June 24, 2014 BY Mike Fox
New Zealand based broker xCFD will launch partner program
The program should be rolled out over the next several weeks...
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June 24, 2014 BY Mike Fox
ESMA publishes updated EMIR Q&A
The European Markets and Securities Authority has published today an update of its Questions & Answers (Q&A) document regarding the implementation of the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The latest Q&As provide answers to frequently asked questions mostly in relation to the population of specific fields relating to reporting of data on exposures (i.e. collateral…
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June 24, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Alpari Russia volumes drop below $100 billion in May
Trading volume at Alpari's Russia and CIS operation continues to dwindle, with May 2014 figures showing a decline of $14.4 billion compared with April, and the first drop below $100 billion since 2012.
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June 24, 2014 BY Mike Fox
USA: NFA's Board approves prohibition of credit cards to fund retail forex accounts
The new ban is subject to approval by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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June 23, 2014 BY Mike Fox
RisePay to integrate Spindle payment processing aggregation in strategic partnership
Geared towards smaller firms looking for this kind of payment processing aggregation and a solution for mobile payments
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June 23, 2014 BY Mike Fox
Intercontinental Exchange agrees to sell NYFIX and Metabit to ULLINK
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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June 23, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Sucden Financial's Hong Kong office becomes fully regulated to offer futures and options trading
Sucden Financial steps up its presence in the heart of Asia's institutional FX center, as its Hong Kong operation gains the ability to offer full brokerage facilities.
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June 23, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
The sun rises on technology: MONEX Group restructures its development business
Japanese FX firm MONEX prepares for senior level changes, as well as keeping pace with the emphasis on technology.
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June 23, 2014 BY Mike Fox
More banks confirming move away from human traders
FX volume being directed to electronic trading platforms within respective investment banks
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