You lucked out, unlike this guy. http://www.smh.com.au/national/i-we...-man-i-woke-up-a-poor-man-20130328-2gxab.html
http://forums.babypips.com/forex-brokers/36221-going-offshore-escape-cftc-199.html This thread is instructive. http://www.afb.com.kw/en/help/faq.html Try this one if it bites.
These offshore brokers really work for US clients? I mean if they trade with them then what about the safety of their funds. In case of any problem where should they go. Anyone knows?
Off shore brokers in a country like Russia I would stay away from. Same with Belize. But if an offshore broker is in Finland or something like that instead of a highly corrupt country there is a greater chance of having a problem free experience. You can also read around on the internet.
Has been trading max 50:1 with Oanda, and their margin is 2%. A couple of years ago the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission tried to set the maximum leverage for US citizens to 10:1 but failed. It's harder for a US trader to find a good alternative. Offshore brokers help a lot. There's a good selection of brokers with high leverage in Europe. There are a lot of comparison charts in the internet.