February 09, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM retail forex volumes up 2% MoM to $331 billion in January 2016

Despite all its woes over the past year, retail forex broker FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) continues to produce healthy operational results. January 2016 retail forex volumes at FXCM came in at $331 billion, 2% above December, although 13% lower than last January. LeapRate readers will recall than FXCM's problems began last January following the Swiss Franc spike, creating…

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February 09, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

IG Group presents its US Presidential Election Barometer

Leading online trading services provider IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) today announces the launch of the IG US Presidential Election Barometer. This barometer serves to indicate the forecasts of financial traders regarding the November 2016 presidential election in the United States. The data is based on the political market IG has established for clients to trade…

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February 09, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

How low can the USDJPY go?

John Hardy, Head of FX Strategy at Saxo Bank, takes a look the plunging USDJPY, as investors flee Japanese stocks and the BoJ's failure to contain yen raises doubts on stimulus efficacy. [divide] USDJPY punched down through 116.00 in early US hours yesterday as US equities followed up the ugly European session with heavy selling in…

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February 09, 2016 BY Mike Fox

GWAZY Trader now available on the App Store

The GWAZY Trader App is ready for downloading on iTunes and is compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. GWAZY Ltd. has just released the GWAZY Trader – the iPhone version of the GWAZY trading platform and method. Apple users can now download the GWAZY trading application and trade Forex, gold, commodities and indices. The…

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February 09, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FXPRIMUS extends Far East reach via payment provider YuuPay

CySEC-regulated retail Forex broker FXPRIMUS has announced an addition to its lineup of payment methods. The company has teamed up with Singapore-based payment services provider YuuPay, in a move expanding FXPRIMUS's reach in the Far East. The broker's clients in Thailand, China, Dubai and Singapore will be able to benefit from fast and secure YuuPay…

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February 09, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation changes margin requirements for certain futures contracts

Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) will implement new margin requirements for a set of 17 Forex, energy and metals contracts and 12 equities futures contracts, effective Wednesday, February 10th. The company will cut the amount of initial margin required for trading: AUD/USD, EUR/USD, INR/GBP, CHF/USD, Copper. The margin required will be raised for Gold (Spot…

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