Middle East is ripe for Forex firms
Wall Street Journal reports that the Middle East is a hot area for foreign-Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term firms trying to expand their business.
This year, at least three Internet companies have opened offices in Dubai, trying to capitalize on growth opportunities in the region. Case in point: The retail Internet platform of Deutsche Bank, dbFX.com, recorded a 501% year-on-year increase in Middle Eastern currency trading volumes in the first quarter of 2009.
I reported about this (Dubai specifically) back in May in a post titled: Dubai and the Middle East - the new Forex hub. In May FXCM opened its local office in Dubai and since then Saxo Bank and Oanda did the same. ACM and other medium sized firms have local presence as well and even though I don't know for sure I bet other major firms like Gain are working their way into the region.
It seems that the US market is in the final stages of its maturity and consolidation. US 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 firms are looking for ways to keep their volumes or increase their business and Middle East and Asia are the places to be at, at the moment.
Wall Street Journal reports that the Middle East is a hot area for foreign-Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term firms trying to expand their business.
This year, at least three Internet companies have opened offices in Dubai, trying to capitalize on growth opportunities in the region. Case in point: The retail Internet platform of Deutsche Bank, dbFX.com, recorded a 501% year-on-year increase in Middle Eastern currency trading volumes in the first quarter of 2009.
I reported about this (Dubai specifically) back in May in a post titled: Dubai and the Middle East - the new Forex hub. In May FXCM opened its local office in Dubai and since then Saxo Bank and Oanda did the same. ACM and other medium sized firms have local presence as well and even though I don't know for sure I bet other major firms like Gain are working their way into the region.
It seems that the US market is in the final stages of its maturity and consolidation. US 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 firms are looking for ways to keep their volumes or increase their business and Middle East and Asia are the places to be at, at the moment.