Monex Drops MT4, Shift Forex’s Anthony DiSanti Talks LATAM FX

This week witnessed a bold move out of one of Japan’s leading broker, culminating in Monex's termination of the industry’s flagship platform MT4 – meanwhile, Shift Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term’s Anthony DiSanti talks FX growth in US, LATAM.

Weekly Interviews

Shift Forex’s Anthony DiSanti Talks US, Latin American FX Growth

Anthony DiSanti, Chief Marketing Officer at Shift Forex, discusses the group’s regional diversification and FX prospects in Latin America. Read More Here

Monex FX’s Toshihiko Katsuya Talks Strategy as Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders Read this Term Returns

As volatility in FX markets looks to slingshot upwards, Toshihiko Katsuya, President at Monex FX, explains how the group has adapted and positioned itself during a historically tranquil market. Read More Here

Key Executive Moves

Robert Babich Joins FXCM as Director of Proprietary Trading

Robert Babich, a senior currencies trader at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), has left the bank and joined NYSE-listed online retail FX broker, FXCM. Read More Here

Goldman Sachs’ Gamification Head, Adam Rosenberg Joins Fortress Investments

Goldman Sachs’ Adam Rosenberg, the Head of Gaming Investment Banking, has parted ways with the group and taken up a new role at Fortress Investment Group LLC to develop its gamification business. Read More Here

John Miesner Parts Ways with KCG Hotspot Following Lengthy Tenure

KCG Hotspot has a key vacancy to fill, after it was recently announced that John Miesner would reportedly be parting ways with the forex firm after a period of 14 years with the company in a variety of senior roles. Read More Here

In Case You Missed It

Monex Slated to Terminate MT4 Service, All-in on tradable

Japanese FX stalwart Monex Group, has announced it will be terminating its service for the MT4 platform by the end of October, having shifted its focus and backing behind tradable’s platform. Read More Here

Making the Most of Mobile

The mobile device is ubiquitous. Two years ago just six percent of the UK’s population owned a tablet computer. Today that figure is almost 50 percent, and continues to grow steadily. Read More Here