December 13, 2014 BY LeapRate Staff

Japan election Sunday sends Yen trading volumes into overdrive

LeapRate has learned from a variety of sources that Japanese Yen trading volumes have spiked the past two weeks, ahead of Japanese general elections tomorrow. Yen volatility over that period, despite the election's predictable outcome, seems to support what we've heard. This of course follows two near-record months for some of Japan's leading retail forex…

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December 12, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Nadex officially adds 5 minute expiries next week on select FX pairs and amends its settlement price policy

Nadex, the American regulated binary options exchange has some new things being implemented next week. One, 5 minute expiries on major currency pairs will be introduced following submission and acceptance from the CFTC. Second, the binary options exchange will amend how it calculates official expiration rates. You can read the official notices from Nadex below:…

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