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Bank of Russia Steps In To Defend the Ruble as it Hits New All Time Lows
- Outstanding Russian debt in foreign currency has topped $730 billion last quarter as the central bank continues its efforts to prevent havoc from taking over the local foreign exchange markets to no avail.
Wednesday, 03/12/2014 | 12:56 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Forex Time (FXTM) Launches a New Belize Regulated Entity for Non-EU Clients
- The CySEC licenced FXTM says it aims to make available to all regions a service of an appropriate and international standard. Clients outside the EU are entitled to register with either entity of their choosing.
Wednesday, 03/12/2014 | 10:56 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Monex FX Inc. to Merge into Monex Inc., November FX Volumes Higher
- The company is aiming to reduce operating costs associated with its Japanese operations while foreign exchange trading volumes keep rising throughout the final quarter of the year despite fewer trading days last month.
Wednesday, 03/12/2014 | 06:31 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Breaking: Offshore New Zealand Brokers Exempted from NZ$ 1M Capital Requirement
- According to the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority, if brokers are not offering their services to New Zealand residents, there is no need to get licensed by the regulator, but only register on the FSPR.
Tuesday, 02/12/2014 | 17:04 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Markets.com Launches New Web Trader to Offer Proprietary Platform
- The launch of the platform follows a trend among brokers to create their own technology to avert paying variable fees to third party platform providers. The broker may also be positioning itself as it nears an IPO.
Tuesday, 02/12/2014 | 16:21 GMT by
Ron Finberg
GMO Click Securities Releases November Metrics, FX Volumes Flat MoM
- Japanese Brokerage GMO CLICK Securities has posted its monthly metrics ending in November 2014, underscored by a slight decline of less than -1% MoM in FX volumes, on the heels of last month’s yearly highs.
Tuesday, 02/12/2014 | 06:35 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
November Trading Activity Upbeat at Interactive Brokers - Client Equity Tops $57 Billion
- US broker-dealer, Interactive Brokers reports operating metrics for the month of November. The daily average revenue trades indicator dropped 15% on a month-on-month basis however client money jumps 28%.
Monday, 01/12/2014 | 18:35 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
November FX Trading Volumes on Moscow Exchange Shed 14%
- Volumes on the MOEX FX market still marked a 52% increase over last year, while FX futures rose 370% YoY, however the recent ruble turmoil has not resulted in a new monthly record in November despite record volatility.
Monday, 01/12/2014 | 17:20 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
November Forex Industry Review: FX Fines, Funding and Steady Volumes
- The cooling weather of November or the Turkey and the NFL of Thanksgiving didn't result in a slowdown of activity in the forex industry as the month saw the release of plenty of products, scandals, and funding.
Monday, 01/12/2014 | 16:46 GMT by
Ron Finberg
London Capital Group Holdings Employee Benefit Trust Buys 9 Mln Shares
- The trust purchased the shares from GLIO Holdings through an intracompany loan from London Capital Group Limited totaling £3,165,750, with the acquisition boosting EBT’s company share to 22.4 per cent.
Monday, 01/12/2014 | 12:29 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Exclusive: ORE Launches Inaugural Native Solution For FX Options on MT4
- Options software technology firm, ORE has launched its first-ever comprehensive MT4 solution in a bid to expand its exposure in the options trading market, giving clients access to FX options.
Monday, 01/12/2014 | 09:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Breaking: New Zealand FMA’s Phase Two Slated to Take Effect, Major Shift Coming?
- Phase two of New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is poised to take effect December 1, ushering in a new era of capital markets and financial services laws that will revamp investor disclosure.
Friday, 28/11/2014 | 07:58 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Exclusive: Over $5 Million Paid for Invest.com by Israeli VC to Enter the Forex Business
- Tel Aviv headquartered "super angel investor" fund, led by Moshe Hogeg the CEO of Mobli, set a new price record for forex related website domains, more than doubling Investing.com's $2.45 Million in 2012.
Thursday, 27/11/2014 | 18:41 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Products Galore and What Is New at the Forex Magnates London Summit
- There was no shortage of new products on display at last week's Forex Magnates London Summit. Today we take a look at some of the innovation and how it fits with trends and needs in the forex industry.
Thursday, 27/11/2014 | 17:59 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Alpari UK Trading Volumes Stabilize Further in October, Ticking up 2%
- A cash-back promotion lasting throughout the second half of the month in tandem with increasing interest in trading precious metals has contributed to a solid month at Alpari UK despite increasing competition.
Thursday, 27/11/2014 | 12:35 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
London Capital Group's Executive Chairman Buys 1.16% of the Company's Float
- Aside from the capital injection from Charles-Henri Sabet led GLIO Holdings, he is committing personal resources into the company's future involving the merger of traditional voice broking with electronic trading.
Thursday, 27/11/2014 | 07:52 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FxPro Cuts Renminbi Trading Margin Requirements, Opening the Door for More Client Demand
- The FCA regulated broker is aiming to provide additional incentives for trading the Chinese currency just as more analysts are expecting that the renminbi will start behaving more and more like a “normal currency”.
Wednesday, 26/11/2014 | 19:06 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Breaking: Senior Management of Saxo Bank Switzerland Parts Ways with the Company
- The management of Saxo Bank Switzerland AG decided to resign following a strategic decision by the bank to move the servicing of institutional clients already contracted outside of Switzerland to London or Copenhagen.
Wednesday, 26/11/2014 | 17:47 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Exclusive: Magick and Atom8 Bring Cloud-Based Automatic Strategies to MetaTrader 4
- Inking its first broker partnership, Magick, a cloud based automatic trading will begin to be offered as a service to Atom8 MetaTrader 4 account holders to speed up development and deployment of their algo trading.
Wednesday, 26/11/2014 | 14:46 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Exclusive: ACM Gold Becomes First African Forex Broker to Adopt the Tradable Platform
- Africa’s biggest broker is partnering with Tradable and joins the likes of Monex Group in Japan, GAIN Capital in America and IS Investment in Turkey as the first provider in their region to launch the open platform.
Wednesday, 26/11/2014 | 07:54 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
IG Group Holdings Plc on Track for Record Quarter, Shares Hit Record Highs
- The company issued a trading update outlining that it is on track for record quarterly growth exceeding IG’s own forecasts through a significant rise in trading activity after increased volatility in October.
Tuesday, 25/11/2014 | 07:39 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Nadex First to Offer Bitcoin Derivatives Trading to US Retail Investors
- The firm plans to launch its binary options offering next month, subject to a CFTC filing as the company’s CEO Tim McDermott shared with our reporters that the regulator is the most proactive one in relation to Bitcoin.
Monday, 24/11/2014 | 22:08 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
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