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Mark Preston Drops Interim Title As He Is Appointed CEO of City Index
- After filling the role of interim CEO for City Index since the departure of Martin Belsham in December 2013, the broker has announced that Mark Preston has been appointed as the company’s CEO.
Thursday, 06/02/2014 | 15:29 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Bitcoin regulatory status around the world, February 5th 2014
Wednesday, 05/02/2014 | 16:56 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Alpari UK Exiting from Binary Options, Cites Regulations
- Alpari UK has notified clients that it will no longer be offering binary options trading starting next week. The news comes shortly after they launched the product in September of 2013 using technology from SpotOption.
Wednesday, 05/02/2014 | 10:32 GMT by
Ron Finberg
GMO Click Securities Announces Volumes for January 2014 - On The Road to Recovery
- Japanese FX heavyweight GMO Click Securities has today announced its monthly figures for January 2014, demonstrating a healthy start to the year and a step toward the halcyon days of last summer.
Wednesday, 05/02/2014 | 06:31 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
India's FDI discussion paper raises mixed feelings among consumers and traders
Tuesday, 04/02/2014 | 16:52 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
MetaQuotes Releases Build 600: Marketplaces, MT5 and Regulation in the Balance
- As scheduled, MetaQuotes has announced that MT4 Build 600 has gone live yesterday evening. The new build brings to MetaTrader 4 users access to the company’s marketplace as well as a major update to the MQL 4 language.
Tuesday, 04/02/2014 | 11:43 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Istanbullish About FX! Forex Magnates to Host its First Turkey FX Conference in April
- Recognizing Turkey's massive potential in FX, Forex Magnates will hold a two-day conference in Istanbul in exactly two months. Attendees' will include both the industry (B2B) as well as traders (B2C).
Tuesday, 04/02/2014 | 08:00 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Interactive Brokers Reports January Trading Metrics, DARTs Increase By 22% MoM
- The Total client equity reminded flat at $45.7 billion during the month, but that is still a 33% increase from January 2013. Comprising that client equity were 243,000 accounts, 2% more than December 2013.
Monday, 03/02/2014 | 20:55 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Exclusive: Bitcoin Broker Liquidity Arrives as FXOpen Launches LP Division
- Coming to the market is a new Liquidity Provider offering from FXOpen that will offer B2B clients and professional traders access to their interbank ECN. In addition, the broker is launching a bitcoin exchange.
Monday, 03/02/2014 | 14:41 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Saxo Bank January Metrics, Volumes Jump Nearly 30%, Deposits Up $90Mln to $8.11Bln
- Online trading broker Saxo Bank has Reported January 2014 Forex figures, showing deposits up 1.12% from December, and total trading volumes up 29% to $304 billion in January up from $235 billion in December.
Monday, 03/02/2014 | 14:01 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
GMO Click's FX PRIME Business Reports Its Q3 Results, Share Price Drops 4.52%
- Results for the firms FY Q3 included October, November and December, consisting of plummeting trading volumes, steady deposits near 15 bln yen, and 2,977 new accounts to reach 143,805 accounts, operating income dropped.
Monday, 03/02/2014 | 11:18 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Reaping the Rewards: Maintaining a Quality & Motivated Sales Team
- In the Forex Magnates Quarterly Industry Report for Q4 of 2013, the method by which to build, establish and maintain a successful and motivated sales team is examined in detail, with viewpoints from FX industry leaders.
Sunday, 02/02/2014 | 08:00 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Mergers and Acquisitions in 2013 - Review and Analysis
- From the FXCM-GAIN Capital-GFT saga to Thomson Reuters’ acquisitions to the merger of GETCO and Knight Capital forming KCG, Forex Magnates examined the reasons that made M&A such a hot trend last year.
Saturday, 01/02/2014 | 08:39 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
10 Questions About Saxo Bank’s New ‘Social’ TradingFloor.com, What to Expect
- Last week Saxo Bank officially unveiled its new TradingFloor portal which is being re-launched as a social trading community. Today we review some of its key features, what is lacking, and overall what users should expect.
Friday, 31/01/2014 | 10:42 GMT by
Ron Finberg
MONEX Group Consolidated Q3 Results Confirm Growth & Profitability Despite Lower Volumes
- MONEX reports strong operating performance for the third quarter of the current Japanese fiscal year. Revenues and income were up across global business units despite a fall in trading activity during the latter stage of 2013.
Friday, 31/01/2014 | 08:43 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CySEC Approves Binary Options Broker Dragon Options Ltd as Cypriot Investment Firm
- The latest CIF approved by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission is Dragon Options Ltd, a binary options provider under the website DragonOptions.com, Forex Magnates speaks with its CEO Moti Rivlin for comments.
Thursday, 30/01/2014 | 17:41 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Alpari RU Closes Out 2013 with Record Year, Looks Toward 2014
- Ending a solid year, Alpari RU hosted a press conference yesterday to review it 2013 achievements. For the year, Alpari RU posted monthly trading volumes of $131.2 billion and client RPM of $66.5.
Thursday, 30/01/2014 | 11:10 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Binary Options Faces Binary Conundrum: Is it Trading or Gaming?
- The retail binary options industry quickly gained a large audience since CySec recognized it as a financial product. Today, with such competition and regulatory reluctance world wide, is the future gaming?
Wednesday, 29/01/2014 | 15:40 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
ILQ Cans Hedging as NFA Files Complaint Against Firm for Failure to Co-Operate
- ILQ has issued a notice to its client base removing the 'hedging' facility that it had previously provided, subsequent to a complaint by the NFA which levels allegations at the company's method of operation.
Wednesday, 29/01/2014 | 14:47 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
OANDA US Client Profitability Q4 Decline, Technology or Macro Driven? Executive Response
- On Monday, Forex Magnates published the US retail forex account profitability report for Q4 2013. Following a drop in OANDA client profitability, VP of Trading, Courtney Gibson spoke to Forex Magnates about the decline.
Wednesday, 29/01/2014 | 10:44 GMT by
Ron Finberg
TRADOLOGIC Moves from Virtual to ‘Real’ with TRADINATOR Arcade-Style Financial Gaming
- Bored with slots, Star Wars the Old Republic, or the poker tables? Binary options provider, TRADOLOGIC will be soon expanding its product line with the launch of TRADINATOR, a hardware based financial gaming product.
Tuesday, 28/01/2014 | 17:00 GMT by
Ron Finberg
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