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KPMG Report Upbeat on Bitcoin's Potential to Disrupt Retail Banking
Tuesday, 20/01/2015 | 10:13 GMT by
Leon Pick
Jamie Coleman: ECB's QE Will Show Division, Not Unity
- Whatever the ECB decides on Thursday's quantitative easing policy meeting, the market will see it as too little too late. With so sharply divided members, the Eurozone is doomed to remain an unmanageable beast.
Tuesday, 20/01/2015 | 09:29 GMT by
Guest Contributors
Swissquote/MIG Bank Merger Reaps Dividends as Broker Ends 2014 Surpassing Internal Goals
- Swissquote cracked the $100 billion barrier during the last quarter of 2014 as total FX volumes for Q4 were $330 billion, representing that the broker was achieving ongoing traction of its FX unit since acquiring MIG Bank.
Tuesday, 20/01/2015 | 08:30 GMT by
Ron Finberg
IG Group Reports Revenues Rising 8% in First Half of Fiscal 2015
- The UK spread betting brokerage has announced that its revenues have grown to $297.7 million and profits rose by 2.8%, reaching almost $ 153 million, while a Dubai license application remains on track.
Tuesday, 20/01/2015 | 08:09 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FXCM Inc's Loan from Leucadia Net Proceeds $279 Million, Interest Rate Increases 1.5% Quarterly
- Some details of the loan from Leucadia to FXCM are out, revealing a growing interest over time and the possibility of additional fees totaling $30 million if the principal is not reduced to below $250 million by April 16th.
Tuesday, 20/01/2015 | 06:53 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
R3 Analytics Upgrades Solution to Include Automated Risk Management Services
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 23:23 GMT by
Ron Finberg
SIX Swiss Exchange Slated to Unveil Bond Trading Platform in H1, 2015
- SIX Swiss Exchange is slated to undergo its new electronic trading platform for the use of corporate bonds, with the group targeting the first half of 2015 as its inaugural launch date.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 22:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Prolonged Volatility Pushes Brokers to Increase Margin Requirement across FX Majors
- Forex brokers have altered the leverage offered to retail traders amid growing talk of increased volatility. Saxo Bank joins JFD Brokers and increases margin requirements. JFD Brokers increased margin to 2% on major forex pairs.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 21:59 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
IronFX Recognizes Dubai as a Regional Hub – Extends Global Base through New DFSA Firm
- UAE regulator, DFSA, has granted global currency and CFD provider IronFX, a license to operate as an authorized firm. The Cypriot origin broker continues to expand its business operations in the international forex markets.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 20:45 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Swiss Bank Dukascopy Will Reimburse Traders with Negative Balances
- Dukascopy has reported that it will be reimbursing clients whot have negative balances as a result of the SNB events on the 15th of January. The firm has not cancelled or negatively adjusted trades.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 20:25 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Exclusive Interview: Emanuel Kronitz, Founder of AvaTrade, “FX Industry Came out Strong”
- In an interview with AvaTrade's Founder, Emanuel Kronitz, he explains why he doesn't believe regulators will make changes to margin requirements, the maturity of the forex industry, and shares views on risk management.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 17:08 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Alpari UK Placed in Special Administration by FCA as No Deal Has Been Reached
- Article updated with official announcement. KPMG will try to find a buyer for the broker themselves in a last effort to save the business or KPMG will have to oversee the distribution of the company's funds.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 16:00 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Daily Forex Market Update: New Focus on Currency Pairs
- In our daily market update by our fairly new guest blogger, John Putman II, we'll learn what currency pairs he 's focusing on after putting aside currency pairs associated with the CHF. How has your trading strategy changed since last Thursday? Leave us a comment after the blog post.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 15:35 GMT by
Guest Contributors
InvestAZ Launches New Risk Management Tool It Claims Allowed It to Profit from CHF Crisis
- InvestAZ Chairman of Board of Directors, Elshan Guliyev, mentioned that "although there was a huge competition, InvestAZ undertakes the responsibility to improve FX&CFD industry."
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 14:52 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
SEC Formed a Dedicated 'Digital Currency Working Group', Credited for Recent Investigation
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 14:41 GMT by
Leon Pick
Upcoming iFX EXPO in Hong Kong: Leading Forex CEOs to Discuss "CHF Black Swan"
- Join about 2,000 attendees on January 28-9 to hear what top notch industry's leaders have to say about the shifting business landscape, rubbing shoulders with key contacts and discovering the hottest regional trends.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 14:04 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Finland Banks Refuse to Pay 110 BTC Sought by Blackmailers in DoS Attack
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 13:50 GMT by
Leon Pick
Bitcoin Trading – BTC/USD Technical Analysis, Jan 19: Price Facing Resistance at $220
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 12:39 GMT by
Leon Pick
XTB Group Forecasts $17.4 Million Profit following Swiss Tsunami
- Despite the inability of many brokers to emerge out of the shocking Swiss-induced upheaval last week unscathed, XTB Group managed to turn calamity into victory by turning a strong profit which proved to be its strongest in six months.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 12:24 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
GMO Click Suffers $937K Balance Hit following Swiss Franc Convulsions
- On the heels of last week’s Swiss pandemonium and the consequent aftermath on FX markets, GMO Click Holdings incurred $937,766 (¥110 million) in negative client balances, but remains materially solid otherwise.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 12:10 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
DigitalBTC Stock Falls to 20-Month Low as Bitcoin Price Plunge Hurting Earnings
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 10:46 GMT by
Leon Pick
Nasdaq Teams with Japan Exchange Group for next-Generation Derivatives Trading
- Nasdaq and the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) have embarked on a development initiative to support a next-generation derivatives trading module for the JPX subsidiary, Osaka Exchange.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 10:23 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
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