February 04, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

RoboForex amends trading conditions for MT4 Pro-Cent accounts

Retail Forex broker RoboForex is about to change the trading conditions for Pro-Cent accounts for the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform. From February 8, 2016, onwards, the minimum order size for trades from such accounts will rise from its current level of 0.01 lots to 0.1 lots. The broker explains that the change stems from the performance…

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February 04, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE sees 29.5% YoY rise in net income in FY 2015

Operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) has just published its financial report for the full year to December 31, 2015. The company reported total revenues of $4.68 billion for 2015, up 7.6% from the result of $4.35 billion reported in 2014. Net income…

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February 04, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FXPRIMUS donates portion of each trade made in Dec 2015 to charitable causes

CySEC-regulated FX broker FXPRIMUS has announced that the company has donated 0.05 USD of every trade made in the month of December 2015, to two charitable organizations. The campaign is a part of FXPRIMUS’ Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. The management of FXPRIMUS confirms that the two recipient charitable organizations include the Cyprus-based Elpida Foundation –…

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February 04, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Zee Gold DMCC becomes Broker Member of DGCX

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announces that Zee Gold DMCC, a subsidiary of Shirpur Gold Refinery Limited and part of Essel Group, has become a Broker Member of the Exchange. The Shirpur Gold Refinery is India's first and largest gold refinery with an installed refining capacity of 217MT per annum of Gold and…

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February 04, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

France's AMF adds five Forex companies to “Black List”

France's financial markets regulator AMF has been very active in issuing warnings against unauthorized binary options and FX brokers. Today, the French watchdog updated its “Black List” of unauthorized Forex companies that target French investors, adding five more brokers to the list. The latest additions to the “Black List” are: www.activmarkets.com / ACTIVMARKETS; www.brokers500.com /…

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February 04, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ICAP's EBS trading volumes jump 39% MoM in January 2016

Markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) has just published its electronic markets volumes for the first month of the new year, with trading volumes on FX trading platform EBS staging a sharp increase in monthly terms. Average daily volumes at EBS amounted to $103.8 billion in…

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February 04, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Saxo Bank posts Forex volumes of $258B in January 2016, up 14.2% MoM

Multi-asset trading and investment services provider Saxo Bank has just published its key operating metrics for January 2016, with Forex volumes staging a double-digit rise from December 2015 levels. Saxo Bank reported monthly Forex volumes of $258 billion for January 2016, a reading which is 14.2% stronger than the result of $226 billion registered in December 2015,…

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February 04, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

New version of MT5 mobile app for iOS brings improvements for iPad

MetaQuotes Software, the developer of the popular MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platforms, has earlier this week released a new and updated version of its MT5 mobile application for iOS devices. The novelties in Version 5.0.1225 of the app include: Added support for portrait orientation in the iPad version. Now traders can conveniently…

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