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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
Leverate Founders Buy Back 25% of Shares from Saxo Bank
- As Saxo Bank is continuing to commit its resources on its core business, the founders of Leverate have seized the opportunity to buy back the 25% share acquired by the Danish multi-asset broker in July 2011.
Wednesday, 24/12/2014 | 13:24 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
From Poignant to Poetic: Forex Magnates' Best Quotes of 2014
- Forex Magnates team looks back into the peculiar, the eloquent or just plain fun tidbits that spiced up our news reports throughout this year. What events have yielded our editors' most precious gems?
Wednesday, 24/12/2014 | 10:40 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
European Regulators Cross Unregulated Binary Options & Forex Providers
- European regulators are issuing updated warning messages as the number of unauthorized binary options and forex providers targeting clients within the Euro Zone has been growing steadily in recent months.
Tuesday, 23/12/2014 | 15:10 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Invast Australia Launches Direct Market Access CFDs on IRESSTrader
- The Australian arm of publicly traded Japanese brokerage Invast Securities has announced the launch of a new direct market access CFDs offering delivered through advanced trading platform IRESSTrader.
Tuesday, 23/12/2014 | 11:44 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
cTrader Delves Deeper into Multi-Asset Space as Spotware Systems Adds Stock CFDs
Tuesday, 23/12/2014 | 09:28 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Belarus Introduces 30% Tax on Bank Card Transactions Buying Foreign Currency
- All clients from Belarus will have to pay a transaction cost of 30% if they are transferring funds from a Belorussian ruble linked credit or debit card to the foreign currency of their trading account.
Monday, 22/12/2014 | 15:12 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FXOpen Boosts ECN Solution Partnering with Soft-FX for Liquidity Aggregation
- The New Zealand based brokerage is targeting institutional clients, aiming to deliver better execution on its ECN offering by delivering a solution which provides access to more than 20 liquidity providers.
Monday, 22/12/2014 | 09:34 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Bitcoin Picks: New Trading Platform in Asia & Regulation Steps in Australia
- Participants in the world of Bitcoins saw a spree of positive news supporting the industry. Australian lawmakers were presented with a new report outlining measures that assess the dynamics of Bitcoin regulations.
Saturday, 20/12/2014 | 16:58 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Front to Back Employment Opportunities Rise at London Margin Derivatives Providers
- Financial services providers of margin forex products have taken advantage of the new year, new role, fever in the UK with several providers advertising jobs across the board, away from the normal sales roles.
Saturday, 20/12/2014 | 10:11 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
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