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US Forex brokers profitability report for Q3 2011 - OANDA back on top, profitability up
- Finally all US retail forex brokers have updated their profitability stats and the result is surprising - overall profitability is up. This is despite the very volatile quarter forex markets have experienced which typically leads to high losses to forex traders. Apparently forex traders coped with this volatility better than I had expected.
Monday, 17/10/2011 | 15:41 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
FXstat and Myfxbook update their platforms with emphasis on personalization
- Though it's hard to classify what forex social network is (or what a social network in general is) we can all agree that sites like FXstat, Currensee, myfxbook, FxJunction and others do bring traders closer together. We've discussed this issue and presented an extensive overview of the 'social' forex market in the Q2 2011 Forex Magnates Retail Industry Report.
Monday, 17/10/2011 | 09:39 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
FXCM Debuts Currency Rates on the NYSE Trading Floor
- It seems that FXCM marked a new frontier - to become world's premier currency rates supplier. FXCM just announced that it will stream rates on the NYSE floor and back in May 2011 it launched the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index (interview with CEO Drew Niv here). This would mean of course that FXCM steps into the territory of larger and more established currency players like Reuters and ICAP.
Monday, 17/10/2011 | 08:29 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
Metaquotes launches the MQL5 Cloud Network for EAs testing
- This basically bridges EA developers and providers on one hand and owners of resources on the other allowing a more advanced and robust EA optimization process. You can download the Metatrader 5 Strategy Tester Agent here.
Friday, 14/10/2011 | 13:08 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
State Street faces class action suits over forex prices
- Two subsidiaries of State Street Corp. were hit Wednesday with a proposed class action on behalf of several retirement funds alleging the financial services company added an undisclosed mark-up in foreign exchange transactions.
Friday, 14/10/2011 | 08:34 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
FXCM Reports Monthly Metrics for September 2011 - retail volume at peak, acquires Foreland for $17 million
- FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) today announced certain key operating metrics for September 2011 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business. FXCM also announced that it completed the acquisition of the Japanese broker Foreland for $17 million. I estimated the deal to be at the region of $10-12 million.
Friday, 14/10/2011 | 07:35 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
Interbank FX releases a Future of Algorithmic Trading infographic
- Interbank FX releases a Future of Algorithmic Trading infographic
Thursday, 13/10/2011 | 17:48 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
FxPro releases Q3 2011 forex metrics - volume is slightly up
- FxPro Financial Services Ltd (FxPro) a leading global forex broker today announced its operating metrics for the third quarter of 2011. FxPro started releasing its opearting metrics (even though it's not a public company) in the previous quarter. FxPro has since shown that it improved in any possible metric since the IPO data which was released by Forex Magnates back December 2010.
Thursday, 13/10/2011 | 17:33 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
RBA beleives Forex is 'self regulated'
- The Reserve bank of Australia believes that Forex (asset class) is a self regulated financial instrument and is functioning effectively. This is in light of the recent BIS report on High Frequency Trading in Financial Markets.
Wednesday, 12/10/2011 | 11:09 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CFTC releases August 2011 financial data - total US forex deposits up $19 million
- Every month or so CFTC releases financial data for its members. In the past year or so CFTC also releases the total amount of retail forex obligations for retail forex brokers (under FCMRFD and RFED statuses) which shows us how much 'retail money' is held by US forex brokers.
Tuesday, 11/10/2011 | 22:25 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
Ray White and CRW Management to pay over $19 million in forex fraud case
- Washington, DC - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained federal court consent orders resolving its remaining claims against defendants Ray M. White and CRW Management LP (CRW) and relief defendants Christopher R. White and Hurricane Motorsports, LLC, all of Mansfield, Texas.
Tuesday, 11/10/2011 | 22:01 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
CFTC Obtains Default Judgment against Barki LLC in a $38 Million Forex Ponzi Scheme
- Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Barki, LLC of Mint Hill, N.C.
Tuesday, 11/10/2011 | 21:54 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
Capital Markets Board of Turkey threatens to sue 32 forex websites - but some of them are not even operational
- Capital Markets Board of Turkey, announced that they are going to file a criminal complaint for the 32 forex websites, which are still active after 31 August 2011 after they have released communiqué.
Monday, 10/10/2011 | 11:35 GMT by
Guest Contributors
New fx broker MahiFX launching - an interesting teaser
- A new FX brokers looking to launch fx trading is always concerned with how to attract new clients. Most wait till they are fully ready and then splash the cash on Google and banners. Others decide to invest in a pre-launch teaser strategy such as what MahiFX did below
Monday, 10/10/2011 | 08:02 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
Forex Brokers on YouTube
- This article is part of a series of in-depth discussions of Social Marketing in the FX Broker Industry by Media Group London, a full-service marketing agency specializing in the online trading industry. Previous articles include discussions of FX Brokers on Facebook and Twitter.
Wednesday, 05/10/2011 | 21:41 GMT by
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SpotOption and ConversionPros announce collaboration
- SpotOption is the largest binary options software provider - as seen in the upcoming Q3 Forex Magnates Quarterly Report. ConversionPros is a relatively fresh forex marketing agency however it is managed by execs with dozens of years of marketing experience from broker like Easy Forex, markets.com, etc. This paves way for a potentially successful venture for both companies - and more benefits for clients.
Wednesday, 05/10/2011 | 21:27 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
DGCX records 486,710 contracts, up 211%, in September as Indian Rupee Options listed for trading
- The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) clocked volumes of 486,710 contracts, valued at $ 21.3 billion, in September, an increase of 211% compared to the same month last year.
Wednesday, 05/10/2011 | 06:37 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
BNY Mellon hit with $2 Billion suit over forex rates
- BNY Mellon is now being sued for $2 billion by the New York Attorney General over forex transaction prices. Trust the magic of Wall Street however to make wonders as the stock price has only dropped 3% amid these news.
Tuesday, 04/10/2011 | 21:29 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
LMAX to launch MultiCharts - a charting and autotrading platform
- LMAX, the first FSA authorised CFDs trading MTF (multilateral trading facility), has posted a short message on its blog that it is about to soon launch MultiCharts - a charting and autotrading platform that uses the TradeStation EasyLanguage.
Monday, 03/10/2011 | 18:21 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
FXCM ordered to pay $6 million more by the CFTC to settle allegations of failure to monitor and maintain its trading systems
- In total FXCM will pay over $16.2 million to settle NFA and CFTC's charges. This is the continuation of the NFA's fine back in August which charged FXCM with retaining gains derived from positive price slippage; failing to adopt or carry out adequate procedures to ensure the efficient execution of all customer orders; failing to treat all customers equally when giving price adjustments; and failing to adequately investigate suspicious activity in all customers’ accounts. The Complaint charged FXCM and Niv with failing to supervise.
Monday, 03/10/2011 | 18:04 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
Son of forex fraudster to pay over dad's forex ponzi scheme
- A Texas race car driver whose career was subsidized by his imprisoned father's $10.9 million Ponzi scheme agreed to give up $322,000 in ill-gotten gains on Tuesday in a suit brought by securities regulators over the scam.
Sunday, 02/10/2011 | 17:09 GMT by
Michael Greenberg
BIS report highlights High Frequency Trading in FX markets
- The Bank of International Settlements has published a report on High Frequency Trading and its impact on the $4 trillion a day FX markets. Data was collated by representatives of major central banks including the ECB and Bank of Canada. The report looked at the Flash Crash and the Yens heavy move on 17th March.
Wednesday, 28/09/2011 | 07:26 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
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