Earlier today we learned that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) delisted three FX futures contracts: US Dollar/Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB or CNY) Futures with US Dollar Banking, the E-Micro US Dollar/Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD) Futures, and the E-Micro US Dollar/Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB or CNY) Futures with US Dollar Banking. The three contracts, which had no open interest,…
Read moreRetail FX broker Alpari Limited has earlier today reported its operating metrics for April 2016, with the month bringing a slight rise in trading volumes in both monthly and annual terms. The company reported monthly turnover of $91.8 billion in April 2016, up 4.2% from March 2016 when the monthly trading volumes amounted to $88.1 billion.…
Read moreInternational derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today announced it will bolster its base metals offering with the launch of a new Aluminum A380 Alloy (S&P Global Platts) futures contract. The new contracts are set to begin trading on June 6, 2016. Pending relevant regulatory review periods, the new contract will be available for trading…
Read moreThis article was written by Yael Warman, Content Manager at Leverate. At the turn of the millennium, when the tech bubble popped (propelled by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City), my parents lost it all. Their hard earned money, their retirement, gone. Close to US$3,000,000 were depleted to a few hundred thousand. This…
Read moreMetaQuotes Software, the developer of the popular MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platforms, has released a new build (1340) of MT5, with enhancements to Strategy Tester and the process of transfer to certificates to mobile devices. In the latest build of the platform, the certificates used for the advanced security connection can be…
Read moreRetail Forex broker RoboForex has unveiled a set of changes to the trading conditions for RAMM (risk allocation management model) accounts. For starters, the Stop & Limit levels have been completely cancelled, meaning that traders can place pending orders as close to the current market prices as their trading strategy requires. The company is also…
Read moreAuckland and Wellington, New Zealand based OM Financial Limited (OMF) today announced the immediate appointment of Matt Blackwell to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. OMF, regulated by the Financial Markets Authority is a NZ owned and operated, full service brokerage firm with a strong and established reputation in the financial markets.…
Read moreJust announced The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has become aware of the website (https://alphacmarkets.com) which is falsely stating that Alphacmarkets Europe is licensed by the MFSA. The website is a badly set up Forex brokerage website which looks sketchy from the first page load. This entity is also misleading the public by using the…
Read moreFinancial visualization platform TradingView, which recently released its Charting Library 1.5, keeps an eye on simplifying the charting experience for traders. The TradingView team has introduced a number of shortcuts seeking to improve the work with charts. To clone a graphical object: Point mouse cursor on a drawn object; Hold CTRL and use left mouse…
Read moreInteractive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) is seeking to offer more options to let traders configure the TWS trading platform to specifically meet their needs. The latest series of customization improvements, with additional ones in the pipeline, include: The ability to add numerous predefined multi-tiled tools, like, for instance, the Probability and Option Strategy labs, as…
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