One on One with FXCM’s Drew Niv: Death Stars, Rise of the US and M&A
- Forex Magnates speaks to FXCM CEO Drew Niv following the broker's Q2 earnings report which sent their stock to all-time highs. Niv discusses strength in the US, who they aren't buying, and institutional platforms.
Thursday, 08/08/2013 | 20:38 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Saxo Bank July Volumes Decline as Summer Hits Europe
- Saxo Bank has released its July trading volumes. During the month, total volumes were $273 billion, a 6.5% decline from June’s figures. On an average daily volume ratio, activity dropped 18% month over month to $11.9 billion
Thursday, 08/08/2013 | 08:06 GMT by
Ron Finberg
LCH.Clearnet Announces Hitting $1 Trillion Milestone on ForexClear
- LCH.Clearnet, announced that it has cleared $1 trillion on FX NFDs since launching its ForexClear service in March 2012. The milestone comes six months after hitting $500 billion in cleared volume earlier this year.
Wednesday, 07/08/2013 | 12:22 GMT by
Ron Finberg
FXCM Posts Record Quarterly Revenues and July Volume Metrics
- FXCM has announced their second quarter financial results. Following a quarter of multiple record months, the firm announced $140.1 million in revenues, an all-time high and 53% above the same period last year.
Wednesday, 07/08/2013 | 11:13 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Want to be a Market Maker? Bitcoin Prediction Market Predictious Searching for LPs
- Want to be market maker, but don't want to become a broker? A new prediction market is looking for liquidity providers for its financial related contracts. But, there is a small catch, accounts are denominated in bitcoins.
Wednesday, 07/08/2013 | 09:26 GMT by
Ron Finberg
DMM Securities Volumes Drop Back Below $1T in July – Hotspot and FXCM Up Next
- Japan’s and the world’s second largest retail broker by volume, DMM Securities, has reported its July trading volumes. During the month, clients traded $958.5 billion, 10% below June’s record volume of $1.069 trillion.
Wednesday, 07/08/2013 | 06:43 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Intercontinental Exchange Posts Record Q2 Income – Also Set to Launch CDS SEF
- Derivatives exchange IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) announced its second quarter earnings figures today. During the quarter, revenues rose 6% from the same period last year to $372 million.
Tuesday, 06/08/2013 | 12:17 GMT by
Ron Finberg
IronFX Expands its Regulatory Footprint with New Zealand FSP and Russian CRFIN Registration
- In simultaneous news releases, Cypriot forex broker IronFX, announced that it has registered as a Financial Service Provider (FSP) in New Zealand, as well as becoming a member of CRFIN, Russia’s leading self-regulating organization.
Tuesday, 06/08/2013 | 08:04 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Coinbase Out to Solve Micro Payments with Transactionless Transfers
Tuesday, 06/08/2013 | 07:14 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Bring on the Forex Brokers, Gold-i Integrates Bitcoin Pricing to MetaTrader
Monday, 05/08/2013 | 13:24 GMT by
Ron Finberg
MahiFX Launching MetaTrader 4 on Automated Trading Demand
- Australian regulated, MahiFX, has announced that it is launching MT4 alongside its existing MahiFX platform. The MT4 offering will provide similar spreads and trading conditions as the broker’s MahiFX platform.
Monday, 05/08/2013 | 12:42 GMT by
Ron Finberg
MetaQuotes Launching MetaTrader 4 App Marketplace
- MetaQuotes has announced that it is launching its application market for the MT4 platform. The new marketplace provides MT4 developers the opportunity to offer their EA’s and programs directly to MT4 users.
Monday, 05/08/2013 | 12:09 GMT by
Ron Finberg
AvaTrade Launching Bitcoin Trading On Both its AvaTrader and MT4 Platform
- Forex an CFD broker, AvaTrade has announced that they are launching bitcoin (BTC/USD) trading. The digital currency will be available as a CFD, and is being offered on both its AvaTrader and MetaTrader 4 platforms.
Monday, 05/08/2013 | 10:54 GMT by
Ron Finberg
MtGox Issues Update – Trading To Get Supercharged?
- Leading bitcoin exchange, MtGox has issued a ‘Status Update’ today. The exchange has recently been seeing its market share decrease from a commanding 60%+ hold on bitcoin conversions to around 50% recently.
Monday, 05/08/2013 | 08:09 GMT by
Ron Finberg
July Forex Industry Review: Summer Doldrums Hitting the Market?
- We’ve reached August, and the summer is in full blast in major market centers. But that didn't stop July from being an active month of activity and announcements in the forex industry across the globe.
Thursday, 01/08/2013 | 14:26 GMT by
Ron Finberg
CME Group Reports Q2 Financial Results – Net Income Rises 27%
- The CME Group has reported its second quarter financial results. During the quarter, revenues rose 2.5% to $816.1 million versus the same period in 2012, with net income increasing 27% to $311.2 million
Thursday, 01/08/2013 | 11:48 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Get Your Applications Ready – Citi Launching Israeli Based Fintech Accelerator
- Looking to continue the quiet evolution of Israeli fintech firms, while also helping to increase the pace of development, Citi has announced the launch of the first financial accelerator program in the country.
Thursday, 01/08/2013 | 10:28 GMT by
Ron Finberg
From MetaQuotes to MetaTrader – After One Click Trading Comes Social?
- Starting today, all MetaTrader 4 users will have access to one-click trading on their charts as a result of a requirement build upgrade. Not yet appearing on all terminals though is signal trading. But that may be a matter of time.
Thursday, 01/08/2013 | 08:58 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Tokyo Financial Exchange Click 365 Volumes Down 30% in July
- During July, the TFX reported that exchange traded Click 365 FX contract volumes totaled 4,084,849, with an average daily volume of 177,636. The figures were 30.5% below June’s numbers, the lowest total since October 2012.
Thursday, 01/08/2013 | 07:20 GMT by
Ron Finberg
GAIN Capital Hires Peter Cronin to Lead Institutional Sales Business in EMEA
- GAIN Capital has announced the hiring of Peter Cronin to the position of Managing Director and Head of EMEA GTX Sales. According to GAIN, Cronin will be responsible for growing GTX, GAIN Capital's institutional business, in EMEA.
Thursday, 01/08/2013 | 06:46 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Appeal Denied – One World Capital Fraudsters Receive Full Sentencing
- Ponzi scheme fraudsters, John Walsh and Charles Martin, operators of defunct One World Capital saw their appeals rejected. As a result, the two continue to face long jail sentences and restitution charges in the millions.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 10:23 GMT by
Ron Finberg
FXall Acquisition Shines in Flat Earnings Report from Thomson Reuters
- Thomson Reuters reported its second quarter earnings yesterday. During the quarter, revenues, as recorded by IFRS guideline, fell 3% to $3.163 billion from the same period in 2012. Contrasting the overall decline was an increase in FXall revenues.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 09:22 GMT by
Ron Finberg
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