April 14, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Adgorithms' FY 2015 revenues rise but fail to meet expectations

Israeli advertising software developer Adgorithms Ltd (LON:ADGO), which listed on AIM in June last year, has earlier today published its financial metrics for the 12 months to December 31, 2015, with earnings failing to meet expectations. Due to what the company called “ an unforeseen shift in the market”, it delivered revenues of $22.1 million in…

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April 14, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

OptionsHouse gets registered as Futures Commission Merchant

Chicago-based online broker OptionsHouse, part of Aperture Group, was granted registration as Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) on April 13, 2016. The updated status of the company can be viewed on the Broker/Firm Information (Basic) page maintained by the US National Futures Association. The FCM registration is granted about a month after OptionsHouse officially announced its…

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April 14, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Japanese OTC Forex volumes drop 26% MoM in March 2016

The Financial Futures Association of Japan (FFAJ) has just published the monthly operating metrics of its members that offer Forex and binary options trading over the counter for March 2016. In tune with what the FX industry has displayed thus far, OTC FX and binary options trading volumes showed a well-pronounced decline last month. As…

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April 13, 2016 BY Mike Fox

ETX Capital unveils trader sentiment mapper

ETX Capital today announced per the company blog the roll-out of a new feature for the English website – a client sentiment mapper. Spread Betting and Forex trading clients of ETX Capital will be able to look at a product and see how fellow traders as a whole have been trading it. They will be…

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April 13, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Japan corporate accounts to see leverage cap on Forex trading

An article by the Nikkei Asian Review today stated that Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to start setting the maximum amount of leverage corporate investors can use in FX margin trading. No specific leverage total was specified in the piece and is still being debated according to the article. To mitigate risks in the market,…

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April 13, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TradingView sheds lights on FXCM historical data issues

Financial visualization platform TradingView today sought to explain the reason for the difference between the FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) historical data on tradingview.com and FXCM Trading Station. The reason for this, TradingView claims, is the FXCM API, which does not guarantee that all ticks are delivered to a charting platform like TradingView. This API is capable…

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April 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Ayondo planning $155 million 'Reverse Takeover' IPO on Singapore Exchange

Breaking Forex News... Social trading pioneer Ayondo has announced plans for a listing for the company on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), which would result in the company having a market capitalization in the S$210 million (USD $155 million) range post transaction, valuing Ayondo at about $116 million pre-deal. FCA-regulated Ayondo stated that it is in advanced…

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