Multi-asset execution and order management systems company FlexTrade has just announced that it has launched a new Back-Testing framework designed to gauge and adjust the performance of past trading strategies for real-time use in trading equities, FX and futures. Just because a trading strategy worked successfully in the past, doesn’t mean it will show the…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just informed the public that it has appointed Sheldon Mills as its new director of competition. Sheldon Mills is currently senior director, mergers and state aid at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). At the FCA, Mills will be a central figure in delivering one of the organisation’s operational…
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Following a record first half of the year which saw more than $2 trillion of client trading volumes booked, FCA and CySEC licensed Retail FX broker Exness has reported a fairly strong summer of FX trading volumes, with August's $331.9 billion on the heels of July's $343.5 billion. Although down from record volumes of $395 billion set in May 2018,…
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Global online brokerage firm Amana Capital has announced today the rollout of its new service, AmanaPRO. The company’s product portfolio is expanding into the institutional space as the firm capitalises on its technology and customer service to deliver its brand new product to the market. AmanaPRO is offering both MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 alongside a…
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Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has reported figures indicating that August 2018 volumes were up slightly from July on an average daily volume basis, and due to having more trading days in August surpassed the company's previous best-ever month in terms of total trading volumes. Overall, FXSpotStream supported $652.4 billions of volumes in August, versus…
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The British professional boxer Amir Khan has joined forces with London-based online financial trading broker ThinkMarkets to help young children get off the streets by using financial education and the power of boxing. The world’s financial capital has been plagued by a recent surge in violent crime. The aim of the sponsorship is to support…
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Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has just announced the appointment of Alex Howard as Managing Director, APAC (excluding China), effective September 3, 2018. In the newly created role, Alex Howard will be responsible for the overall strategic execution and performance of GAIN's retail business in Australia, Singapore, Japan and Southeast Asia. Mr. Howard will be…
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TransferMate Global Payments, the cross-border payments solutions provider, has just announced that it has partnered with Laver Cup to become the Official Foreign Exchange Specialist. The agreement will see TransferMate operate as Laver Cup’s exclusive foreign currency provider for all relevant services relating to foreign exchange payments. The international men’s tennis tournament will see Team…
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Australian broker EightCap has just announced that it has launched MetaQuotes' multi-asset platform MetaTrader 5. Clients of the company can now trade in mobile and desktop versions of MT5. This new offering from EightCap also includes a web trader. EightCap clients gain access to 38 technical indicators, 21 timeframes, additional markets and the new economic…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that New Zealand based Retail FX brokerage Fullerton Markets has gone (farther) offshore, transferring all business from its NZ entity Fullerton Markets Limited (FML) to a newly created entity in offshore jurisdiction Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, called Fullerton Markets International Limited (FMIL). Fullerton Markets has been one of the…
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