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The Voice From Within - FX Industry Insiders Provide Detailed Perspective on CySEC Rulings
2013-08-06T17:52:58.000+02:00
As Cypriot regulator CySEC prepares to implement its ruling that non-EU clients must gain approval from local regulatory authorites before becoming a client, industry figures explain possible future dynamics.
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SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes Looks Toward New Opportunities As He Moves On
2013-08-06T09:32:20.000+02:00
After a five year tenure as SEC Commissioner, Troy A. Paredes stood down from office on Friday, with a view to seek new opportunities.
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myfxbook Expands Service To Offer Liquidity Charts - Offers AutoTrade To Pepperstone Clients
2013-08-05T17:55:05.000+02:00
myfxbook has today added a new section to its analytics and social trading tool, in the form of a liquidity charting facility. In addition, the firm also offers AutoTrading to Pepperstone's client base.
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Technology
Thomson Reuters Further Expands Eikon Messenger To Buy-Side Via Integration With FXall Client Base
2013-08-05T12:08:34.000+02:00
Thomson Reuters has today announced that FXall clients are now able to connect, interact and collaborate with Eikon Messenger's global community consisting of 190,000 members.
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MONEX Group Announces Monthly Metrics For July 2013 - Volumes Down 30%
2013-08-05T08:09:16.000+02:00
Japanese FX and derivatives trading company MONEX Group has announced its monthly metrics for July 2013, showing a more than two-fold increase in average daily volumes when compared with the previous year.
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Ex-LCG Executive Angus Campbell Joins FxPro As Head of Public Relations
2013-08-04T09:34:51.000+02:00
FxPro recruits ex-London Capital Group Head of Market Analysis and Communications as Head of Public Relations. Based in London, Mr. Campbell prepares to assume office this week.
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Japan's Trillion Dollar Club: GMO Click Continues To Post Over $1 Trillion Monthly Volumes
2013-08-02T10:18:49.000+02:00
Japan's retail FX industry continues to go from strength to strength, as GMO Click Securities completes July with a total volume figure of over $1 trilliomn for the second month in a row.
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Executive Interview: Rachel Clark, COO Of AFX Capital Elaborates On Expansion To Institutional Sector
2013-08-02T08:26:05.000+02:00
AFX Capital's COO Rachel Clark defines the methodology behind increasing the company's presence within London's institutional FX sector, and defines her perspective on the future of retail FX.
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Get Out! CySEC Bans FX Firms From Accepting Non-EU Clients
2013-08-01T16:09:49.000+02:00
Cyprus today finds itself amid further controversy as its regulator sets an immediate ruling in place to prohibit the soliciting of non-EU clients without authorization. Forex Magnates provides a look from within.
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Regulation
SEC Increases Rulings For Firms Holding Client Assets - Imposes Further Protective Policies
2013-07-31T22:21:34.000+02:00
The handling of client funds is a matter at the heart of regulatory policy currently, further borne out by today's ruling by the SEC that it will adopt more stringent rulings on the handling of client funds placed with broker-dealers.
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Working In Harmony: Traiana's CCP Connect Link Processes First NDF Trade To LCH.Clearnet
2013-07-29T12:36:22.000+02:00
After a detailed and extensive development program, Traiana's Harmony CCP Connect interdealer and client clearing workflow solution has today delivered its first trade to LCH.Clearnet via its dedicated link.
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Regulation
US Government To Meet With CFTC and SEC Tomorrow To Question Implementation Delays Relating to Dodd-Frank Act
2013-07-29T07:16:13.000+02:00
A panel of US Senators are scheduled to meet with the SEC and CFTC tomorrow in order to ascertain reasons for the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act having taken three years to implement. A focus on OTC derivatives is expected.
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Britain Investigates Possibility of Imposing Transaction Tax on HFT
2013-07-29T06:28:30.000+02:00
British government officials are considering a move to impose a financial transaction tax on HFT in order to deter what it considers to be very short term investors subsequent to a review by economist Professor John Kay.
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Payments
The advantages of tokenization for Forex and Binary Options brokers
2013-07-29T02:00:00.000+02:00
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FXDD Compliance Officer Fined $75,000 By NFA For Irregularities In AML Procedure
2013-07-28T08:35:35.000+02:00
Further demonstrating the regulatory effort directed at ensuring that funds received by FX firms are legitimate, the NFA has fined FXDD Chief Compliance Officer James E. Green $75,000 for irregularities brought to light by complaints.
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FCA Fines Royal Bank Of Scotland £5.6 Million For Failing To Report Transactions
2013-07-25T10:01:18.000+02:00
Whilst regulatory authorities are busily engaged in defining the methods by which they intend to reform financial markets, one such aspect is trade and transaction reporting. The FCA demonstrates that this is also part of its remit by issuing RBS with a penalty.
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eToro Adds Stocks on its Social Trading Network as Operations Evolve
2013-07-25T09:15:31.000+02:00
Evolving its operations, social trading broker, eToro has announced the launch of stock trading on its network, which adds the asset to its existing forex, commodities, and indices offerings. Forex Magnates speaks to firm to learn more.
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Regulation
ASIC Releases Half Yearly Regulatory Enforcement Outcomes For January To June 2013
2013-07-24T09:20:04.000+02:00
Australia's financial markets regulator ASIC has demonstrated recently that it is strengthening its regulatory scope, and has today released full details of enforcements which have taken place between January and June this year.
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GAIN Capital Selling Securities Business to TradeKing
2013-07-23T17:39:51.000+02:00
US based online brokerage, TradeKing, has announced that it is acquiring GAIN Capital’s stock trading subsidiary, GAIN Capital Securities. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
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IG Group Releases Preliminary Results For FY 2013: Net Revenue Down 1.4%, Profit Up
2013-07-23T08:51:56.000+02:00
Today, British FX firm IG Group Holdings has released its annual preliminary results for the year ending May 31, 2013, displaying an upturn in profit, and improved volumes during 2013 after slow 2012.
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GFI Adds to the Growing List of SEF Applicants
2013-07-22T19:46:28.000+02:00
Leading inter-dealer broker, GFI, becomes the fourth firm to register itself as a Swap Execution Facility. The multi asset broker joins the growing list of firms that expect volumes to shift to recognised exchanges.
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Regulation
CFTC Fines Algorithmic Trader $2.8 Million For Spoofing In The First Market Abuse Case Brought By Dodd-Frank Act, And Imposes Ban
2013-07-22T15:09:36.000+02:00
Today, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Britain's FCA announced that they have brought a milestone case against an algorithmic trading entity for market abuse, representing the first Dodd-Frank Act application.
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Social Trading Usage Examined – Analytics Firm Releases Results Of Survey On Use Of Social Media By OTC Firms
2013-07-22T09:47:29.000+02:00
Social media is now widely accepted as a medium in regular use in the FX business. Analytics and data management firm OneMarketData today released the outcome of a survey conducted on the current and future social trading trends.
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Technology
Executive Interview: Mauro Betschart, CEO and Founder, BTC Global Discusses Worldwide Bitcoin Dynamics
2013-07-19T07:29:29.000+02:00
With so many events having occurred in the world's banking sector over recent years, virtual currencies have risen in popularity, culminating in one particular example, Bitcoin, becoming an exchange tradable instrument.
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A World First: Bitcoins Used To Acquire Gaming Firm. SatoshiDice Sells For 126,315 BTC
2013-07-18T15:11:42.000+02:00
Usually, mergers and acquisitions are conducted in wood-paneled boardrooms by sombre-suited accountants, however yesterday the first acquisition was completed in Bitcoins as SatoshiDice sells for 126,315 BTC.
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