30.10.2009 - Forex Magnates weekend links

• SEC Launches Investor.gov. Agency's First-Ever Web Site Devoted Exclusively to Investor Education Click here

• Pakistan, Federal Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik hasblamed that some money exchange dealers are involved in providing financial assistance to the terrorists engaged in subversive activities in the country. https://dailymailnews.com/1001/23/FrontPage/FrontPage6.php

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• eToro Partners Holds Its First Ever Affiliate Trading Championship https://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news1/eToro-Partners-Holds-Its-First-Ever-Affiliate-Trading-Championship,196439.htm

• cPacket Whitepaper Says Precise Measurement is Key to Algorithmic Trading Platforms; Beating Network Latency is Crucial for High Frequency Traders https://www.prweb.com/releases/network/latency/prweb2921724.htm

• dbFX holds latest in series of ‘Psychology of trading’ webinars for forex traders https://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?StoryId=c6bcfa73-b4cd-4ed7-b277-e1f18c64e07f

• Forex Capital Markets Scales for the Future with Switch and Data in North Bergen https://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Forex+Capital+Markets+Scales+for+the+Future+with+Switch+and+Data+in+North+Bergen/5028668.html

• Mayfair Wealth Management launches 'Forex' Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term to offer extremely liquid asset class option for regional investors. One has to wonder what this company is really about after visiting their website... https://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091020075904

• Relatively new US broker (SEC umbrella) launches, seems somewhat similar to summerstreetfx.com and opentradefx.com franchises https://www.iamfx.com/index.php

• ETX Capital Migrates its Forex Offering to Ariel's Multi-asset Platform https://home.nestor.minsk.by/computers/news/2009/10/2316.html

• WinSpreads introduces £500 Double Your Profits Offer https://www.prlog.org/10387995-winspreads-introduces-500-double-your-profits-offer.html

• The Middle East Forex Award 2009 to honor industry's best online trading companies https://www.ameinfo.com/213918.html

• Top 10 Favorites on DailyFX.com https://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?StoryId=2bcaf28a-d578-4254-bc9c-38ac61c0e442

• Interbank FX to Exhibit at Sydney’s 2009 Trading and Investing Expo https://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?StoryId=ffc947d0-d680-4b88-91d7-076d06385c1d

• Alpari (UK), one of the world’s fastest growing providers of online foreign exchange (FOREX) continues its rapid global expansion, supported by a combined client growth of nearly 100 percent (98.56 %) at the company’s offices in London, Mumbai and Shanghai since the start of 2009. This exceeds ambitious internal plans, which assumed the doubling of client accounts only by the end of the year. https://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?StoryId=dec23cf3-a528-4aa7-acd1-8fa7c21b9b8f

• ICAP Says U.S. Unit Receives Wells Notice From SEC https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=anh9NqyUo9PY

• NASDAQ OMX Futures Exchange Announces Partnership With IKON Global Markets https://ir.nasdaq.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=417441

• Trading Floor Unveils New Forex Strategy to Strengthen Portfolios and Reduce Volatility https://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3072604.htm

• GFT U-Turn on Offshore Hedging? https://trading-gurus.com/gft-u-turn-on-offshore-hedging/

• On October 28, 2009, a Subcommittee of NFA's Membership Committee issued a Final Order Denying Registration to Luci Wyatt after a hearing was held. The Final Order becomes effective on November 27, 2009. To view the Final Order, go to Case Documents. To obtain a copy, contact NFA's Information Center. https://www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet/Case.aspx?entityid=0075052&case=08REG00025&contrib=NFA

• Alpari Group launches institutional trading platform Alpari Direct Pro powered by Currenex® Technology https://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?StoryId=25265d40-1eaa-404a-84f7-ff23888fce7f

A bit more older updates:

• Hedge Funds Gain 3.25% in September;Barclay Hedge Fund Index Up 20.05% in 2009 https://www.barclayhedge.com/blog/2009/10/hedge-funds-gain-325-in.html

• CitiFX Pro is now available to MT4 users https://www.citifxpro.com/OurAdvantage/Pages/MetaTrader4.aspx?csref=PR

• Alpari (US) now offering flexible spreads on Metatrader 4 Platform https://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?StoryId=582e0071-4160-4a66-aea4-1f93610becc8

• GAIN Capital Launches FOREXTrader PRO, New Version of its Award-Winning Margin Trading Platform https://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?StoryId=e1d674b6-571b-478e-9ddb-3bd8d75977c1

• IG Markets Launches CFD Trading Service in New Zealand https://www.prweb.com/releases/cfd/trading/prweb3061584.htm

• IG Markets Awarded CANSTAR CANNEX Five Star Rating for Outstanding Value CFD Provider https://www.prweb.com/releases/cfd/trading/prweb3054724.htm

• Online Forex Trading Broker Tadawul FX Relocates To New Offices in Cyprus https://www.prweb.com/releases/onlineforex/onlineforextrading/prweb2999414.htm

• anyoption™ Increases the Number of Underlying Assets on its Binary Options Trading Platform https://www.prlog.org/10380452-anyoption-increases-the-number-of-underlying-assets-on-its-binary-options-trading-platform.html