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Executive Interview: Lior Nabat, Tradency's CEO Discusses Dynamics of Social Trading
- The entire concept of social trading has become quite a developed ancilliary component in FX trading, and a useful means by which retail FX firms can increase volumes. Tradency CEO Lior Nabat details today's burning issues.
Friday, 20/09/2013 | 06:04 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
PCI compliance templates can now be downloaded by North American merchants
Friday, 20/09/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Aquis Exchange Deploys AlgoSpan’s AlgoNet to Reduce latency
- London based multi-lateral trading facility, Aquis Exchange, has signed up to AlgoNet. The MTF will use AlgoNet’s infrastructure which will increase the speed of market data delivery and reduce order execution latency.
Thursday, 19/09/2013 | 19:21 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
FX Broker Warns IB’s Against Possible Phishing Scams Floating Around
- Leading FX brokerage firm, FXCM, has issued an email notification to its introducing brokers warning them of a phishing scam that is posing as the broker. The firm informed its clients to be wary of the email.
Thursday, 19/09/2013 | 16:05 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Indian Central Bank Gets Tough with FX Traders Using Credit or Debit Card
- India’s central bank, the RBI, has issued a notification which puts further blocks on traders engaging in margin FX trading on-line. Indian banks have been ordered to close clients account if they realise FX trading is taking place.
Thursday, 19/09/2013 | 10:56 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Pay Up, Says Uncle Sam! FXDD Ordered To Pay Penalties As Case Draws To A Close
- After over a year's worth of legal pursuit by the US authorities, the NFA and CFTC's cases against FXDD have today drawn to a close with FXDD liable for substantial fines and $1.8 million in restitution.
Wednesday, 18/09/2013 | 20:14 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Alpari RU Monthly Volumes Average $134 Billion - January to August 2013
- Alpari RU, a FX brokerage firm has announced trading volumes for the period of January to august 2013, the firm saw record trading volumes for the month of July where the firm traded in excess of $150 billion dollars.
Wednesday, 18/09/2013 | 17:09 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CME Becomes Second Exchange to File SEF Application
- The world’s largest derivatives exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, has filed its Swap Execution Facility application with the US regulator, CFTC, the CME follows rival IntercontinentalExchange.
Wednesday, 18/09/2013 | 14:31 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Don't Tell Anyone That We Applied For... 360T Submits SEF Application
- A discreet submission to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 360T a leading FX ECN has applied to the US regulator as a Swap Execution Facility as the Dodd Frank rulings for NFDs prepare to take shape.
Wednesday, 18/09/2013 | 13:37 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
BIS Releases Data on Effects of Intervention in Peru's $700 Million Per Day FX Market
- The Bank For International Settlements has today released the results of a study in which it extrapolated data from Peru's interbank FX market over a two year period to examine the effects of FX intervention.
Wednesday, 18/09/2013 | 11:12 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
NYSE Extends FX Futures Range with GBP F&O's in its Amsterdam Division
- The world's second largest futures exchange has increased the number of currency futures contracts in its Dutch arm, NYSE Euronext launches GBP denominated futures and options at the Amsterdam Exchange.
Wednesday, 18/09/2013 | 07:46 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
TMX Atrium Focuses on FX - Connects FastMatch To Connectivity Community
- There has been tremendous development among firms which provide connectivity to the institutional FX industry this year. Today, TMX Atrium further builds on this by connecting FastMatch to its community.
Wednesday, 18/09/2013 | 05:29 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
French banks develop new e-commerce payment method called Paylib
Wednesday, 18/09/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Chi-X Canada Boosts Retail Investors Offering with Low Cost Market Data
- Retail investors in the world's eleventh largest economy by GDP, Canada, will benefit from a new low cost real time market data service offered by Chi-X Canada Alternative Trading System.
Tuesday, 17/09/2013 | 22:53 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CME Europe Coming Soon, CQG Connects for FX Trading
- CQG becomes the latest firm to announce that it is providing market data and execution gateway connections for CME Europe, which according to CQG will be launching live on September 29th, subject to FCA approval.
Tuesday, 17/09/2013 | 14:44 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Myanmar Markets Coming -Torstone Technology to Power Post Trade Processing of New Exchange
- Helping with the formation of Myanmar's new capital markets exchanges, Torstone Technology has announced that they have partnered with Daiwa Institute of Research to provide post-trade processing services for exchange.
Tuesday, 17/09/2013 | 13:54 GMT by
Ron Finberg
No More Records as GAIN Capital August Volumes Lower
- GAIN Capital announced its metrics for August. During the month, retail volumes fell 13.1% MoM to $123.1 billion, but were 30.9% above the same period last year. Similarly, institutional volumes fell 23% during the period.
Tuesday, 17/09/2013 | 13:03 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Regulatory Veteran Vincent A. McGonagle Appointed Director of CFTC Division of Market Oversight
- Continuing his 16 year career at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, it was yesterday announced that Vicent A. McGonagle has been appointed Director of the CFTC's Division of Market Oversight.
Tuesday, 17/09/2013 | 09:21 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
IG Group Releases Interim Statement - Revenue Up 15% YoY
- British company IG Group has today released its interim statement for the period between June 1, 2013 and September 16 this year, the figures showing a 15% increase over those of the same period last year.
Tuesday, 17/09/2013 | 08:59 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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