UK brand ayondo opens office in Singapore
In the course of their international expansion, the ayondo group announced today in a press release that it has opened an office in Singapore, the ayondo Asia PTE Ltd. Back in June, LeapRate reported on ayondo Group's re-branding to focus on social trading, which included new marketing campaigns to coincide with the World Cup. The…
Read moreTrading tool Magick goes live, democratizing FX algo trading
Ex-Saxo Bank FX technology experts Anton Hughes and Mikael Breinholst have launched Magick, allowing FX traders to initiate algorithmic trading strategies in just a few simple steps
Read moreUK based Netagio launches first British Bitcoin, gold & sterling exchange
Clients can build and trade a Bitcoin, gold and GBP portfolio; trade in and out of Bitcoin vs gold vs GBP positions quickly and easily on a 24x7 basis and from a single account.
Read moreICAP shakes up EBS management roles as it seeks to make comeback vs FXall
Two of ICAP's senior executives have been assigned new leadership positions, with Darryl Hooker as Head of EBS Market, whilst Viral Tolat has assumed the position of Global Head of Product for EBS, whilst Nichola Hunter and John Schoen head for pastures new.
Read moreCompetition is hitting CME's dominance in FX Futures trading
As more exchanges enter the FX market, pressure is being placed on the establishment in the form of keen pricing with new entrant Eurex offering 10-12% lower fees than CME.
Read moreAlpari UK adds Singapore dollar (SGD) and South African rand (ZAR) denominated accounts
Alpari UK has expanded its range of account currencies to include the Singapore dollar (SGD) and South African rand (ZAR). Clients are now able to deposit and withdraw funds in these currencies without facing any currency conversion fees. David Hodge, Chief Executive Officer at Alpari (UK) Limited, commented, “Our aim at the start of the…
Read moreIG Group launches customizable service allowing traders to trades, build integrations and create trading apps
IG Labs went live this month, providing traders with a fully customizable service, available via IG Group's proprietary API.
Read moreSaxo Bank revises historical volumes downward, states June at $175 billion
Whilst Saxo Bank arrived at the end of June with an increase in volumes compared to those achieved in May this year, the firm has made substantial revisions to its historical volume data, which now shows lower figures for the inaugural part of this year.
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