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KPMG Updates Alpari UK Clients on Insolvency Process, Parsing out Some Numbers
- The special administrator has announced that £43.3 million, 66% of of Alpari UK client funds, have already been transferred to an account which it controls directly. So far 144 Alpari UK employees have left the company.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 14:15 GMT by
Kenny Mariasin
CPattern Partners with SpotOption to Distribute Retention Tools to Binary Options Brokers
- CPattern has announced that it has partnered with binary options provider SpotOption for distribution of its Account Monitoring and Control System to its binary option broker customers as a retention tool.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 14:14 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Saxo Bank Extends F1 Lotus Team Racing Sponsorship for 2015
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 13:33 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Bitcoin Price Shaky after Sudden Drop, MyCoin News Likely Rattling Traders
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 13:06 GMT by
Leon Pick
Alpari Discontinuing MetaTrader 5 Trading on March 1st
- Citing minimal usage of the platform, Alpari will be discontinuing its support of the MetaTrader 5 trading platform in March in its remaining brands, after it had been offered by Alpari UK for real trading.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 12:12 GMT by
Ron Finberg
US Department of Justice Widens FX Probe to Include Currency-Linked Products
- The DoJ will examine currency-linked investments sold by Barclays and UBS. The structured products under scrutiny are both based on carry trades and were sold to Swiss hedge funds and other sophisticated investors.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 11:56 GMT by
Kenny Mariasin
Growing Risk Management Challenges in times of High and Low Volatility
- It’s time for companies to reassess their approach to risk management and admit to the impact of macroeconomic factors on every broker and tech company in an industry which is ultimately all about markets.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 11:54 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Claims of Fraud, Ponzi as Hong Kong Exchange MyCoin Disappears Taking With It Millions
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 11:35 GMT by
Leon Pick
Saxo Bank Reports January Trading Volumes above $300 Billion but Deposit Levels Decline
- Saxo Bank has reported that January trading volumes increased by 15% compared to December. However, customer deposit levels declined in the broker's first metrics report since Black Thursday.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 11:27 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Juniper Research: Dollar Value of Bitcoin Transactions Will Fall by Nearly 60% This Year
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 10:38 GMT by
Leon Pick
Digital Vega Reports 160% YoY Volume Growth for 2014 as FX Options Trading Goes Electronic
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 10:28 GMT by
Ron Finberg
BGC Expands Asia Offering with Yen Interest Rate Swaps
- The interdealer broker claims the title of being the first to launch a fully electronic platform for the yen IRS market. This follows "strong interest" in Indian Rupee non-deliverable forwards launched in November.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 09:18 GMT by
Kenny Mariasin
eToro Focuses on Design and Data with “Cleaner and Simpler” Stats Page
- eToro debuts its new stats pages over the weekend. The design update fits their trend of portraying themselves not just a social broker, but one creating a new concept for financial investing.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 08:36 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Andreas @SF Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit: Bitcoin's Technology and Currency are Inseparable
Sunday, 08/02/2015 | 23:45 GMT by
Leon Pick
Silk Road Copycat Site Users Mourn Ulbricht Verdict, Express Bewilderment Over His Security Precautions
Sunday, 08/02/2015 | 23:15 GMT by
Leon Pick
Gamification Is a Game Changer for Online Forex and Binary Options Brokers
- Some online companies cite a 100% to 150% pickup in engagement metrics including unique views, pageviews, community activities and time on site from utilizing the methods of gamification. FX advertisers take note.
Sunday, 08/02/2015 | 22:01 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Nushares Lose Their Luster, Lose Two Thirds of Value in Three Weeks
Sunday, 08/02/2015 | 16:07 GMT by
Leon Pick
Years of FX Market Manipulation Push ACI to Update Code of Conduct
- As the FX rate-rigging scandal still casts its shadow over the $5 trillion-a-day industry, a first welcome "fix" by a widely accepted guidelines producing NGO targets "last look" abuse.
Sunday, 08/02/2015 | 15:00 GMT by
Kenny Mariasin
Financial Data Unbundled? Symphony in Works to Compete With Bloomberg and Reuters
- Symphony, communications startup with financial backing from 13 Wall Street banks led by Goldman Sachs, is exploring the creation of a digital marketplace for financial data and research.
Sunday, 08/02/2015 | 14:11 GMT by
Ron Finberg
GoCoin to Announce Next Round of Supported Coins, Lists Selection Criteria
Sunday, 08/02/2015 | 13:47 GMT by
Leon Pick
Clients Remain Uneasy as FXCM, GAIN Capital CEOs Discuss Future of Forex
- In yet another week marked by Black Thurdsay's shockwaves, leaders of the two leading US brokers set out to defend the industry and reassure traders. In Alpari UK, meanwhile, business is unusual... as usual.
Sunday, 08/02/2015 | 13:40 GMT by
Kenny Mariasin
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