Continuing a string of somewhat slow set of trading volumes being reported for the month of July by leading institutional FX platforms, Forex ECN FastMatch has reported that July 2018 FX trading volumes were down 10% from June, with average daily trading volumes coming in at $20.0 billion. However, despite the seasonal slowdown, that is not…
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The hot summer months seem to have brought a seasonal cooling in FX trading volumes. Leading off our monthly coverage of activity at leading Retail and Institutional FX platforms, data from institutional Forex ECN Cboe FX Markets – formerly known as Hotspot FX – indicates that the company saw a 12% decline in average daily volumes from…
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Divisa UK Limited, trading as Divisa Capital and which also operates the Equiti.com retail FX brand in the UK and EU, has announced that it has been issued a full-scope IFPRU €730k license by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Divisa's original license from the FCA was for a Limited License - matched principal broker. Commenting…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that it has filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against JAFX Ltd. of Sofia, Bulgaria and Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The CFTC Complaint alleges that, from at least September 2016 and continuing to the present, JAFX operates as a…
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Forex and CFD technology solutions provider Spotware Systems has announced the update of cTrader Web Beta to version 3.0. The new version introduces an all-in-one trading experience by bringing together everything needed for successful trading. Commenting on the launch, Panagiotis Charalampous, Head of Community Management at Spotware, stated: Our goal was to equip traders with useful…
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The Cyprus-based developer of Call Center software Antelope Systems has just announced that it is entering the growing market of institutional solutions for MetaTrader 5. Antelope's CRM, Tracking and VOIP systems are combined into one smart interface, enabling brokers to have instant access to all the information required in maximizing their ROI. The comprehensive suite…
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Phillip Capital Inc., a Chicago-based self-clearing futures commission merchant (FCM) and broker dealer, and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, today announced that Phillip Capital has contracted with Trading Technologies to make the TT futures trading platform available to Phillip Capital’s global client base of professional traders. With…
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Applied Blockchain, the UK developer of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts, has just announced the opening of an office in Porto – its first non-UK office – to further strengthen its blockchain development and to fulfill the growing demand from clients internationally. Set up in 2015, Applied Blockchain supports leading organisations across multiple sectors…
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After launching Bitcoin CFD pair BTCUSD trading back in April, CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers has announced that it is now offering its clients the opportunity to capitalise on the recent cryptocurrency hype trading on institutional-grade terms and conditions 4 new CFD instruments - Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple – all against…
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Kx, a division of First Derivatives, has announced today that its Kx technology has been selected by BroadBridge Networks to power its cybersecurity platform. The partnership provides access to the Kx technology stack, enabling BroadBridge Networks to provide streaming analytics on network telemetry at previously unachievable scale and cost. BroadBridge Networks, based in Silicon Valley,…
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