Following an October 2008 complaint,  the NFA has permanently barred Global Trading Center LLC,  a former Introducing Broker located in Florida, from NFA membership. Global Trading’s principal, Harris Shapiro, has been bared for a period of five years as part of a settlement. The Complaint charged that Global Trading and Shapiro used high-pressure sales tactics, made deceptive and misleading sales solicitations, and failed to disclose that most of their customers lost money.