FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM), a global online provider of forex trading, Contract for Difference (CFD), and related services, announces today the launch of the Forex Market Depth Indicator exclusively for its flagship Trading Station platform. The Forex Market Depth Indicator allows FXCM clients to see up to five levels of liquidity and depth for 17 of the…
Read moreLeapRate caught up with the CEO of NZ based Forex broker FXPIG Kevin Murcko, discussing the industry from his point of view and how he runs his brokerage, which you can read all about in the following Q and A. Kevin is one of the most transparent CEO's in the Forex Industry you will ever…
Read moreMarkets operator Deutsche Borse has announced that its Deutsche Börse Venture Network will launch its Venture Match service at the end of September. Venture Match will facilitate financing rounds involving investors and growth companies. The service will leverage the Venture Network platform launched in June 2015, which currently connects just under 200 international investors with more…
Read moreMatching volume declines we have seen across the board at leading Retail and Institutional eFX platforms in what seems to be a very slow summer trading season, Denmark-based multi-asset broker Saxo Bank has reported that August volumes came in at $221 billion, or $9.6 billion per trading day during the month. The $221 billion figure was…
Read moreGTX, the institutional foreign exchange trading arm of Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), announced today it has hired Eduard Poltavsky as Director, e-FX Sales. Poltavsky specializes in Russian ruble and other eastern European currency pairs. Before joining GTX, Poltavsky was Director of FX Sales at the Hotspot FX unit of Bats Global Markets Inc (BATS:BATS). This marks…
Read moreEurope based brokerage Admiral Markets has announced an update to their CFD offering on indices of the world's largest exchanges, as follows: decreasing spreads and margin rates, expanding the list of instruments, adding special features, such as extended trading hours and fixed in-hour spreads. Also an improvement in the offering, Admiral Markets is offering the…
Read moreThe FCA warning follows a similar warning issued against CMS in February in Canada.
Read moreThere are quite a lot of parallel between the Forex sector and other heavily regulated industries. And that includes how they go about marketing in jurisdictions where marketing is either not formally allowed, or is heavily restricted. What can Forex brokers do in these situations? What lessons are there to be learned from other regulated…
Read moreMultiasset execution management systems provider FlexTrade Systems has announced the introduction of TradeGuide - a unique new way of visualising and presenting trade data in the company’s FlexTRADER multi-asset execution management system (EMS). TradeGuide is a series of pre-defined web components sitting directly in the FlexTRADER multi-asset EMS. It offers pre-trade and in-flight feedback on…
Read moreAustralia financial regulator ASIC has announced that Collaroy director Mark Frederic Byers, has been banned by ASIC from managing companies for the maximum of five years for his conduct in the management of four failed companies. Mr Byer's ban follows the appointment of liquidators to four fashion apparel companies he managed: Mentmore Pty Ltd, 095…
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