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Plus500's Sponsors Atlético Madrid for €1.5 Million: Sources
- The Spanish champion's fans will see the broker's logo on the back of the club's jersey, as Plus500 claims a top financial player's position: "Atlético Madrid is a natural fit as Europe is our largest customer base"
Wednesday, 07/01/2015 | 08:49 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
FX Volumes for GMO Click Securities Rise 8.3% in December, Set New Record for 2014
- December witnessed a new high for the year of over a trillion USD (¥123.78 trillion). In a yearly comparison December 2014's FX volumes are even more impressive, more than doubling December 2013's volume (up 109%).
Wednesday, 07/01/2015 | 08:12 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Monex Global FX Trading Volumes Drop Slightly by 2.7% in December 2014
- The one bright spot for Monex are the results of TradeStation which saw an increase of almost a thousand new active accounts by the end of the month reaching 64,522, 1.5% more than the previous month of the year.
Wednesday, 07/01/2015 | 07:35 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
DMM's FX Volume Reaches above One Trillion USD in December for First Time Ever in 2014
- The total client FX trading volume in December 2014 for DMM was a whopping $1,125 Billion (134,874 Billion yen) for DMM DX, up by about 17.2% from $960.4 the previous month.
Wednesday, 07/01/2015 | 06:40 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Platform Review: Nadex Exchange-Traded Binary Options in the US
- Forex Magnates is taking a close look at the functionality offered by a platform form a regulated binary options exchange in the US. We experience first hand an unprecedented level of transparency in trading binaries.
Tuesday, 06/01/2015 | 18:59 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Chelsea Football Club Signs a Promotional Deal with Leverate's Partner CWM FX
- The FX broker is operated by Leverate and this move seems to show that the people behind the technology developer are changing focus to target retail clients directly with a branded broker of themselves.
Tuesday, 06/01/2015 | 12:22 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
MetaQuotes Raises White Label Technical Support Fees
- The company has revealed that “a forced” decision was made to increase the fees to $1000 per month in a move which could force some white labels to start looking to diversify away from Metatrader.
Monday, 05/01/2015 | 17:40 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Grexit Speculation Brings Euro to Its Knees Trading at 9 Year Lows
- The year has started with a blast for foreign exchange trading desks. The second day of trading sees the Euro hit levels unseen since 2006, triggering a boatload of stops below the 1.2 figure.
Monday, 05/01/2015 | 11:41 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Heard of NPAPI? It's Getting Blocked by Google Chrome in 2015, Webtraders Are Warned
- Following plans that began in January 2014, Google Chrome will be bringing in the new year with more plugins being blocked by default in the browser. Included is Silverlight, which is used by some webtraders.
Sunday, 04/01/2015 | 12:02 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Taming the Jungle, Israeli Forex Lobby Head Vows High Industry Ethics
- The newly elected Itzik Noy sets ambitious goals for the Trading Arenas Association, asserting that with the upcoming regulation it is poised to attract institutional clients: “We’ll stop the demonization of forex.”
Sunday, 04/01/2015 | 10:21 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Euro Crisis 2.0: Euro at 1.20 & the Swiss Franc at Parity to the US Dollar
- On the first trading day of 2015 the US dollar has reached parity to the Swiss franc and 1.20 to the Euro for the first time in four years, spelling a negative market sentiment towards the single european currency.
Saturday, 03/01/2015 | 14:13 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FXGL Capital Exposed by FCA for Offering Unauthorized Forex Trading
- The broker is boasting to be regulated by “FSA England”, however it never held a regulatory license with the former U.K. watchdog, nor it has been authorized by any other EU regulator to offer forex trading.
Friday, 02/01/2015 | 18:39 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Interactive Brokers' DARTs in the Green 23% YoY & 2% MoM
- Interactive Brokers reports December trading volumes. Activity at the multi-asset brokerage firm was positive across segments with a 23% increase in DARTs, the value of client money topped fifty six billion.
Friday, 02/01/2015 | 18:15 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Forex Magnates Wants Your Feedback for 2015
- This year we introduced several changes and new features, from a binary options report to a new Fintech section. Moving forward we invite our readers to share what they would want to see more, and less of, in 2015.
Thursday, 01/01/2015 | 22:01 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
December Forex Industry Review: M&A, Capital Introductions and P2P Finance
- Its official, 2014 is wrapping up today and we head to 2015. As we review the last month of the year, deal making, fintech, Russia, capital introductions and IPOs grabbed the headlines.
Wednesday, 31/12/2014 | 16:19 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Quick Lessons from 2014: Some End-of-Year Trading Thoughts
Wednesday, 31/12/2014 | 10:26 GMT by
Vlad Gubernat
How Did FXCM, Gain Capital, PLUS500 and IG Group Do in 2014?
- While global stock markets are finishing the year on a positive note, Forex Magnates is exploring how did publicly traded brokers from the industry finished trading after dealing with a tough first half of 2014.
Tuesday, 30/12/2014 | 14:59 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
TeleTrade to Start Offering Trading on Warsaw Stock Exchange
- By providing access to the biggest stock market in Eastern Europe, Teletrade is aiming to gain credibility in the region, and boost its position among potential clients from Poland who view the WSE favorably.
Tuesday, 30/12/2014 | 12:12 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Breaking: Kevin Millien Dismisses Injunction Case against Boston Technologies
- According to a court hearing transcript, the preliminary injunction request has been denied based on lack of clarity about the ownership of Millien’s stake relating to a share purchase agreement earlier this year.
Monday, 29/12/2014 | 22:01 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FXPRIMUS Continues to Expand Global Reach with New Cyprus License for European Arm
- Before this the broker was already licensed by the authorities of Mauritius and New Zealand, as common with firms focusing on the Asian market, but now it can also service European clients via MiFID passporting.
Monday, 29/12/2014 | 15:42 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Greece Heads to Snap Elections, Euro Zone Risks Rising
Monday, 29/12/2014 | 11:50 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Forex Trading over the Holidays? Not the Best Idea
- As liquidity dries up and spreads are soaring, even the basic indicators fail to deliver. Ashton Fraser explains why the best thing a trader can do now is to ditch the trading screen and watch some football.
Sunday, 28/12/2014 | 16:22 GMT by
Guest Contributors
Speaking to the Masses: Merits and Pitfalls of the Big Sponsorship Deals
- Brokers are stealing the limelight with super-star, million-dollar, sponsorship deals as they look for the blessings of marrying football with FX. How can these flashy partnership maximize building one's brand?
Friday, 26/12/2014 | 08:00 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
eToro and Markets.com End of the Year Updates: New Platforms and Brands Coming
- End of the year updates from eToro and Markets.com point to continued activity from both brokers in 2015 including new trading brands, mobile platforms, social trading offerings, and asset types.
Thursday, 25/12/2014 | 08:21 GMT by
Ron Finberg
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