Swiss 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…
Read moreCLS Group (CLS), the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market, has published its trading metrics for December 2015. The average daily input volume submitted to CLS, combining the settlement and aggregation services, was 961,698 in December 2015, down 0.3% from 964,810 in November 2015. In annual terms, the drop…
Read moreA new study has found that UK banks charge small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) nearly £4bn in hidden transfer fees each year to make international payments. 96% of these fees are hidden from the customer using the exchange rate offered. This is the first time that a study into the actual rates charged by…
Read moreMiddle Eastern regional securities market Dubai Financial Market (DFM) which is governed and regulated by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) this week announced that “International Financial Brokerage” has been accredited to provide margin trading services, lifting the total number of DFM brokerage firms providing this service to 32 companies. The total value of margin…
Read moreRetail Forex broker EXNESS, staying true to its transparency commitment, has published key operating metrics for December 2015, with Forex volumes and trading account numbers staging increases from November 2015 levels. In the face of what the majority of the FX industry has displayed thus far when it comes to performance during the last month…
Read moreDeutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1) on Monday announced that Dr Matthias Fritton, a former speech writer for German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, will become its Senior General Manager, effective March 1, 2016. In his new role, Mr Fritton will be responsible for the Corporate Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs area of the exchange group. Mr Fritton will…
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