GMO Click365 June vols drop again; Neo lowest since December 2012 – down 19%
GMO Click 365 had a very slow month down 4.8% MoM, volumes came in at 271,792 contacts in June from May's 285,447 contract pieces despite showing a record number of retail FX accounts - 346,035 accounts. Meaning, that per-traders volumes are very low with overall market volatility in the yen crosses very tailed back. It…
Read moreRussia's Central Bank offloads 11% stake in Moscow Exchange, float hits 50%
The latest sale is part of the Central Bank of Russia's plan to totally exit its ownership stake in Moscow Exchange by 2016.
Read moreLondon Capital Group (LON:LCG) denies M&A discussions with third parties
UK spreadbetting company London Capital Group (LON:LCG) has issued a press release (see below) denying rumors that it has been in acquisition discussions, other than with a group led by Charles Henri-Sabet. As we wrote earlier, Sabet and his group have offered LCG a £17.5 million lifeline in return for effectively taking control of LCG.…
Read moreEXNESS June FX volumes up 13% to record $185 billion
All-time high! Volume numbers at LeapRate Regulated List FX broker EXNESS come in at $184.7 billion for June. This is a 13% increase from May volumes which rolled in at $163.9 billion. June 2013 volumes stood at $114.4 billion, a roughly 61.5% increase YoY. See chart below:
Read moreSold to the highest bidder! All 3000 bitcoins sold to one individual at US government auction
As the gavel came down at the US Marshal Office Bitcoin auction, the entire lot was sold to one bidder, resulting in plummeting values.
Read moreGain Capital closes acquisition of CFD advisor Galvan Research
Back in April, as reported on LeapRate, Gain Capital (NYSE:GCAP) announced its intentions to acquire UK-based Galvan Research. Founded in 2004 by Andrew Gibson, Jonathan Pinkney and James Pinkney, Galvan provides individual investors with professional advice and trading recommendations across a wide range of markets, including FX, individual equities, equity indices and other market sectors.…
Read moreInteractive Brokers sees June DARTs slighty down, balances up - H1 '14 sees growth
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) the USA based automated global electronic broker and market maker, today reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for June. Highlights for the month included: 95K Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs), 7% lower than prior year and 4% lower than prior month. Ending customer equity of $53.9 billion, 44% higher…
Read morePFSoft adds Scalper panel in its Protrader FX platform
Protrader 2 and Protrader 3 upgrades its product range to include specialist functionality for portfolio managers and algo traders.
Read moreMoscow Exchange FX volumes up 5% MoM and 26% YoY in June
The Moscow Exchange released official trading volume numbers today...June volumes rose in Russia across both FX and notably equity instruments, where the stock market recently hit 2014 highs. As far as the FX market in concerned, turnover was up 26% YoY and 5% MoM to RUB 17,467 bln (June 2013: RUB 13,907 bln) (May 2014: 16.7 bln),…
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