September 06, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

TradAir adds ex EBS exec Bob Ejodame as Global Head of Customer Support

eFX trading technology solutions provider TradAir has announced that Bob Ejodame has joined the company as Global Head of Customer Support. Bob Ejodame brings to TradAir a wealth of experience in managing global support teams, setting up new processes, and supporting mission critical FX trading platforms, having held similar positions elsewhere, including that of Head…

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September 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Moscow Exchange expands Brent Crude futures liquidity support programme

Moscow Exchange has announced that it is making changes to the liquidity support programme for its Derivatives Market from 1 September 2016 by adding options on Brent crude futures. This year has seen record levels of trading activity in commodity derivatives at the MOEX. Average daily trading in options on Brent crude futures has soared 58-fold…

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September 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

The reason traders will stay at your Forex brokerage

For most Forex brokers, their biggest cost is Client Acquisition. So once you have the clients in-house, the last thing you want to do is lose them. So how do you retain clients? With so much choice out there, why will traders stay at your brokerage? Ben Richter, Head of Institutional Sales at Leverate takes…

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September 05, 2016 BY Mike Fox

GMO Click Forex volumes tail off 30% MoM during August

GMO Click Securities, a subsidiary of GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), has just published its key operating metrics for August 2016, with OTC FX volumes dipping below 1 trillion USD during an August with no significant activity to bolster markets and the VIX volatility index in a calm range. This month comes after trading volumes had bounced back…

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September 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Ultimate Guide to Energy Management for Forex Traders

The following guest post is courtesy of New Zealand based Forex broker TitanFX. [divide] Energy management is one of the most effective ways to ensure an active and productive day of work. By mastering energy management, you can execute smart ways to regulate daily energy and increase overall output. For long term trading, managing your…

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September 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness FX trading volumes drop 22% in August to $197 billion

Retail forex broker Exness has reported FX trading volumes of $197.1 billion in July – a 22% decrease from its record monthly volumes of $253 billion recorded in July in a very active and volatile post-Brexit environment. Exness' August results mirror the declines we have seen so far at other leading Retail and Institutional FX trading…

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September 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ICAP appoints Arjun Singh-Muchelle as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs

As it prepares to face new MiFID II regulations, interdealer broker ICAP plc (LON: IAP) has announced that it has appointed Arjun Singh-Muchelle as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs of its Global Broking division (IGBB). Arjun was previously at The Investment Association, where he was a senior adviser on regulatory affairs in relation to institutional investment and…

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September 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Monex Group OTC FX volumes plummet 37% MoM in August

Japanese forex broker Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has just published its key operating metrics for August 2016 and its Global daily average revenue trades (DARTs) were down 16% from July levels, coming in at 231,108. DARTs for Monex's TradeStation Group were down 6% MoM to 91,241. The greatest trading decline at Monex during August was in its OTC FX…

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