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

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• 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. http://dailymailnews.com/1001/23/FrontPage/FrontPage6.php

• Go markets Launches forex Spreads From 0.5pips http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3087674.htm

• eToro Partners Holds Its First Ever Affiliate Trading Championship http://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 http://www.prweb.com/releases/network/latency/prweb2921724.htm

• dbFX holds latest in series of ‘Psychology of trading’ webinars for forex traders http://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 http://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 to offer extremely liquid asset class option for regional investors. One has to wonder what this company is really about after visiting their website… http://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 http://home.nestor.minsk.by/computers/news/2009/10/2316.html

• WinSpreads introduces £500 Double Your Profits Offer http://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 http://www.ameinfo.com/213918.html

• Top 10 Favorites on DailyFX.com http://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 http://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. http://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?StoryId=dec23cf3-a528-4aa7-acd1-8fa7c21b9b8f

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

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

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

• GFT U-Turn on Offshore Hedging? http://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. http://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 http://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 http://www.barclayhedge.com/blog/2009/10/hedge-funds-gain-325-in.html

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

• Alpari (US) now offering flexible spreads on Metatrader 4 Platform http://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 http://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?StoryId=e1d674b6-571b-478e-9ddb-3bd8d75977c1

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

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

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

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