Moscow Exchange, or Moskovskaya Birzha MMVB-RTS PAO (MCX:MOEX), the biggest Russian marketplace for currencies, stocks and derivatives, has just published its operating metrics for November 2015. In tune with what the rest of the industry has shown so far, MOEX's data also pointed to a decline in Forex trading activity in monthly terms. Forex market…
Read moreThe latest SWIFT RMB Tracker is out, showing that the Chinese yuan stayed at the fifth position in the ranking of world payment currencies in October 2015. In October 2015, the RMB accounted for 1.92% of global payments. At the same time, RMB payments value decreased by 23.53% compared to September 2015, whilst in general…
Read moreMulti-asset investment and trading expert Saxo Bank has been continuously improving its services. Keeping an eye on precision, the company is planning to introduce side-based Profit/Loss (P/L) calculations for Forex positions. Profit/Loss on open Forex positions shown in the Positions lists will be calculated based on the actual Bid or Ask close price instead of the…
Read moreForex volumes edged down further at international derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) in November 2015, following an already subdued October 2015, in tune with picture of results the Forex industry has displayed thus far. Let’s examine the particular metrics: CME Group saw FX volumes average humble 713,000 contracts per day in November 2015, down…
Read moreWhile Russian Forex market participants are pushing for extension of the licensing grace period, various providers have already started making their offers for services that the Forex brokers (or Forex dealers, as per their official designation in Russia) will need in order to meet the new regulatory requirements. Given the Russian affinity for bureaucracy, it…
Read moreShortly after warning against unauthorized Forex broker Grizzly Limited, the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC) has issued another warning against an unlicensed company, offering Forex services. The IFSC warns that an entity calling itself “TradingBanks” claims to be a brand owned and operated by one of the companies licensed by the Belize financial…
Read moreAustralian retail Forex broker DMM FX Australia Pty Limited (DMM FX) today provided another update regarding the problems experienced by some of its clients in late October. DMM FX said on Wednesday that it has rectified the recent issue, which resulted in intermittent access issues to the trading server for some clients. The company initially…
Read moreJapan's retail Forex broker FXTrade Financial (FXTF) has announced that the total number of Forex trading accounts opened by its clients exceeded 60,000 on November 30, 2015. This is a landmark achievement for the company, which is amid the handful of Japanese Forex companies offering MetaTrader 4 (MT4) to its clients. The company mentions that…
Read moreShares of Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN), Switzerland's leading online broker, began December on a strong note rising 3% on Tuesday, to hit their highest level in about four months, since early August. Swissquote shares took a bit of a hit in late July after reporting somewhat disappointing first half 2015 results, which included a CHF 20…
Read moreCBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE), the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), C2 Options Exchange (C2), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and other subsidiaries, has just published its volume metrics for November 2015, with the results highlighting a downward trend already exhibited in September and October 2015. Total trading volume in November for options contracts…
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