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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
Rod Drown Moves to Cantor Exchange
- Rod Drown, former CEO of IG Markets US and most recently Principal, Managing Director at OANDA has moved to Cantor Exchange, where he is leading the efforts of building up the venue's liquidity partners and customer base.
Tuesday, 21/05/2013 | 08:36 GMT by
Ron Finberg
eToro Social Network Hits 50 Million Trades
- eToro announces that its has reached the milestone of 50 million trades on its social network. Take a look to learn how many of those 50 million were copied trades and how many total traders have used the system.
Tuesday, 21/05/2013 | 08:26 GMT by
Ron Finberg
CFTC Figures for FCMs: Increase Over February, Decrease Over January
- The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released FCM financial data for March 2013. Among individual names, GAIN Capital was the biggest mover upside, aided by the broker's acquiring of FX Solutions' client base.
Tuesday, 21/05/2013 | 06:17 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
New Product Spotlight: PFSOFT Protrader Mobile Platform
- In this edition of 'New Product Spotlight' we take a look at PFSOFT's newly launched iOS and Android apps released for it Protrader platform. As a multi-asset platform how does it look on a small screen?
Monday, 20/05/2013 | 12:12 GMT by
Ron Finberg
CorrSight Takes Traders Compass Into Binary Options Sector
- FX tools and software provider CorrSight extends its offering into the binary options segment, marketing its Traders Compass system as a means of increasing trader lifetime values and sustaining revenue
Monday, 20/05/2013 | 12:01 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
FIX Protocol Publishes Global Post-Trade Guidelines - Implementation Underway
- Non-profit industry messaging organization FIX Protocol has launched new guidelines for post-trade processing as part of an initiative to standardize procedures internationally and maximize efficiency.
Monday, 20/05/2013 | 10:13 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
eToro Hosts First Israeli Bitcoin Hackathon
- The first Israelie Bitcoin hackathon to be held later this month gets an interesting venue, as the event will be held at the Israel offices of social trading pioneer eToro. A firm that has continued to show interest in bitcoins.
Monday, 20/05/2013 | 09:17 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Celoxica Drives US Order Book Maintenance Down to Below 1 Microsecond
- Ultra-low latency remains at the forefront of technology provider Celoxica's product offering. In launching the new GBA, the company now offers an accelerated order book management software on FPGA board.
Sunday, 19/05/2013 | 14:06 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
East Meets West - Singaporean Giant PhillipCapital Launches in Australia
- Singaporean financial services giant PhillipCapital enters Australia with a view to further expansion of its international footprint, signalling the company's interest in pursuing a Western client base.
Sunday, 19/05/2013 | 08:32 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CitiFX Wire Replaces Bloomberg Chat Function at Citi's FX Trading Desks
- In a week of controversy regarding news and the security of content, Citi's trading desks shift from Bloomberg's chat function to in-house chat service operated under the banks service called CitiFX Wire,
Friday, 17/05/2013 | 09:16 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Trading in the Cloud with cTrader & ChartIQ
- The rise of mobile trading on tablets and smartphones has led brokers and technology providers to launch products that allow customers to access market data anywhere, and on any device. On this note, two cloud based products were released this week.
Friday, 17/05/2013 | 08:50 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Trade Execution Rules Under Scrutiny - Integral Set to Launch SEF Compliant Solution Following CFTC Meeting
- Integral Development Corporation responds to CFTC's meeting regarding trade execution rules. Company set to launch SEFs in accordance with deadline set by regulators at yesterday's public meeting in Washington
Friday, 17/05/2013 | 07:33 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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