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Exclusive: CySec Calling – 24option Gets Regulated
- CySec continues to prove itself as the ‘go to’ destination for binary options regulation. Following the trend, Forex Magnates has confirmed that 24option has finalized its application process and became regulated.
Thursday, 29/08/2013 | 08:06 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Royal Bank of Scotland Announces Imminent Closure of marketindex CFD Division
- British multinational financial institution the Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced that it is to close its marketindex CFD division on November 8 this year at 4.00pm. Do CFDs have a future?
Wednesday, 28/08/2013 | 11:55 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Plus500 Posts First Financials After IPO; Revenues Rise 47%
- Fresh after raising $75 million on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM marketplace in July, the CFD and FX broker has released its first financial report, with revenues and net profit both seeing sharp gains.
Tuesday, 27/08/2013 | 07:29 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Takeaways From Saxo Bank Half Year Financials
- Following a weak 2012, Saxo Bank released encouraging first half 2013 financials last week. Today we take a look a three areas of focus that affected the firms earnings positively and mark their direction for the future.
Monday, 26/08/2013 | 13:17 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Dubai Based, MMA Forex Owner Detained on Allegations of Fraud
- In a story that began late last year, and escalated six months ago, investors of Dubai based MMA Forex have begun to take matters in their own hands after the broker has refused to pay back deposits.
Monday, 26/08/2013 | 11:11 GMT by
Ron Finberg
FXPRIMUS Looks East - Representative Office Opened In Shanghai
- The Far East continues to be a region of significant value to overseas brokers, with many opening representative offices in China. Today, FXPRIMUS announces the opening of its representative office in Shanghai,
Friday, 23/08/2013 | 14:11 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Swiss FX Brokers Report Profit in 2013 Half Year Results
- Switzerland’s FX brokers continue to display positive results amid volatile times. MIG Bank and Dukascopy Bank, two regulated FX brokers from Switzerland reported half yearly results for 2013, both in the green.
Friday, 23/08/2013 | 13:37 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Updated: FXCM In Discussions With Infinium Capital
- According to the Wall Street Journal, FXCM is rumored to be a possible acquirer of privately owned Infinium Capital Management. The Chicago based high frequency trading is a marker maker in OTC and exchange based assets
Friday, 23/08/2013 | 06:29 GMT by
Ron Finberg
eToro Places Emphasis On Mobile Social Trading, Launches New iPhone Application
- eToro announced the release of its new iPhone social trading application, which is a complete redesign of the company's OpenBook desktop application. The company aims for 80% mobile usage among users.
Thursday, 22/08/2013 | 10:25 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Saxo Bank Announces Interim Results For H1 2013: Net Income More Than Doubles YoY
- Saxo Bank has today announced its interim results for the first half of 2013, with a return to form following last year's 88% contraction during the same period. During the first half of 2013, profit grew sixfold.
Thursday, 22/08/2013 | 09:58 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Polish FX Broker EFIX Goes Public on NewConnect
- EFIX a Polish brokerage firm offering FX, CFDs and equities through GFT's Deal Book platform has gone public on the alternative market. The firm stars trading today on NewConnect, trading at 10 Zloty a share.
Wednesday, 21/08/2013 | 08:47 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Keep Your Eyes On! BTC-E Launching MT4 with Integration to Bitcoin Exchange
- BTC-E, among the top five bitcoin exchanges by volume, and leader for bitcoin/ruble trading, has announced that they are launching MT4. According to BTC-E, MT4 will be integrated with the exchange liquidity.
Tuesday, 20/08/2013 | 08:33 GMT by
Ron Finberg
MT4 Hitting Japanese Giant – Monex Group Launching the Platform
- Monex Group has announced that it is launching the Metatrader 4 platform to users under the name MONEX MT4. The broker becomes on of the largest firms to offer MT4 which has limited popularity in Japan.
Tuesday, 20/08/2013 | 07:58 GMT by
Ron Finberg
OANDA Focuses on Technical Analysis in Latest fxTrade Mobile Update
- Forex broker, OANDA has announced its latest update to its mobile fxTrade platform. Meeting requests from clients, the current update focuses on technical analysis with the addition of drawing tools.
Monday, 19/08/2013 | 16:28 GMT by
Ron Finberg
The Dangers Of Social Interaction: cTrader Accused of Alleged Copyright Infringement
- US financial technology company Modulus Financial Engineering has today announced the application of a successful DMCA take-down of source code on cTrader's cTDN community for alleged breach of copyright.
Monday, 19/08/2013 | 10:45 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
MetaTrader Continues Its Retail Dominance; ThinkForex Explains The Need For Diversity
- MetaTrader 4 has enjoyed a clear run of the retail FX market for a number of years, however although it remains a benchmark among retail traders, there is an increasing demand for other platforms. ThinkForex details why.
Friday, 16/08/2013 | 12:41 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
GAIN Capital Announces Monthly Metrics For July 2013 - Retail Volume Down 8.5% MoM
- Many brokers across the entire FX industry made hay during H1 of 2013, especially comparative to last year. GAIN Capital is no exception, although today's release of July's metrics show a downturn over last month.
Friday, 16/08/2013 | 12:31 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
FlexTrade Announces Integration With OTC Link To Support Trading And Market Making
- Financial markets technology provider FlexTrade Systems has today announced a full integration with OTC Link to support rading and market making on OTC Link’s US –based alternative trading system, OTC Link ATS.
Wednesday, 14/08/2013 | 14:11 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CitiFX Pro Launching New Improved MT4 Offering
- CitiFX Pro has announced the launch of a new ‘improved’ MT4 for its clients. According to Citi, the new MT4 offering provides customers with better execution, more stability as well as access to a free VPS product.
Wednesday, 14/08/2013 | 12:07 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Algos Go Retail – Seer Trading Launching Retail Focused Platform
- Joining the ranks of retail focused algorithmic platforms comes Seer Trading. The platform was designed for building, back testing, optimizing, and deploying automated trading strategies.
Wednesday, 14/08/2013 | 07:08 GMT by
Ron Finberg
US FX Brokers Feel the Summer Heat as Retail Assets Decline 1.4% MoM
- The gradual diminish of the US retail FX market is coming close to reality as brokers are experiencing declining metrics. Retail Forex assets held by brokers declined 1.4% from a month earlier in June 2013.
Tuesday, 13/08/2013 | 22:07 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
ETX Capital Ventures Further Into Europe - Opens Three New Offices
- British spread betting broker ETX Capital has today announced that it has opened new operations in Italy, Denmark and Romania, as part of its expansion program in expanding its presence across Europe.
Tuesday, 13/08/2013 | 14:24 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
IC Markets Bolsters its Growing Partners Business with Launch of New Portal
- Australian IC Markets has announced the launch of a new MT4 integrated partners portal. The launch is part of the firm's focus on affiliates with its growth of IB, Money Manager, and White Label partners.
Monday, 12/08/2013 | 11:41 GMT by
Ron Finberg
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