July 03, 2014 BY Mike Fox

UBS’s Chief Currency Strategy Head Mansoor Mohi-uddin leaving post

UBS AG's (NYSE:UBS) chief global currency strategist has left the Swiss bank as part of its efforts to cut costs and streamline operations, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The Journal said Mansoor Mohi-uddin, who was based in Singapore, joined Swiss Bank Corp in 1998 as an emerging-markets…

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July 03, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

LCG shares sent soaring 17% on news of Spreadex bid

Today should be a very interesting day in the corporate history of UK spreadbetting firm London Capital Group (LON:LCG). Today's general meeting and shareholder vote will likely determine the fate of LCG - primarily, whether or not it ends up being 'rescued' by a £17.5 million investment to be made by an investor group led…

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July 02, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

Spotware updates cTrader FX platform and cAlgo trading bots

FX platform provider Spotware has announced a number of updates and upgrades to its cTrader and cAlgo platforms. cTrader is Spotware's full STP trading platform, employed by brokers such as FxPro, MB Trading, and ThinkForex. cAlgo lets traders build trading cBots and custom technical indicators using C#. The updates include: Timer API If your strategy…

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