October 02, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Eurex Group September ADV of 9.1 million contracts good for 30% jump MoM

In September 2014, the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 9.1 million contracts (September 2013: 9.1 million). Of those, 6.5 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (September 2013: 6.7 million), and 2.6 million contracts (September 2013: 2.4 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). In total, 142.8…

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October 02, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Saxo Bank September volumes rise by 51.4% - best since early 2013

Saxo Bank reported their September volumes today and the results are in line with the rest of the FX industry reporting a blowout month compared with the prior months on the year. The outlier was driven by significant geopolitical events shaking the British pound, and non-traditional monetary policy decisions arising from the ECB which has…

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October 02, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Swissquote Daily Technical Report: GBP/USD - Pausing near the support at 1.6162

In Swissquote’s Thursday short term technical trading report, the research team outlines the major technical levels of popular currency instruments with forecasts, below is the outline for GBP/USD and AUD/USD. To view and download the entire report, click here (PDF). GBP/USD: Pausing near the support at 1.6162 • GBP/USD continues to retrace the rebound that…

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