The first two brands use Tradologic’s platform while the latter is based on SpotOption’s solution The list of licensed binary options brokerages is expanding as the regulatory crackdown that CySEC has pledged after the start of the new year is driving more brands to obtain a CIF license. The latest batch includes two brands that…
Read moreAllegations by some media that the BoE knew about FX fix manipulation practices are groundless This has to be one of the weirdest twists in FX trading history – first of all we are getting a report by Bloomberg that officials at a major central bank, namely the Bank of England have been talking to…
Read moreYear-on-year growth pace has totaled 38%, revenues went up more than 8 times since 2009 The company behind some of the leading software solutions for institutional and retail FX brokerage companies, Boston Technologies, has released an expanded set of metrics detailing the firm’s 2013 figures. Revenue has grown by 38% from $14.8 million in 2012…
Read moreThe FCA now recognizes six properly registered Trade Repositories for EMIR reporting. If you're a Forex, CFDs or Binary Options broker in Europe and you don't yet have in place an EMIR reporting solution, better contact us fast.... A little spoken about but very important regulatory deadline for Europe-based Forex, Binary and CFD brokers has now passed.…
Read moreAxiTrader launches 16 new currency pairs AxiTrader, Australia's largest domestic FX broker, has announced in a press release that it is starting to offer 16 new currency pairs available for trading. Notably the most engaging addition is trading of the Chinese Yuan against the US dollar (USDCNH). This is a first time that an Australia…
Read moreShares are up nicely by more than 40% since the low marked in late December Shares of GAIN Capital (NYSE:GCAP) have gained close to 7% in Monday trading after the company has reported staggering volume numbers for the month of January. Aside from setting a new all-time volumes record, the report serves to dispel concerns…
Read moreFX is one of the bright spots growing by 13% throughout 2013 New-York based and NASDAQ listed brokerage and risk management advisor INTL FCStone (NASDAQ:INTL) has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2014 that ended on December 31. Operating revenues were lower than a year ago by 10% coming out at $113.4…
Read moreHighest volume metrics numbers since July could be spelling more growth ahead One of the market leaders when we talk about forex brokerages - FXCM (NYSE:FXCM), has reported on the state of its order books in the first month of 2014 and the results are rather steady. Retail FX volumes at the brokerage were up…
Read moreSwiss private bank Bank Vontobel is launching a new offering in Forex spot, forward and swaps. Institutional trading platform provider smartTrade Technologies has announced that Bank Vontobel, a Swiss private bank, will introduce a new offering in Forex trading for spot, forward and swaps to its clients based on smartTrade's LiquidityFX hosted solution. The platform includes…
Read moreThe Sirix Mobile upgrade includes improved charts with embedded indicators, and placing orders directly from charts. Mobile trading used to be a nice-to-have for forex and binary brokers, and not long ago moves to become a need-to-have. But most transactions still took place on desktops or tablets. But that is rapidly changing. As people worldwide do more…
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