Brokers, traders and regulators are each reexamining the dangers of excessive leverage as the forex industry continues to consolidate and adapt to a new environment.
Read moreThe IVC's Koby Simana speaks with LeapRate about the upcoming Online Financial Trading NOW event, bringing together VCs and the Forex sector.
Read morePublicly-traded Playtech, in which Sagi still holds 33%, will acquire TradeFX - parent of Markets.com, TopOption, ForexYard and other brands - for €208 million cash plus future contingent payments.
Read moreOANDA ups its US capital levels by about $40 million after seeing a similar capital drop in January following the events of the Swiss Franc spike.
Read moreTrading in shares of the binary options platform company highlight the risks generally of trading in shares of newly-public companies.
Read moreConsolidation continues in the forex sector post January 15, with leading forex brokerages looking to expand their footprint in new markets.
Read moreCWM FX was the mystery firm named in a raid by London police earlier this month at the Heron Tower.
Read moreGlobal retail forex trading activity fell to $313 billion per day following January's near-record $358 billion ADV, as many brokers reevaluated their leverage policies post-January 15.
Read moreTwo of the leading equity research analysts covering FXCM at Keefe Bruyette & Woods and Citigroup cite a share value of $0.50 to $2.79 for FXCM.
Read moreIt is not exactly 'January 15' out there again, but it will be interesting to see if Forex brokers are prepared for the currency market's first major shock since the surprise SNB move two months ago.
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