Maria Nikolova
LeapRate Analyst
April 08, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Saxo Bank sees daily Forex volumes rise 27% MoM in March 2015

Saxo Bank, the Denmark-based company combining the roles of a Forex broker and a bank, earlier today posted its key operating metrics for March 2015. The set of data is solid, with Forex volumes enjoying a spike against February 2015 levels, pointing out that the company has obviously managed to ride the wave of increased…

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April 07, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

FxPro goes transparent, publishing slippage and requote statistics

Retail Forex broker FxPro, which is amid the handful of online trading companies committed to providing regular detailed reports on their operating statistics, today revealed some trading metrics for March 2015. The metrics showed the company remains devoted to beefing up its execution technologies and the overall trading experience for its clients. A piece of…

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April 06, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Most Russians want banks to keep offering retail Forex trading

Russia's public opinion seems to support the Forex law but many think some of its provisions need changes, including leverage restrictions and the rule that prohibits from offering retail Forex trading. These are some of the findings of an online poll conducted by Bankir.Ru, Finarty.Ru and journal “Banks and Business World”, between March 16, 2015,…

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April 06, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

FXCM Japan to terminate trading with five currency pairs from Apr 10th

FXCM Japan Securities Co., Ltd, which on April 1, 2015, officially shifted from US retail Forex giant FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) to new owner Rakuten Securities, the brokerage subsidiary of Japanese Internet conglomerate Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), today announced some changes to its trading instruments offering. The list of currency pairs available for trading is set to…

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April 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

EXNESS sees Forex volumes rise 15% MoM in March 2015

Retail Forex broker EXNESS has earlier today published key operating metrics for March 2015, with the month turning out to be the second strongest in the history of the company in terms of Forex volumes, lagging only behind the record highs seen in October 2014. The company, which has its trading metrics audited by independent…

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April 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex Group records 28% MoM rise in global FX volumes in March 2015

Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), the Japan-headquartered group of retail FX brokers, has just announced its operating metrics for March 2015, with global Forex volumes recording a double-digit rise against February 2015. Thus, Monex has joined the raft of online trading companies that seem to have benefited from improved volatility in the FX markets in March.…

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April 02, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

CME Group reports 44% MoM rise in daily Forex volumes in March 2015

CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME), the derivatives marketplace, has just added its voice to the chorus of companies reporting robust operating metrics for March 2015. Data that was published earlier today showed March was one of the strongest months in the history of the company in terms of trading currency and energy contracts. The average daily…

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April 02, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Bank of Russia refuses to sell all shares in Moscow Exchange, SPCEX

Bank of Russia, the regulator of all of Russia's financial markets, today issued an announcement, in which it states it is not willing to stop being a shareholder in the country's two biggest trading venues: OJSC Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS (OJSC Moscow Exchange) and CJSC Saint Petersburg Currency Exchange (CJSC SPCEX). It is not by chance…

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