Alpari RU Passes 1M Accounts Mark in October, Volumes Increase 8% MoM to $137.4 Billion
- Serving customers in more than 150 countries, the group of companies under the global brand reports record figures for the month of October, following a series of changes to its strategy, management and product offerings.
[UPDATE: Correction made to Certain Volume Figures and Data Labeling] According to data posted by the Alpari RU website, and translated from Russian, at the end of October 2013, the total number of accounts opened had surpassed 1 million mark for the first time in the company's history, and thus setting a new in-house record.
The volumes were driven from turnover of Alpari Russia and through its activities in the CIS region, which compared with the previous month increased by $10.6 billion (or by 8 %) to $137.4 billion for October, and reflected a year-to-date (YTD) cumulative total of $1.339 trillion from January to the end of October 2013.
The group reported a strong September, as covered by 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 Magnates recently, and during October the most significant increase in turnover and instrument traded was from trading in GLDUSD, with trading volumes increasing to $2.3 billion (a 37 % increase) according to the official press release today.
As per the release, the large growth of trade turnover in October 2013, in addition to the above mentioned pair, was from the following two currency pairs: EURUSD, which rose by $6.2 billion or 10%, and trading in the GBPUSD pair which rose by $0.5 billion or 10 % over September.
This news follows recent changes in the global strategy for the brand including on the US market - which was reflected in the most recent CFTC data for FCMs, and the announcement of a new CEO for its UK entity after announcing an end to its offering of a certain auto-trading provider.
[UPDATE: Correction made to Certain Volume Figures and Data Labeling] According to data posted by the Alpari RU website, and translated from Russian, at the end of October 2013, the total number of accounts opened had surpassed 1 million mark for the first time in the company's history, and thus setting a new in-house record.
The volumes were driven from turnover of Alpari Russia and through its activities in the CIS region, which compared with the previous month increased by $10.6 billion (or by 8 %) to $137.4 billion for October, and reflected a year-to-date (YTD) cumulative total of $1.339 trillion from January to the end of October 2013.
The group reported a strong September, as covered by 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 Magnates recently, and during October the most significant increase in turnover and instrument traded was from trading in GLDUSD, with trading volumes increasing to $2.3 billion (a 37 % increase) according to the official press release today.
As per the release, the large growth of trade turnover in October 2013, in addition to the above mentioned pair, was from the following two currency pairs: EURUSD, which rose by $6.2 billion or 10%, and trading in the GBPUSD pair which rose by $0.5 billion or 10 % over September.
This news follows recent changes in the global strategy for the brand including on the US market - which was reflected in the most recent CFTC data for FCMs, and the announcement of a new CEO for its UK entity after announcing an end to its offering of a certain auto-trading provider.