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Ikon Group steals my content? How low can a broker get?

May
7
2010
Posted by Michael Greenberg in Brokers
5 Comments

I’m used to seeing my content being copied all over the internet by various cheap sites who typically do that because they lack original content themselves and tend to use others’ content for SEO purposes. But it’s a first time I’m aware of that a cheap broker is doing the same.

It seems that IKON, a small time US broker, is in dire need for content for SEO purposes as well and if content it needs then content it copies! IKON copied (scroll down) my breaking FXCM/ODL acquisition story word for word removing all links from the post itself making it a hilarious read without any context. Now that is a broker I would trust as a customer and recommend to everyone I know to trade with!

Plagiarism proving screenshot is below.

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  1. Anon said:

    Yeah those IKON guys are a real shady bunch, I know from experience.

    May 7th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
  2. Tim Barnby said:

    You know, Michael, it’s one thing for them to steal your work. It’sa anotyher thing altogether to take it and not even try to hide the fact that they don’t have an original thought of their own.

    I enjoy your blog and especially your blog “voice.” Thanks!

    Tim

    May 8th, 2010 at 3:05 am
  3. Michael Greenberg said:

    anon you are back!

    May 8th, 2010 at 5:35 am
  4. Forex strategies said:

    Hey Micheal,

    These guys would not go far since google would notice it with their robot and would not give them good PR and ratings. This is totally not cool. Forex trading is based on certain fundamental if you have a good understanding of them it’s easy to create your own original content, why steal?

    Ashok

    May 8th, 2010 at 6:36 am
  5. Michael Greenberg said:

    that’s what i’m thinking as well… i thought a broker with at least $20m in capital should have enough funds to pay their bloggers, but I guess they found a cheaper way of doing that. all this (and some other things as well) tells me that this broker won’t last long in the US market.

    May 8th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
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