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London Summit 2014 – the Full Data Showcases Our Best Event to Date
- With 100% increase in exhibitors and 57.14% in attendance, the numbers confirm our observations and your feedbacks about the event. Take a look at the full data while we get back to work on the next big thing.
Thursday, 11/12/2014 | 11:24 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
UK Brokers CMC & IG Mark Their Lengthy Existence with an Upbeat Spend in Advertising
- 2014 was a special occasion for two of the UK's most established CFD brokers, with it advertising spend increased dramatically despite the festive-slowdown period. CMC turned 25 and IG turned 40 & they're not keeping quiet about it.
Thursday, 11/12/2014 | 00:28 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
How Brokers Can Comply with Data Standards for Online Payments
- All online brokerages need to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
Thursday, 11/12/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Shemer Katz
Saxo Bank Outrageous Predictions to Rock the Markets in 2015, or Will They?
- Russia defaults again, Japanese inflation hits 5%, Draghi quits the ECB, China devalues the Yuan 20% and the UK housing market crashes - which one of these can really happen we leave up to you in the comments below.
Thursday, 11/12/2014 | 00:00 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CFTC Issues IBFX with $600,000 Penalty for Failure to Meet Minimum Net Capital Requirements
- The CFTC requires IBFX to pay a $600,000 monetary penalty and to develop an automated system that will enable the real-time monitoring of its exposure, and adopt risk management procedures regarding 24-hour monitoring.
Wednesday, 10/12/2014 | 20:01 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
American Watchdog Hits FXDD with Another $500,000 Fine, Limits It to Operate Only as IB
- The company behind the U.S entity of FXDD, New York based FXDirectDealer LLC, has settled to pay another $500,000 for inadequate anti-money laundering program and failure to supervise operations and employees.
Wednesday, 10/12/2014 | 19:13 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
US Retail Forex Market Stabilized, CFTC October FCM Data Shows
- The CFTC’s monthly report of October FCM financials is showing the size of the US retail forex industry remained flat with only a 0.2% drop in customer assets. The market shares of the firm have not changed as well.
Wednesday, 10/12/2014 | 17:35 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Average Daily Retail OTC Trading Volumes at GAIN Capital Drop 7% in November
Wednesday, 10/12/2014 | 12:46 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Forex Trading in Singapore Tanks Lower, While CFDs Remain on Track
Wednesday, 10/12/2014 | 11:42 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
eToro Confirms $27 Million Funding Round with Ping An Ventures and SBT Venture Capital
- Chinese Ping An Ventures and Russian SBT Venture Capital come aboard as new equity shareholders for eToro as the broker announces a new $27 million founding round to accelerate its global expansion.
Wednesday, 10/12/2014 | 08:17 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Institutional Volumes Hit New Record at FXCM in November ADV of $17.1 Bln
- A positive month of trading activity at leading broker-dealer FXCM. The US-origin firm reported a sharp rise in its institutional segment that surpassed seventeen billion in daily volumes, retail trading was also up YoY.
Tuesday, 09/12/2014 | 21:37 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
IronFX Rumored to Plan a US-Based IPO – the Questions to Be Asked
- While IronFX is certainly a big enough market player for such an attempt, the location it has reportedly chosen and key issues concerning the global broker's structure cast some doubts about its potential success.
Tuesday, 09/12/2014 | 11:23 GMT by
Ron Finberg
CRFIN Positive about the Latest Draft of Russian Forex Regulation Bill
- Just before the alleged second vote on a draft proposal of forex regulation in Russia, the self-regulatory body in the country has issued a statement outlining the positives and the negatives of the bill.
Monday, 08/12/2014 | 18:36 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Breaking: Saxo Bank Switzerland Appoints Antonio Ferrante as CEO
- Mr Ferrante will head the company after serving in various executive roles at Credit Swiss on the 5th of January 2015, replacing current interim CEO Tobias Straessle after a recent executive reshuffling.
Monday, 08/12/2014 | 16:12 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
City Index Implements Velocimetrics' Ultra Fast FX Pricing and Monitoring Solution
- Employing both network and application monitoring techniques, to eliminate blind spots, City Index has gained complete visibility and highly accurate latency metrics across the entire price production process.
Monday, 08/12/2014 | 15:56 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
You Can Now Buy IG Group Shares in the US on the OTC Markets Group Platform
- Shares of IG Group are being made available as an ADR on the OTC Markets Group platform. The listing adds liquidity to their ADR and awareness to their brand, which could be a precursor to more activity in the US.
Monday, 08/12/2014 | 14:30 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Exclusive: FXPrimus' Owners Buy CMS Forex, Eyeing Institutional FX
- The Ireland based holding firm, Prime Mantle Corporation, hopes to leverage and expand CMS’ CapMar Financial offering of institutional liquidity and prime-of-prime services in the FX, CFD and Metals markets.
Sunday, 07/12/2014 | 12:06 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Former Citibank FX Trader Rohan Ramchandani Moves on from LCG
- FX trader, Rohan Ramchandani has departed from LCG after serving three months in the risk and trading division. A statement issued by LCG explains that Mr Ramchandani left due to personal reasons.
Saturday, 06/12/2014 | 01:22 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Japanese Brokers Continue to Show Rising November Trading Volumes - DMM up 15%
- DMM’s total monthly volumes near one trillion as Japanese brokers continue to show respectable metrics for the month of November. The broker saw total volumes increase 15% on a MoM basis.
Thursday, 04/12/2014 | 22:33 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
eToro to Boost Financial Incentives for Actively Engaged Trade Leaders
- The social trading network will provide extra financial benefits to established top traders active in the community, who can qualify for the firm’s ‘Popular Investor Program’, opening the doors to additional income.
Thursday, 04/12/2014 | 19:25 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Trading Central Launches Actionable Recommendations App on the X Open Hub Platform
- Polish financial derivatives brokerage, X-Trade Brokers (XTB), will be the first broker who starts offering the new TC forecasts and indicators service to its clients using the xStation platform in January 2015.
Thursday, 04/12/2014 | 14:00 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Saxo Bank Volumes Decline 12% in November but Client Deposits Rise
- After hitting a year high in activity during October, average daily volumes at Saxo Bank declined 12% to $15.0 billion, similar to declines reporting from other trading venues around the world.
Thursday, 04/12/2014 | 08:26 GMT by
Ron Finberg
NFA Credit Card Ban to Dampen Operating Environment, New Payment Methods Required
- The NFA’s planned D-Day on credit card usage in the US for forex and futures trading is expected to shake-up the market, in anticipation of the rules brokers are sourcing new payment methods.
Wednesday, 03/12/2014 | 23:42 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
FXCM Boasts Promising Results with Revised Raw FX Pricing Model
- A recent change in the pricing structure at FXCM and a revised entry point for financial traders has had a positive impact at the firm’s US division. The firm increased its minimum deposit to $2000.
Wednesday, 03/12/2014 | 21:37 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
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