forex
Ex-Citi FX Head, Rohan Ramchandani Heads to LCG Despite Investigation
- Ex-Citigroup FX Head Rohan Ramchandani, the first individual fired during a global string of probes for FX manipulation has just been appointed as Chief Advisor for FX Spot and Risk Management at London Capital Group (LCG).
Friday, 12/09/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
ParFX Launches New Prime Service - Aims to Harmonise Institutional Spot Foreign Exchange
- A new prime brokerage service for buy-side customers claims to level the playing field for all institutional traders by removing latency as an advantage and disclosing counter-party identities post trade.
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 05:46 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Shift Forex’s Anthony DiSanti Talks US, Latin American FX Growth
- Forex Magnates checked in with Anthony DiSanti, Chief Marketing Officer at Shift Forex during a stateside visit to discuss the group’s regional diversification and FX prospects in Latin America.
Wednesday, 10/09/2014 | 00:15 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
FX Director, Trader Nat Payne Leaves UniCredit for Credit Agricole
- Longtime FX specialist Nat Payne has left UniCredit, relinquishing his position as its FX Director and senior trader to take up employment at Credit Agricole, where he will assume a similar role.
Wednesday, 10/09/2014 | 00:13 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CySEC Launches New Regulatory Directive against Market Abuse
- The Cypriot regulator has launched a series of mandates and edicts policing against unregulated entities, including a recent push to curb market abuse (MAR). The new amendments will take effect in 2016.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 11:23 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Monex Slated to Terminate MT4 Service, All-in on tradable
- Japanese FX stalwart Monex Group, has announced it will be terminating its service for the Metatrader 4 (MT4) platform by the end of October, having shifted its focus and backing behind tradable’s platform.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 07:51 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
John Miesner Parts Ways with KCG Hotspot Following Lengthy Tenure
- KCG Hotspot has a key vacancy to fill, after it was recently announced that John Miesner would reportedly be parting ways with the forex firm after a period of 14 years with the company in a variety of senior roles.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 06:48 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
The Average Daily Volume Submitted to CLS Rebounded 11.9% in August
- The CLS Group is confirming the broad based recovery in trading volumes during in August of 2014, leading to what the industry says has certainly been the most active trading week in the forex markets this year.
Monday, 08/09/2014 | 14:33 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Arrivederci Euro: Draghi Leads a Divided ECB to Deliver Biggest Daily Drop Since 2012
- As the ECB starts buying asset backed securities, Mario Draghi emphasized that EU governments should deliver structural reforms for economic growth and help the central bank reach its 2 percent inflation target.
Friday, 05/09/2014 | 09:11 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Exclusive: NFA Issues a Complaint against FXDD, Raising Allegations on Five Counts
- According to information exclusively obtained by Forex Magnates the company is facing up to $1,250,000 in fines from the NFA, as charges are raised against FXDD and its CEO, Joseph Botkie.
Thursday, 04/09/2014 | 21:17 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Soft-FX's Max Faust Talks Next Generation FX Liquidity Solutions
- Forex Magnates reached out to Max Faust, the Chief Executive of Soft-FX for an exclusive in-depth look into technologically-driven FX brokerage solutions that are seemingly taking the industry by storm.
Thursday, 04/09/2014 | 00:03 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Torben Kaaber Parts Ways with Saxo Bank, Successor Chosen
- Longtime CEO and executive Torben Kaaber has parted ways with Saxo Bank, ending a lengthy tenure of over 16 years – the vacancy was immediately filled in a recent announcement, culminating in the succession of Anthony Belchambers.
Wednesday, 03/09/2014 | 14:18 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
A Partnership with OANDA Brings Trading Platform MotiveWave to OANDA Marketplace
- OANDA's Marketplace gains access to an advanced technical analysis solution providing expanded backtesting capabilities and clever analysis tools catering to an expanded variety of forex and CFD traders.
Tuesday, 02/09/2014 | 13:10 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Exclusive: Saxo Bank Raises Margin Requirements on Swiss Franc Trading
- Increasing geopolitical risks coupled with the shift of monetary policy of the European Central Bank are risking a test of the Swiss National Bank's resolve to maintain the EURCHF "floor" level at 1.20.
Tuesday, 02/09/2014 | 00:40 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Forex Nation’s Danielle Lehrer on Financial Markets: Greed Is Dead
- Forex Magnates reached out to Danielle Lehrer for an exclusive interview on the company’s unique and transparent business model.
Tuesday, 02/09/2014 | 00:02 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
UniCredit Names Peter Billington, Senior FX Options, Exotics Trader
- Peter Billington, a former Global Head of Forex Flow Options at Commerzbank, has just been appointed as the newest Senior FX Options Trader and Exotics Trading Manager at UniCredit, following a brief absence from the market.
Friday, 29/08/2014 | 17:38 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Last One out Turn off the Lights: Marex Spectron Closes FX Business
- Marex Spectron, the multi-asset brokerage house has decided to terminate its FX operations, following a rut of underwhelming revenues and volumes and an exodus of key executive personnel to GAIN Capital.
Friday, 29/08/2014 | 14:55 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Standard Chartered Names Priyen Shah as Director, FX Options Trading
- In the wake of diminishing revenues, Standard Chartered has appointed Priyen Shah as its newest Director, FX Options Trading, in a bid to help shakeup the bank’s moribund FX metrics this year.
Friday, 29/08/2014 | 13:27 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Video: Dallas FED Chairman, Richard Fisher, Takes on the Ice Bucket Challenge
- It is time for the financial industry to pay up in donations and raise awareness about Lou Gehrig's disease after a round of major tech companies CEO's made the ice bucket challenge truly viral in August.
Friday, 29/08/2014 | 11:12 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
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