New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office is investigating the posting of false bids and offers in the foreign exchange options market for emerging market currencies, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said subpoenas were issued last week to four brokerages: BGC Partners , GFI Group, TFS-ICAP and Tullett Prebon Financial Services.
U.S. authorities have increased their scrutiny of so-called 'ghosting' or 'spoofing,' in which a trader tries to create a false appearance of market interest in a stock, commodity or other asset by placing orders and then immediately canceling them.
Representatives of BGC, ICAP and Tullett Prebon declined to comment. GFI is majority-owned by BGC.
Shares of each of the publicly traded companies were trading lower on Monday, in a broadly flat market.
NY Attorney General Probing Foreign Exchange Options Market
November 23, 2015
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