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FXCM’s Retail Business Reports January Metrics in the Green - up MoM & YoY
- Listed broker-dealer FXCM benefited from volatility in global financial markets in the month of January. The firm saw retail trading volumes rise. However, institutional volumes were lower than figures reported in December.
Wednesday, 11/02/2015 | 21:35 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CySEC Blows The Whistle for CIFs, While Waving a White Flag on Capital Requirements
- As the regulator reminded brokerages to check on their risk policies a new law has lowered capital requirements for Cyprus Investment Firms at a key time just before a number of brokerages got hit by the SNB move.
Wednesday, 11/02/2015 | 15:55 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FxPro CEO Discusses Leverage, Agency-Model Prospects After The SNB Crisis
- In the next chapter of the Forex Magnates coverage of the foreign exchange market's Black Thursday aftermath, our reporters talked with the CEO of FxPro, Charalambos Psimolophitis, about upcoming industry challenges.
Wednesday, 11/02/2015 | 12:13 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
On Negative Balances, Industry Practices and Terms & Conditions Habits
- While there is a case that retail investors need some degree of protection from extraordinarily volatile events on the marketplace, according to Victor Golovtchenko, they need to realize that trading comes with risks.
Wednesday, 11/02/2015 | 10:45 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
ORE Launches Over-the-Counter WTI Crude Oil Options End-User Solution
- Expanding on the trading opportunities which firms can offer to retail traders, the firm brings a new dynamic to trading, providing an opportunity to bet on volatility instead of the direction of oil markets.
Tuesday, 10/02/2015 | 17:13 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
GAIN Capital Holdings Reports Record Retail Trading Volumes in January
Tuesday, 10/02/2015 | 12:51 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Southeast Asia-Focused FXPRIMUS Confirms Deal to Sponsor Melbourne City FC
- Sporting sponsorships continue to be one of the ways to build a stronger brand for foreign exchange brokers with FXPRIMUS becoming the latest to join an ever-growing number of soccer partnerships.
Tuesday, 10/02/2015 | 11:46 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Global Futures Exchange Settles with NFA for $65,000
- Global Futures settles with the NFA in a case about "failure to maintain complete and accurate financial records, prepare accurate net capital computations, and comply with the equity withdrawal restriction."
Tuesday, 10/02/2015 | 08:36 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Breaking: FXCM Poised to Discontinue 13 ‘High Risk’ Currency Pairs
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 17:12 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
FXCM Adds More Real-Time Volume Indicators, Upgrades Its Trading Station Platform
- The brokerage has announced a set of real-time volume indicators alongside a variety of performance enhancements to its own desktop, web and mobile platform, to deliver some new analytics capabilities to clients.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 16:35 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
KPMG Updates Alpari UK Clients on Insolvency Process, Parsing out Some Numbers
- The special administrator has announced that £43.3 million, 66% of of Alpari UK client funds, have already been transferred to an account which it controls directly. So far 144 Alpari UK employees have left the company.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 14:15 GMT by
Kenny Mariasin
Saxo Bank Extends F1 Lotus Team Racing Sponsorship for 2015
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 13:33 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Alpari Discontinuing MetaTrader 5 Trading on March 1st
- Citing minimal usage of the platform, Alpari will be discontinuing its support of the MetaTrader 5 trading platform in March in its remaining brands, after it had been offered by Alpari UK for real trading.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 12:12 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Growing Risk Management Challenges in times of High and Low Volatility
- It’s time for companies to reassess their approach to risk management and admit to the impact of macroeconomic factors on every broker and tech company in an industry which is ultimately all about markets.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 11:54 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Saxo Bank Reports January Trading Volumes above $300 Billion but Deposit Levels Decline
- Saxo Bank has reported that January trading volumes increased by 15% compared to December. However, customer deposit levels declined in the broker's first metrics report since Black Thursday.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 11:27 GMT by
Ron Finberg
eToro Focuses on Design and Data with “Cleaner and Simpler” Stats Page
- eToro debuts its new stats pages over the weekend. The design update fits their trend of portraying themselves not just a social broker, but one creating a new concept for financial investing.
Monday, 09/02/2015 | 08:36 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Clients Remain Uneasy as FXCM, GAIN Capital CEOs Discuss Future of Forex
- In yet another week marked by Black Thurdsay's shockwaves, leaders of the two leading US brokers set out to defend the industry and reassure traders. In Alpari UK, meanwhile, business is unusual... as usual.
Sunday, 08/02/2015 | 13:40 GMT by
Kenny Mariasin
Weekly Wrap: Bitcoin Algo Trading Adds Coinsetter and Developments at Italian Regulator
- The world of crypto currencies was pleasantly surprised this week with news of the Italian Central Bank recognizing Bitcoins. Tradewave adds algorithmic trading on Coinsetter, more stories in the Bitcoin weekly picks.
Saturday, 07/02/2015 | 13:55 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Exclusive: Several BT Employees Laid off, Regulators Made Aware of Missing Client Funds
- Information gathered by Forex Magnates' reporters from a number of sources points to a big chunk of client funds that could be missing from Boston Prime and BT Prime, as regulators have been made aware of the situation.
Friday, 06/02/2015 | 21:15 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Dukascopy Slated to Cap Maximum Leverage of EUR/DKK, USD/DKK Trading
Friday, 06/02/2015 | 16:25 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Are Russian PAMMs Forex Trend & Panteon Finance the Next Dominos after MMCIS?
- After the Ukrainian brokerage MMCIS shattered the confidence of a number of Russian retail investors in the managed funds business, another duo of forex trading companies are being questioned by depositors.
Friday, 06/02/2015 | 13:19 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Alpari UK Shareholder Andrey Dashin Secures Brand & Intellectual Property
- The main shareholder of the company has secured rights over the intellectual property of Alpari UK, as pieces of the company are starting to get sold under special administration by KPMG to recover creditor losses.
Friday, 06/02/2015 | 07:26 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Traders' Tears Put the Salt in FXSalt as BT Prime Client Shuts Down
- The brokerage has announced to its clients that it is suspending its services in the aftermath of the Swiss franc disaster, stating that a partner of the firm entered into bankruptcy proceedings last week.
Thursday, 05/02/2015 | 17:34 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Banc De Binary Fined €125,000 by Cyprus Watchdog for Soliciting American Clients
- Banc De Binary did not ensure the correctness, completeness and accuracy of notification submitted to CySEC regarding its intention to provide investment services in other countries, therefore misleading the regulator.
Thursday, 05/02/2015 | 15:48 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
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