May 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CBOE Holdings registers 4% MoM decline in ADV in April 2016

CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE), the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), C2 Options Exchange (C2), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and other subsidiaries, has published its operating metrics for April 2016, with trading volumes continuing to fall after already subdued metrics reported in March 2016. CBOE Holdings’ average daily volume for April 2016 amounted…

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May 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

DGCX sees YTD trading volume exceed 6 million contracts

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announces that its year-to-date (YTD) trading volume topped 6 million contracts in April 2016, marking a rise of 45% over the same period last year whilst maintaining a steady Average Daily Open Interest of 109,487 contracts. The increase in overall volumes was mainly driven by DGCX’s currency segment,…

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May 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CME Group teams up with Crypto Facilities to launch Bitcoin Reference Rate and Real-Time Index

International derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today announces its partnership with digital assets trading platform Crypto Facilities Ltd. to develop two new products: CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) and CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index (RTI). The roll out is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016. The BRR will aggregate the trade flow…

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May 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FX Blue rolls out new Publisher EA for MT5

FX Blue today announces the release of a new version of its Publisher EA for MetaTrader 5 (MT5), which enables uploading trading statements from MetaTrader 5 to FX Blue Live. The latest version of the solution supports the new hedging-style accounts which are now available in MT5. The EA also continues to support both the 32-bit and…

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May 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FXTF cuts spreads on four popular currency pairs

Japanese retail Forex broker FXTrade Financial (FXTF) today announces a spread reduction campaign on the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) trading platform. The campaign will last from May 2, 2016 to May 31, 2016, and will affect four popular currency pairs: USD/JPY (US dollar vs Japanese yen), EUR/JPY (euro vs Japanese yen), EUR/USD (euro vs US dollar)…

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May 02, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Bitcoin creator official as Craig Wright comes public as the real Satoshi Nakamoto

Breaking within the last hours the BBC is reporting that Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has publicly identified himself as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. His admission ends years of speculation about who came up with the original ideas underlying the digital cryptocurrency. Mr. Wright has provided technical proof to back up his claim using coins known to be owned…

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May 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Nadex redesigns website, enhancing navigation and overall user experience

North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (Nadex), part of IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), has presented the visitors of its website (https://www.nadex.com), with a fresh new look and feel. The redesigned website, which works smoothly on all main browsers, puts the accent on visual content, seeking to simplify explanations of concepts like “binary options”. Less text…

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May 02, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Vantage FX introduces 8.88% interest on accounts

In what is akin to essentially a small rebate back on your commision each month, all active Forex traders who meet the minimum monthly Forex trading volume, will receive an additional 8.88% interest payment (calculated per annum, paid out monthly), credited to their Vantage FX trading account. ASIC regulated forex broker Vantage FX today announced the launch of its 8.88% interest earning accounts,…

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