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Bloomberg Launches New Interest Rate Swap Trading Tools as SEF Platform Achieves Records
- Continuing its lead in Swap Execution Facility (SEF) volumes with $8 trillion traded since launching the platform in October 2013, Bloomberg launched a new List trading tools for Interest Rate swaps.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 12:53 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Chinese TV Targets Forex yet Again as Losing Clients Wreak Havoc at Shanghai Money Fair
- The recent expo has become the arena of fierce protest as traders vandalized the booths of GWFX and the Hong Kong-based 24k.hk sparying graffiti, claiming to have lost millions of RMB in brokers' manipulation.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 12:07 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Thomson Reuters Matching Delivers New Risk Controls to Prime Broker Banks
- Prime Broker Banks will get Maximum Order Size and Maximum Open Orders functionalities on Thomson Reuters Matching in tandem with other risk management facilities aiming to deliver an optimized experience.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 11:58 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
GAIN Capital Retail Trading Volume Increased by 16% to $605.4 Billion in Third Quarter 2014
- Net revenue up 49% as GAIN Capital's efforts to expand trading of non-FX products continued, with 27% of retail OTC trading volume in the quarter coming from non-FX, primarily stocks and commodities CFDs.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 11:35 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Bitcoin mining farm goes up in flames in Thailand, estimated $3.6 million worth of hardware destroyed
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 10:59 GMT by
Leon Pick
FXCM Set to Benefit from Equinix's New $43Mln Data Center in Tokyo's Financial District
- The firm announced that over 60 financial services companies, including FXCM, have already expanded into Tokyo to connect to Equinix's established ecosystem. TY5 will have direct fiber connectivity to the TY3 center.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 09:26 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Swarm's first selections present in Silicon Valley, Techstars invests
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 09:02 GMT by
Leon Pick
ICAP EBS Volumes Rebound Another 10% in October as Volatility Keeps Rising
- The last day of the month resulted in the highest daily trading volume for the year on the EBS platform, totaling $250 billion after increased volatility in the aftermath of the Bank of Japan’s QQE program expansion.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 07:46 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Monex Reports 20% Forex Volumes Rise MoM in October, DARTs Slightly Up
- The prominent Japanese retail FX broker has revealed strong improvements in both MoM and YoY Forex volumes. Average daily volume in October 2014 has more than doubled compared to the same period last year.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 04:27 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
HKEx Continues Its Expansion in Both Domestic Performance and International Reach
- Alongside improving business activity indicators and a net YTD income of $3.3 billion, HKEx is pushing to extend its global reach via key cross-border partnerships and more market influence via its subsidiaries.
Thursday, 06/11/2014 | 02:41 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Former IMF Head, Dominique Strauss Kahn’s Investment Company Declares Bankruptcy
- After Strauss-Kahn’s partner Thierry Leyne passed in an apparent suicide in Tel-Aviv last month the investment company where the formed Head of the IMF holds a 20% stake has filed for bankruptcy.
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 23:10 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
London Stock Exchange Introduces New Midday Auction to Increase Transparent Trading
- New measures released by the London Stock Exchange aim to strengthen activity in the UK's financial markets. A new Midday auction that gives institutional investors comfort, will take place at 12pm for two minutes.
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 21:30 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Fixnetix Gains Service Provider Status at CME's Hosting Facility for Managed Services & Co-Location
- Automated trading firms will benefit from access to global markets through Fixnetix’s new solutions at the CME Hosting Facility. The firm has been recognised with service provider status.
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 19:24 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Moscow Exchange FX Volumes up 16% in October, Nearing January's Record
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 17:51 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Bitcoin Trading- BTC/USD Technical Analysis, Nov 5: BTC climbs to highest point this month
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 17:25 GMT by
Leon Pick
"Bitcoin Checkout": BitPay's answer to Apple Pay, unveiled at Money 20/20
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 16:16 GMT by
Leon Pick
Volume Metrics at Japanese DMM Securities Race Higher by 49% in October
- Rapidly increasing activity on the Japanese foreign exchange market is driving further activity to the market, contributing to another massive rise in trading volumes at DMM Securities after a vibrant September.
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 15:25 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Total Average Daily FX Volumes at ICE Drop by 12% MoM to 44,000 Contracts in October
- On a yearly comparison, the figure is an impressive 117% jump from October 2013 but the Year-to-date ADV (ADV YTD) was only 29,000 in October 2014, 23% less than the same period the previous year.
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 14:08 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Trading Guide: Digital and Range Binary Options and When to Trade Them
- With many different types of binary options available, it could be difficult to make a selection which allows a trader to take full advantage of different market conditions – one of the advantages of binary options.
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 12:36 GMT by
Vasil Velev
BTC.sx adds Bitfinex as third exchange for tracking bitcoin prices
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 12:31 GMT by
Leon Pick
OANDA Sets up Shop in Silicon Valley Close to CEO’s FinTech Roots
- The development focused Canadian broker promoted its VP of Engineering to position of Chief of Staff to head the new office in San Francisco, partitioning his time between the new office and headquarters in Toronto.
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 12:15 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Nanotransactions shows its Bitcoin side at Web Summit, to support both fiat and crypto
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 10:53 GMT by
Leon Pick
Russia's Central Bank Losing the Battle for the Rouble as MOEX Raises RUB Margin Requirements
- The CBR wants a free-floating rouble without the need for regular market interventions by January 2015. However, due to geopolitical factors rouble demand has suffered in 2014 making intervention a necessity that prevents free-falling devaluation.
Wednesday, 05/11/2014 | 09:07 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
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