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Bloomberg Launches Chat Service for FX Traders
- Leading news and information provider, Bloomberg, has launched a new messaging service to complement its existing research facilities as traders look for complete trade execution solutions in the vibrant FX markets.
Friday, 24/05/2013 | 11:55 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Commodities Bubble Bursts as Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Calls it A Day
- Hong Kong's premier commodity exchange withdraws its license as an Authorized Trading System as market conditions and low volumes make it difficult to operate in an already congested market place.
Friday, 24/05/2013 | 10:00 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Broadway Technology Taps Asia-Pacific with Westpac Partnership
- US based technology firm looks east as Asia is expected to dominate growth in the FX markets by partnering with the leading FX bank in Australia. The background: Banks review their IT infrastructure amid rising costs.
Friday, 24/05/2013 | 09:58 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
FXCM Expanding No Dealing Desk CFDs – Industry Effects?
- In a letter to FXCM partners, the broker announced that it will begin to offer No Dealing Desk execution for CFD instruments. The move occurs as the broker is positioning itself to a future of greater market making regulatory restrictions
Thursday, 23/05/2013 | 14:35 GMT by
Ron Finberg
CFTC Reviews Obligations to Report Omnibus Account Information - White Label Partnerships Under Spotlight
- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission yesterday issued an advisory relating to the standard requirement by the US regulator to maintain correct reporting of omnibus accounts according to rule 17.04a.
Thursday, 23/05/2013 | 14:06 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
The Data Accelerator - RavenPack Teams Up With Deltix To Provide Regional Macro Sentiment Indexes for FX
- Real-time market news firm RavenPack forms alliance with quantative execution strategies company Deltix today in order to offer the company's Regional Macro Sentiment Indexes in the Deltix Cloud Services platform.
Thursday, 23/05/2013 | 13:38 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
The Race to Reduce Latency Continues - Redline Trading Solutions Partners with ICE
- In the competitively high-speed world of US trading technology, another contender partners with executing venue IntercontenentalExchange in a bid to expand its footprint across the American Continent.
Thursday, 23/05/2013 | 10:58 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Sneak Peak: Joel Kruger Launching First Macro
- Sneak peak at Currency Strategist turned trader, Joel Kruger's startup and Trading Platform First Macro. First Macro is an FX trading platform that combines technical and fundamental analysis and trading functionality within one interface.
Thursday, 23/05/2013 | 08:28 GMT by
Ron Finberg
tradable Integrates with Sucden Financial’s Liquidity Solution
- The Danish open-source trading platform and Sucden Financial’s liquidity solution comes into effect today, facilitating access to spot FX, spot bullion, futures, equities and CFDs, all on an STP basis through the system.
Thursday, 23/05/2013 | 06:00 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
FX Traders Stunned as Liberty Reserve Shuts Down After Owner’s Arrest
Thursday, 23/05/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
RTS Realtime Systems to Establish Data Center in Dubai with DGCX
- The new data center will be co-located with the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange, a move that comes on the back of a significant amount of growth in demand for low latency automated trading solutions in the Middle East.
Wednesday, 22/05/2013 | 21:46 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Open Your Calendars: Forex Magnates to Launch the Exclusive Tokyo Summit in July
- The leading industry information source announces its inaugural Tokyo Summit, bridging Japanese market participants with foreign technologies. Over 600 attendees are expected to attend this exclusive event.
Wednesday, 22/05/2013 | 14:21 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
What in the World are Bitcoins? Part 2: Security & Satoshi
- In Part Two of 'What in the World are Bitcoins' we take a look at security, wallet types, 51% attacks, DDoS, and who is mystery creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Spoiler alert! We don't have a clue who he is either.
Wednesday, 22/05/2013 | 14:15 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Journey into the Unknown – Chinese Regulators Revising Laws to Assist Overseas FX Firms
- Chinese foreign exchange regulator SAFE has made steps toward reducing some of the entry barriers for foreign investment, leading to potentially lower entry barriers for overseas firms wishing to conduct business in the country. What risks lie ahead though?
Wednesday, 22/05/2013 | 12:14 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
NYSE Technologies Expands with Extension in Equinix’s Hong Kong and Tokyo Data Centers
- Asia is establishing itself as a low latency trading environment, as leading network providers are expanding their base to cater to the increasing number of traders and participants coming from emerging markets.
Wednesday, 22/05/2013 | 09:29 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Jason Gibson Joins Tradenext as Head of Trading
- FCA regulated forex broker Tradenext appoints Jason Gibson as Head of Trading, a senior management position in which Mr Gibson will be responsible for the managing company's institutional product range.
Wednesday, 22/05/2013 | 07:19 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
WorldPay Wins Best Card Processor Award at European Cards and Payments Awards 2013
Wednesday, 22/05/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
SafeCharge Announces Gold Sponsorship of iFXEXPO
Wednesday, 22/05/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Saxo Bank Launches Saxo TV – Hires Anchorman Owen Thomas
- Saxo Bank has announced today the launch of Saxo TV. Led by former Bloomberg News Anchor Owen Thomas, Saxo TV will be providing on-demand trading and business analysis on the TradingFloor.com website.
Tuesday, 21/05/2013 | 12:01 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Zing Meets Cheetah - The Low Latency Solution by Azul Systems and Rapid Addition
- Latency is a repeated subject matter in Wall Street trading rooms; access to low latency trading solutions is paramount for firm’s trading. The partnership aims to remove jitter and is set to be a match made in NY4.
Tuesday, 21/05/2013 | 11:35 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Living in the Future Today: BTC Global & BTC.UY
- For BTC Global, bitcoins aren’t viewed as a new currency, but the technology of the future. In their world, digital currencies are swapped, goods are sent in the form of emails, and printed by the buyer with a 3D printer.
Tuesday, 21/05/2013 | 10:13 GMT by
Ron Finberg
This Graphic Shows Just How Strong the Japanese Forex Industry Is
- If you need any more proof that Japan’s retail forex industry leads the entire world, check out the image below. The chart compares equity trading at the entire Tokyo Stock Exchange versus just one forex broker
Tuesday, 21/05/2013 | 09:51 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Technology Companies Fly In The Face of Regulations, Continue Path of Ultra Low Latency
- While the world's regulators debate the speed at which trade orders can be processed, technology firms continue to offer new low latency DMA platforms. CFN Systems is the latest, launching a cloud-based DMA platform.
Tuesday, 21/05/2013 | 08:47 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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