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SocGen offers liquidity in Currency Options
- Currency Options have generally been instruments the more experienced trader uses, with complex pricing structures, trading strategies and general understanding of the product. They make up around 10% of FX volumes (USA) and are starting to find a whole new breed of traders ready to add them to their trading portfolios.
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Adil Siddiqui
Forex Magnates Global Industry Popularity Demonstrated through Boston Technologies’ Lead-generation Campaign
- I don't like to boast the advantages of advertising on Forex Magnates but Boston Technologies's show-case demonstrating three-fold increase in leads was something I think all advertisers interested in advertising on Forex Magnates (and asking me how effective I think it would be) should care to read.
Swissquote publishes H1 2011 results, forex volume slightly up
- Swissquote, the Swiss Bank which recently acquired ACM, has just published its financial results for the first half year of 2011. The Bank improved in almost all metrics and its forex (what they call eForex) volume is up 5% from the first quarter. Swissquote's average monthly volume is now 35 billion CHF - equal to $42.4 Billion.
FX Options given a major boost as States Street takes stake in Digital Vega
- FX Options have long been the sophisticated traders tools and volume was limited to bank trading desks, hedge funds and professional traders. However with the benefits of how options can be used in bull and most importantly bear markets (post Credit Crisis 2008) the FX options market is ready for a make over.
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Adil Siddiqui
Forex and Sports - match made in heaven or vanity marketing?
- Forex broker/dealers have recently been sponsoring major sport teams to have their logo displayed in front of millions of fans. Their primary goal is to promote their brand as well as legitimize the industry as a whole. FXPro sponsors Fulham and Aston Villa, well-established English soccer teams, as well as AS Monace, one of France’s leading clubs. MIG is a sponsor of the Mercedes F1 team with Michael Schumacher as one of their
Saxo Bank and Leverate publish official statement about the investment, launch www.saxoleverate.com
- This announcement today confirms what was already published yesterday on Forex Magnates. Forex Magnates was able to confirm that few days ago Saxo Bank acquired 25% of Leverate (as officially confirmed below) for an estimated $12.5 million (not confirmed by either company).
HotSpot volume jumps 79% year on year
- June 2011 continued the strong performance trend experienced in May 2011, with volumes just below May’s record levels. Average daily volume was $66.6 billion and total volume was $1,464.9 billion. Q2 2011 was a record in all areas for Hotspot, exceeding the prior mark set in Q1 2011. . Hotspot also reached a new milestone in Q2, with over $4 Trillion transacted on the platform.
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