March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Swissquote updates FXBook, Advanced Trader apps for Android devices

Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) keeps updating its mobile applications, with the latest enhancements concerning the FXBook and Advanced Trader applications for Android devices. The leading Swiss investment and banking services provider on Monday released the latest versions of these two applications, with both programs now offering traders to make use of push notifications, in order…

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March 08, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Cyprus bailout exit: What does it mean for Forex brokers?

Cyprus Finance Minister Harris Georgiades made a long awaited presentation yesterday to Eurozone finance ministers in Brussels, setting the scene for Cyprus to formally exit its 2013 EU-led €10 billion bailout later this month. (Cyprus actually only made use of about €6.3 billion of the total available amount). Cyprus' exit now leaves Greece as the only…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Fidessa launches Prospector, a new tool to uncover trading and crossing opportunities

Provider of trading, investment and information solutions to the financial industry Fidessa Group plc (LON:FDSA) today announces a further development to its Optimized Trading initiative with the launch of Fidessa Prospector. Prospector is tightly integrated within Fidessa's OMS, eliminating the need to move between applications or re-key data. The tool monitors both live and historical…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex axes spreads on 13 currency pairs on tradable platform

Monex Inc, the Japanese Forex broker which is a part of Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), has announced a spread-cutting campaign that will cover positions in 13 currency pairs on tradable. The campaign started on March 7, 2016, and will last until April 30, 2016. The company notes that it may extend the spread-cutting period, in…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CBOE, Bloomberg partner to establish direct connectivity between PULSe and EMSX

Chicago Board Options Exchange, part of CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE), on Monday announced a partnership with Bloomberg. The aim of the collaboration is to establish direct connectivity between CBOE’s PULSe trader workstation (PULSe) and Bloomberg’s Execution Management System (EMSX). The linkage between CBOE and Bloomberg bolsters access to the PULSe trader workstation, enabling Bloomberg EMSX…

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March 08, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Trading Tuesday March 8: China trade balance, German industrial production, BoE Gov Carney testimony

The following article is courtesy of Marshall Gittler, Head of Investment Research for FXPRIMUS. [divide] Some in AM: China trade balance (Feb) In recent months, China’s exports have been falling at a faster pace than its imports, resulting in record-high trade surpluses despite the fact that exports are falling. The market expects that phenomenon to…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

New Zealand's regulator warns against unregistered Forex broker DGMFX

About two weeks after New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) warned against unregistered Forex broker NoaFX/Capital Market Investments, the regulator issues a similar warning – this time against DGM Service Markets Limited. The list, which includes the names of businesses marketing financial services to New Zealanders without being registered, now includes DGM Service Markets Limited…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ASIC warns against Market City International and Brokers500

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today issued a warning against Market City International SRL (Market City International), trading as BROKERS500 through the website www.brokers500.com. BROKERS500 presents itself as a leading online trading broker specialising in stocks, commodities, CFDs and currencies. The website claims (see image below) that Market City International holds an Australian…

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