Just reported was CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) FX options metrics for December 2015, FX Options ADV reported in at 72,183, -9% YoY, Open Interest stands at 579,109 contracts. Noteworthy in the report, CME set a record in 2015 with FX options ADV up 23% from 2014 and with 96% of FX options now traded electronically. Weekly…
Read moreRetail Forex broker Alpari has just posted its trading metrics for December 2015, with trading volumes staging a small rise in both monthly and annual terms. The company said its monthly trading turnover in December 2015 was $92.1 billion, a result which is 5.6% higher than the reading of $87.2 billion registered in November 2015,…
Read moreMajor online trading services provider CMC Markets today officially announced its plans to go public on the the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The admission of the company's shares is scheduled for early February 2016. CMC Markets plc said today that it intends to apply for admission of its ordinary shares to the premium listing segment of…
Read moreBGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP), a global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, on Tuesday announced the completion of its merger with GFI Group Inc.(OTCMKTS:GFIG), an intermediary and provider of trading technologies and support services to the global OTC and listed markets. Impact on Financial Statements Regarding BGC's consolidated financial results, for the…
Read moreJapan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has earlier today updated its lists of unauthorized investment businesses targeting Japanese investors. Amid the new additions is GBinarys, a binary options brand of Binext Global Ltd, operating from https://gbinarys.com. Although the company provides an address in Marshall Islands, that is, it is registered overseas, the Japanese laws require derivatives…
Read moreFollowing the trend we have seen from other leading retail forex brokers, FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) has reported strong volume metrics for the month of December, which is normally a seasonally slow period. December retail forex volumes at FXCM came in at $323 billion, 8% higher than November 2015 but 9% lower than December 2014. For the full…
Read moreSwiss Forex broker Dukascopy is about to axe the maximum leverage for yuan trades, explaining the change with high volatility and probability of low liquidity on USD/CNH currency pair during the coming time. The broker noted that there is a high risk of significant price gaps, which may lead to negative equity on client accounts.…
Read moreMoscow Exchange, or Moskovskaya Birzha MMVB-RTS PAO (MCX:MOEX), the biggest Russian trading venue for currencies, stocks and derivatives, has just published its operating metrics for December 2015, with Forex volumes staging a robust rise in both annual and monthly terms. The Exchange reported monthly Forex volumes of RUB 30.9 trillion for December 2015, a reading…
Read moreThe Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has earlier today posted its trading metrics for December 2015 and the full 2015, with derivatives trading volumes delivering a positive piece of news by registering a sharp rise. The Exchange reported that derivatives trading volumes averaged 281,079 contracts per day in December 2015, a reading that is 87.5%…
Read moreTradeStation, the US brokerage that is part of Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), today announced a partnership with stock analysis and portfolio management system VectorVest. Thanks to the collaboration, VectorVest subscribers who also have a TradeStation brokerage account will be able to execute their trades using TradeStation’s order execution and price-improvement opportunities. VectorVest subscribers can create…
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