Earlier today we learned that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) delisted three FX futures contracts: US Dollar/Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB or CNY) Futures with US Dollar Banking, the E-Micro US Dollar/Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD) Futures, and the E-Micro US Dollar/Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB or CNY) Futures with US Dollar Banking. The three contracts, which had no open interest,…
Read moreAuckland and Wellington, New Zealand based OM Financial Limited (OMF) today announced the immediate appointment of Matt Blackwell to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. OMF, regulated by the Financial Markets Authority is a NZ owned and operated, full service brokerage firm with a strong and established reputation in the financial markets.…
Read moreJust announced The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has become aware of the website (https://alphacmarkets.com) which is falsely stating that Alphacmarkets Europe is licensed by the MFSA. The website is a badly set up Forex brokerage website which looks sketchy from the first page load. This entity is also misleading the public by using the…
Read moreBinary Options seem to have taken the investment market by storm. More and more investors are now moving into binary options trading and taking advantage of a fixed high-yield return over traditional Forex profits. In Forex trading, profits are typically dependent on risk appetite and the ability of a trader to properly analyse trends as…
Read moreUK and USA registered Bitcoin Exchange CEX.IO has announced today its been added to C.A.T., an automated trading interface using Bitcoin exchanges API. C.A.T. is the most popular and highly reputable trading bot on BitcoinTalk with numerous positive feedbacks from users. The first version of C.A.T. was introduced back in 2013 and has experienced over 50…
Read moreAllocated Bullion Exchange (ABX) announced today the addition of four new liquidity providers to its membership base. Gold Stackers, Lucius Precious Metals, House of Commodities and Silver Bullion Pte Ltd (Singapore) have recently joined the ABX. Based in Australia, Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore respectively, these four liquidity providers constitute an invaluable addition to the ABX,…
Read moreThe company records $208bn trading volume in 2015 with results from Q1 2016 putting the business on track for over $330bn by the end of this year. Global ECN broker Tickmill authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Seychelles, was pleased to announce this week a successful 2015 with an audited net…
Read moreNordea Markets part of Nordea Bank AB (STO:NDA-SEK), the biggest bank in the Nordic and Baltic Sea regions today announced a new Forex offering through its trading platform Markets Nexus. The bank stated the new FX offering was created in collaboration with customers and is specifically designed to support daily business and work flows. e-Markets Nexus now includes…
Read moreMarch data from just released CFTC reports filed May 2nd revealed that in total Forex brokers within the United States for March remained above the $500 million handle at $510,714,141 from the $518,945,514 reported in February, for a 1.6% dip. Though showing setback MoM, the lowest asset total on record occurred a few months ago when $499,339,084 was reported in January. (see graphs…
Read moreBloomberg announced today the successful completion of an independent assessment confirming the alignment of the BFIX family of benchmarks with the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) principles for financial benchmarks. The assessment was conducted by Ernst & Young LLP (EY). The BFIX family of benchmarks covers spot, forward and non-deliverable forward rates for a…
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