with competitors, engaged competitors to agree on the FX prices quoted to customers, disclosed confidential customer information to traders at other institutions, and engaged in other unsafe or unsound practices. Katz is separately pleading guilty to violating federal antitrust laws.

Katz agreed to enter into a consent ... (read more)