Japan
Monex Q1 Fiscal 2015: Global FX Revenue Halved, Total Revenue down 43% YoY
- Monex Group's US business continues to be in the red, while YoY revenues from Japanese equities trading are taking a big hit due to the one-off rise last year, Japanese business now accounts for 63% of total revenues.
Thursday, 31/07/2014 | 07:27 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Industry Stalwarts Arrive in Tokyo for the Forex Magnates' Summit
- Industry-leading executives have been steadfastly arriving in Tokyo, one of the true global hubs for forex, for the 2014 Forex Magnates Summit slated to take place from July 29-30 at the luxurious Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
Tuesday, 29/07/2014 | 00:25 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Former Goldman Trader gets $1.6 million funding for new bitcoin exchange in Japan
Wednesday, 23/07/2014 | 08:24 GMT by
Leon Pick
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten may soon accept Bitcoin
Tuesday, 15/07/2014 | 11:55 GMT by
Leon Pick
Atlas ATS and BitOcean partner to fill void left by MtGox with Japan-based exchange
Tuesday, 15/07/2014 | 08:15 GMT by
Leon Pick
DMM Market's FX Volumes Drop for Fifth Straight Month in June, Lower by 16%
- FX volumes in Japan continue trending substantially lower month after month, with DMM reporting client trading volume at $364.8 billion (¥37 trillion) - an uneasy environment to enter summer trading.
Wednesday, 02/07/2014 | 08:06 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Goldman Sachs Japan Co.’s VP and FX Salesman, Wako Ogawa Resigns
- Goldman Sachs Group’s Tokyo FX Salesman and Vice President of the group’s Japanese Division, Wako Ogawa has resigned from his position and is slated join an unnamed financial institutional later this year.
Tuesday, 24/06/2014 | 09:54 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Exclusive: Spotware's cTrader Launches in Japan with FX Crown
- The company is breaking new ground on the Japanese market, launching with local brokerage Crown FX to compliment its solution named ArbiFX, which is aiming to deliver a diverse offering to the local market.
Wednesday, 18/06/2014 | 13:32 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Binary Options Trading Volumes in Japan Drop 41.5% in May
- According to monthly data released by the Japanese Financial Services Authority, the number of actively trading binary options accounts in the country has averaged just above 12,000 since the start of the year.
Monday, 16/06/2014 | 23:20 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Analysis: Can Abenomics Revive Japanese FX Brokers’ Declining Volumes?
- After GMO Click, DMM Securities and Monex Inc all saw low volumes in May, it seems that the only triggers for stimulating trade in the forex giant are monetary easing or the Abenomics’ promised structural reform.
Friday, 06/06/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Monex Group Reports May Metrics, Global FX Volume Declines to $32.8 Billion
- Monex Group Inc has just released its trading metrics in the month ending May 2014, yielding another monthly decline in Global FX Volume to $32.8 billion, from $33.3 billion in April (-1.5% MoM).
Wednesday, 04/06/2014 | 05:51 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Analysis: BOJ Stands Pat, Kuroda Tries to Jawbone the Yen, Volatility Looks Distant
- After the monthly monetary policy meeting, Bank of Japan's governor, Haruhiko Kuroda has expressed his views on the recent rally in the Japanese yen and reasserted commitment to achieve 2% inflation in the country.
Thursday, 22/05/2014 | 22:06 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Invast Releases myST24 Platform from Australia Office, Offering Trading Signals
- ASIC-regulated Invast Financial Services Pty Ltd, the Australia-based entity for the brand behind the Japan-headquartered operator, has today released its myST24 platform for the first time outside of Japan.
Tuesday, 20/05/2014 | 08:24 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Exclusive: Beeks FX Acquires Gallant to Form the Biggest VPS Service Provider in Retail FX
- Beeks FX VPS' CEO Gordon McArthur discusses exclusively with Forex Magnates who needs to use a VPS service, the deal, future acquisition plans and the biggest growth areas for the company going ahead.
Monday, 12/05/2014 | 08:30 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Tradition Acquires Remaining Stake in Meitan Tradition from Central Tanshi in Japan
- After Central Tanshi in Japan divested its remaining interest, the business will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Tradition which Acquired the leftover stake in Meitan Tradition Co. Ltd.
Wednesday, 30/04/2014 | 07:00 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Monex Announces Membership in MIT Media Lab, as Academia Sought for Cutting Edge Technology
- The Tokyo-based FX broker operating globally, has today announced its membership as a Consortium Laboratory Member with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's MIT Media Lab, for an estimated $400K per annum.
Friday, 18/04/2014 | 10:23 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Alibaba partners with Yahoo! Japan for payment support
Wednesday, 09/04/2014 | 08:50 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
DMM Securities March Volumes Down 5.3% MoM to $517.9 Billion
- Last month volumes fell by $29.3 billion in total for Tokyo-based DMM.com. When compared to February, this decrease is about 5.3% from $547.2 Billion to $517.9 Month-over-Month, as volatility dipped slightly.
Friday, 04/04/2014 | 14:09 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
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