August 18, 2014 BY Mike Fox
Chinese banks top international syndication volumes in Asia Pacific region
Go East, young man! Survey shows Chinese banks’ lending volumes amounted to 25% of region’s market share
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August 18, 2014 BY Mike Fox
Morgan Stanley relocates its Americas FX options head to London amid changes
Reported by FX Week, Thiago Melzer, managing director and head of foreign exchange options, Americas, at Morgan Stanley, has moved to London to become global head of FX options. Previously based in New York, Melzer had been at the US bank since April 2007, having joined from Santander, where he was a trader in Sao…
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August 18, 2014 BY Mike Fox
Danny Wise joins Citigroup as European Head of G-10 FX
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) has appointed Danny Wise as European head of G-10 foreign exchange trading in London, according to people close to the matter. Mr. Wise, who starts at the bank Monday, left Credit Suisse in May as part of a cost-cutting plan. The appointment of Mr. Wise…
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August 18, 2014 BY Mike Fox
Swissquote Daily Technical Report: GBP/USD - Bouncing near the 200 day moving average
In Swissquote’s Monday short term technical trading report, the research team outlines the major technical levels of popular currency instruments with forecasts, below is the outline for GBP/USD and USD/CAD. To view and download the entire report, click here. GBP/USD: Bouncing near the 200 day moving average • GBP/USD is trying to bounce near the…
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August 18, 2014 BY Mike Fox
LeapRate Forex News Weekly Look Back
Last Week's Forex Look Back! (Highlights from the Week of Aug 11th) Exclusive: Karinza CEO and founder Karin Zalcberg | https://www.leaprate.com/rcv7U ATC Brokers launches FCA-registered brokerage | https://www.leaprate.com/tMOAy Forex.com Japan Acquires FX Clients of Planex Trade | https://www.leaprate.com/8Qrre Dmitry Orlov & Alpari Forex Signals Club| https://www.leaprate.com/ZGyeu ILQ set to return funds to clients | https://www.leaprate.com/frAZv…
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August 14, 2014 BY Mike Fox
USA's DISH Satellite TV accepts its first Bitcoin payment
DISH® (NASDAQ:DISH) in a press release said the company accepted its first bitcoin payment today as the payment option is now available for all DISH customers through mydish.com. Today’s inaugural bitcoin transaction follows DISH’s recent announcement that DISH customers could pay their monthly bill with bitcoin starting in the third quarter. Austin and Beccy Craig,…
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August 14, 2014 BY Mike Fox
Chinese Yuan long positions largest since late January
Reuters latest Asian currency survey reveals that bullishness in the Chinese yuan hit a near seven-month high, while sentiment on most emerging Asian currencies slightly deteriorated in the last two weeks on global economic risks, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. Sentiment on the yuan turned the most optimistic since late January, as investors piled…
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August 14, 2014 BY Mike Fox
Kenyan forex broker cries "Regulate us!"
A Kenyan based online Forex broker has appealed to the Government authorities in Kenya to introduce regulations to govern their operations within the FX trading industry. Kenyan based broker called VIP Portal Incorporated (INC) owners say they are being harassed and extorted by police for operating “illegally” when there is no laws or regulations that…
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August 14, 2014 BY Mike Fox
EuroMoney: SuperDerivatives electronic FX options trading venue SDeX plans to expand
EuroMoney reporter Farah Khalique is reporting this week that SuperDerivatives, a pioneer in derivatives trading technology and analytics, which had gone live back in May with FX options platform SDeX plans to expand the number of tradable asset classes from metals and FX to include oil, equity derivatives, credit and interest rates. The reporter states…
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August 14, 2014 BY Mike Fox
ATC Brokers Ltd launches FCA-registered FX brokerage
Its robust technology will connect traders to a network of global banks, funds and financial institutions 24 hours a day, five days a week.
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