The Tokyo Financial Exchange just released its volumes report for the month of July 2017. The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 149,021 ( + 4.2% MoM / - 11.2% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 7,451. The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 2,307,283 ( -…
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FCA regulated CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has indicated that in accordance with the terms of its Share Buyback Programme announced on 2 June 2017, the Company acquired 11,313 ordinary shares of ILS 0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") on 31 July 2017 at a price of 630.27 pence per Share. The…
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The expanded rollout of MetaTrader 5 (MT5) has reached Australia, with leading ASIC regulated forex broker, Vantage FX, announcing that they are now offering the next generation MetaQuotes platform to their clients. MT5 has now activated all signal trading, expert advisor trading and most importantly has the in-built capability for clients to hedge their trading…
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ASIC regulated Retail Forex broker IC Markets has announced today that it registered a record month for FX trading volumes in July 2017, at USD $313 billion. The company also hit a daily volume record of USD $21 billion on the 21st of July, as the USD slid to its lowest level in over a year.…
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GTX, the institutional FX arm of retail forex broker Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), has reported that July trading volumes in its system were virtually unchanged from June, on both a total and average daily trading volume basis. GTX saw total trading volumes of $268.6 billion in July, or $12.8 billion ADV, versus $270.1 billion…
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Leading off our reports of FX trading volumes for July by leading Retail and Institutional eFX platforms, Forex ECN FastMatch data shows a 9% drop in activity from June volumes. FX trading volumes at FastMatch averaged $18.0 billion daily in July - the company's second consecutive monthly volume decline - as compared to $19.7 billion…
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Beginning our peek into July 2017 trading volumes at leading eFX trading platforms, data from institutional Forex ECN Hotspot FX indicates that July trading volumes decreased slightly by about 3% MoM from June, clocking in at $27.1 billion average daily volume for the month. Similar in pattern to June, activity did seem to be stronger in…
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The following post is based on research from Stephen Simonis Sr., Chief Currency Analyst at FXDD. The dollar benefited after President Trump's election in November on hopes that things will finally get done in Washington. As those hopes are fading, so has the bullish tone on the dollar and it has fallen 7% this year. Political issues…
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Online marketing services specialist Optimove has announced that Tal Kedar has been appointed the company’s new Chief Technology Officer. Kedar will play a key role in shaping Optimove’s technology and innovation strategies as the company expands its capabilities to help marketers build a more active and loyal customer base using artificial intelligence. Kedar brings deep…
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The following post is based on research from Arnaud Masset, Market Analyst at Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN). For more of Arnaud's research see Swissquote Research. The Swiss National Bank reported a profit of CHF 1.2 billion for the first half of 2017, compared to CHF 7.9 billion for the first quarter. The sharp appreciation of the…
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