Category: Forex

smarttrade
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

smartTrade announces strong growth for 2019

Multi-asset electronic trading solutions company, smartTrade has just informed that it has gone through significant growth in 2019. Geographical and market segment expansion have also contributed to these results. David Vincent, CEO of smartTrade Technologies said: For several years, smartTrade has experienced strong growth in its number of customers, projects and employees. I am very…

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Daily Market analysis
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Stock markets are trying to rebound

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 7, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The dollar is on the front foot against traditional safe-haven currencies, gaining approximately 0.1% against both the yen and the Swiss franc. The greenback’s strength points at improving…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

LSEG hires Arne Staal as Head Of Research And Product Management

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced that Arne Staal has joined the Group as Head of Research and Product Management, Information Services. Prior to the Group, Staal worked for the Aberdeen Standard Investments company, where he served as Global Head of Macro Systematic Strategies and Macro Risk. Staal also has a track record of…

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acquisition
January 06, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone purchases IFCM Commodities, GmbH

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) has today announced that it has acquired IFCM Commodities, GmbH out of Hamburg, Germany. The deal was closed last week, on January 2. IFCM Commodities specializes in providing commodity price risk management solutions for base metals serving clients across Germany and continental Europe. The company has been working closely with…

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Daily Market analysis
January 06, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Gold is continuing its massive rally

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 6, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The dollar and the euro are staging a modest recovery to the yen in early Monday trading. The Japanese currency, traditionally seen as a safe haven, recorded gains…

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CMC Markets launches new podcast content globally
January 06, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

CMC Markets launches new podcast content globally

Spread betting and CFD provider, CMC Markets, has today launched a third series of its The Artful Trader podcast. The podcast was initially developed for the Australian market, but as a result of this positive reception, the content will now be promoted globally. Each episode focuses on a high-profile guest, where they provide a unique…

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AvaTrade adds MetaTrader 5 to its range of global platforms
January 06, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX to launch trading services in MetaTrader 5 platform

ATFX has announced today that it plans to launch the MT5 trading platform to different regions. The platform will be available to clients by Q1 2020. This global project is being rolled out in phases as scheduled. The company already has 14 offices across the world. There are more than 100 trading tools through MetaTrader…

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FXSpotStream forex volumes
January 03, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXSpotStream’s 2019 volume up 21% YoY

Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has released its volumes report for the last month of 2019 and for the whole last year. ADV in December MoM (Dec vs Nov ’19) based on 22 days increased 0.43%. FXSpotStream’s ADV based on 21 days to compare the same trading time period to other FX venues would be…

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