Provider of Forex software and analytical solutions FX Blue, known as MT4i in the past, has announced it has introduced substantial enhancements to the market data section in the Connect area of its site. The company has built on the existing view of market depth and has expanded it into a comprehensive overview of market…
Read moreFurther to an earlier announcement about GMO Internet Inc. (TYO:9449) selling a 9.6% stake in GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177) to Daiwa Securities Group Inc (TYO:8601), the Japanese online services giant said it expects to generate extraordinary profit from the deal and revised upwards its earnings and dividend guidances for the full year. GMO Internet estimates…
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Read moreThe following guest post is one of a series courtesy of Marco Streng, CEO and Co-founder of Genesis Mining. — The best way to define Bitcoin is to visualize it as a public ledger. This ledger records every transaction that occurs on the network and every transaction that will ever occur on the network. With limited technical…
Read moreNovember 2015 has just started and this means that it is time to review the operating metrics of Forex platforms for October. Hotspot, one of the leaders in institutional Forex, has already posted the data for last month's trading volumes, with the results showing rather subdued activity. With average daily volumes (ADV) of $23.94 billion,…
Read moreSince obtaining its FCA license, ThinkForex has been steadily building its operations in the UK. On Friday the broker announced it was beefing up protection for investors by offering an additional £1m insurance protection. Whereas most brokers regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) offer the industry-standard Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) coverage of £50,000,…
Read moreMetaQuotes Software today announced the release of the latest build of MetaTrader 5 (MT5), which offers enhanced Depth of Market and other improvements. The latest build of the platform enables traders to place limit orders at a price worse than the market price in the Depth of Market. This allows traders to get a guaranteed…
Read moreThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that Chairman and CEO Richard Ketchum is set to retire in the second half of 2016. In its announcement, FINRA praised Mr. Ketchum as one of the foremost industry regulators for more than three decades. He joined FINRA from the NYSE where he was CEO of NYSE…
Read moreAfter a rate-setting meeting today, the Bank of Russia Board of Directors has decided to keep the key interest rate unchanged at 11.0% per annum, referring once again to substantial inflation risks. In its announcement, the Russian “Megaregulator” said the balance between inflation risks and the risks of economy cooling has broadly remained the same…
Read moreThe string of bullish financial reports for the third quarter of 2015 continues, with CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE) announcing a set of solid performance metrics for the period, including a steep jump in revenues and income. Net income allocated to shareholders of CBOE Holdings amounted to $67.2 million in the three months to September 30,…
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