May 26, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Alpari RU adds USD/CNH Chinese Yuan trading & more...

Alpari RU announced today that from June 2, 2014, they are making 6 new currency pairs available for trading. For Standard accounts (standard.mt4): USDCNH (US Dollar to Chinese Yuan) USDILS (US Dollar to Israeli Shekel) EURILS (Euro to Israeli Shekel) GBPTRY (British Pound to Turkish Lira) EURZAR (Euro to South African Rand) EURRUB (Euro to Russian…

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May 23, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Alpari Russia/CIS volumes down 18% in April...

In April 2014, turnover for Alpari in Russia and the CIS was 107.7 bn USD. The figure is down by 18% on this March's data, returning to the level seen in February. The total volume of trades in the last month encompassed 792,649 lots. The volume drop off was in line with what we saw…

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May 23, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

CFTC relaxes certain SEF reporting rules, to incentivize SEF trading

It seems as though trading volumes on Swap Execution Facilities, or SEFs, are not what regulators initially anticipated. To encourage more SEF trading, CFTC Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen  announced three actions to (among other things) promote end-user trading on (SEFs), as well as on designated contract markets (DCMs). What are SEFs? SEFs are licensed trading venues,…

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