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FXCM Q3 Conference Call Review: CFDs, Forget about M&A, US Revival and FastMatch
- FXCM shares declined 5% following their earnings report last week. The bottom line from their conference call to analysts is that they can't forecast on future earnings but are expanding in existing markets.
Sunday, 09/11/2014 | 12:19 GMT by
Ron Finberg
First Binary Options IPO in the Works as Trading Edges Towards Gaming: Our Best Stories of the Week
- Forex Magnates spotlights the recent industry’s news you must know all about, from the upheaval at an industry event in China to a new gaming style trading app and major interventions by central banks.
Sunday, 09/11/2014 | 11:43 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
HashFast remnants to be auctioned off in San Francisco, owes $40 million
Sunday, 09/11/2014 | 10:06 GMT by
Leon Pick
Looking Ahead: Barrage of Chinese Data and Market Uncertainty Clouds Data Calendar
- Looking ahead, Forex Magnates picks out the most market sensitive events that are scheduled on next week's data calendar.
Saturday, 08/11/2014 | 12:19 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Winners and Losers: The Most Significant Market Movers in the 1st Week of November
- Unexpectedly, the most lucrative speculative market last week was Natural Gas - rising over 13% as cold weather expectations hit the US.
Saturday, 08/11/2014 | 11:03 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Bitcoin Picks: As the Cryptocurrency Grows in Popularity, So Does the Gleam of Opportunists
- A recap of the most interesting stories throughout the week as seen by the editors in charge of Forex Magnates’ sister website, Digital Currency Magnates.
Saturday, 08/11/2014 | 06:42 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Trading Guide: How Fast Should Binary Options Be Traded?
- Trading is about making money. Traders should pick the time frame and option type that will best match their personality and make it easier to win. Depending on the prism, the market can be seen as green or red.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 21:25 GMT by
Vasil Velev
Exclusive: Piotr Drzewiecki and Malik Khan Lead X Open Hub as It Pushes Forward with New Strategy
- X Open Hub formulates new strategy that aims to reposition the business. Management reshuffles and new product launches support the technology firm as it embraces phase-two of its corporate objectives.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 20:06 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Global Trading Venue ICE Becomes New Administrator for Daily LBMA Gold Price Fixing
- The Gold trading market is to benefit from a new benchmark that aims to bring a layer of transparency to the daily price fixing of the yellow metal. The Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration was selected by the LBMA.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 19:03 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
TradeSmarter Announces New Trading Tool for Hedging
- TradeSmarter make good on its promise to help traders use binary options as an investment. The binary options platform provider releases a hedging tool that shortens the gap between forex and binary options.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 15:23 GMT by
Vasil Velev
Economist on Bitcoin: "Investors should abandon the doomed cryptocurrency", price target is $0
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 14:00 GMT by
Leon Pick
Tullett Prebon Plc Revenues Drop YoY, Reports FCA Investigation over Wash Trades
- Tullett Prebon plc released its Interim Management Statement in relation to the period from 1 July of 2014, outlining its performance and detailing the progress of the firm’s cost optimization efforts.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 10:30 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CMC Markets on Track to Exceed Last Year’s Profits, New Client Applications up 30%
- CMC Markets on track with strong performance, expecting to exceed previous year results, while the company's CEO has shared that a public listing is not imminent, but could be on the table in the coming years.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 09:03 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
London Capital Group Holdings Reshuffles Board of Directors
- Changes at London Capital Group are still ongoing, with the company reshuffling its board of directors and adding various experts with different perspective aiming to optimize the decision making process at the firm.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 07:32 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
RBA Expects Subdued Economic Conditions and Wariness of Monetary Policy Effects in the APAC Region
- The Reserve Bank of Australia says the nation's economy is set to remain subdued and warns Japan's monetary policy could spur flows that support the Aussie dollar.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 06:18 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Bank of America Reports Q3 Loss, Partly Exacerbated by Additional Legal Expenses
- The bank follows several of its peers in recent announcements of higher than expected losses in Q3 partly driven by continued increases in litigation and legal expenses.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 02:25 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
ASIC Announces Areas of Focus for Upcoming Financial Reports by Listed Companies
- The Aussie regulator encourages greater transparency and responsibility from Listed companies when submitting financial reports at the end of the year. ASIC urges Directors to "challenge the accounting estimates and treatments" if necessary.
Friday, 07/11/2014 | 01:50 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Review: Base2Trade Has an Interesting Proposition for Binary Option Traders
- Base2Trade put its money on potentially very useful long term options, Auto Trading and Social Trading, but they do seem to lack some of the basics of binary options trading. Will this be enough to attract traders?
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 22:33 GMT by
Vasil Velev
Trading Guide: Touch and Custom Binary Options
- Touch and one touch options are the second most popular choice among binary options traders. Together with options with custom made duration and payout, they complete the four different varieties the industry offers.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 22:28 GMT by
Vasil Velev
FXCM Revenues Increase 3% YoY during the Third Quarter
- Leading multi-asset trading firm FXCM reported its third quarter earnings for 2014. The listed broker saw an uptake in revenues, however data for the first 9 months of the year was lower on a year-on-year basis.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 22:25 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Breaking: FXPRIMUS October Volumes Retreat -8% MoM to $36.77Bln
- Mauritius-based FXPRIMUS Ltd has reported its October 2014 metrics, having yielded client transaction volumes of $36.77B, which represents a slight reversal from September’s record figures.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 22:14 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Breaking: FXCM Reports October 2014 Metrics, Retail Volume Jumps to Record $509Bln
- Multi-asset brokerage firm, FXCM has just released its October 2014 operating metrics, highlighted by record retail customer trading volume of $509 billion, up 62% YoY from October 2013.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 21:27 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
TOCOM Reports Strong Activity in October – Highest Overall Figures since April 2013
- Tokyo-based commodity exchange has seen a sharp rise in trading volumes across its product range. The firm’s average daily trading volume and overall monthly volume increased from figures reported a month earlier.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 19:53 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Bitcoin Savings and Trust, Trendon Shavers Charged with $4.5Mln Fraud
- Trendon Shavers, operating under the alias “pirateat40”, has been charged by US District Court for operating a Bitcoin-related Ponzi scheme, misappropriating approximately $4.5 million worth of Bitcoin.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 19:15 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
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