Dodd-Frank ‘grey area’ to shut down precious metals trading?

Last Friday, FOREX.com reportedly contacted its customers with some quite shocking news (that has being doing the rounds on the rumour mill this week). According to the firm, over the counter trading of precious metals, including gold and silver, by US residents is going to be illegal from 15th July 2011 – under the Dodd-Frank Act...

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