Forex Weekly Look Back: IG Group announces new CFO, TechFinancial terminates all its B2B brokerage services activities LeapRate

May 08, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: IG Group announces new CFO, TechFinancial terminates all its B2B brokerage services activities

ASIC reported an increase in retail activity across the securities market during the Covid-19 period. The Commission’s market analysis shows the turbulent environment of the market increases the risk of loses, especially for retail investors. ASIC has found that some retail investors engage in short term trading strategies unsuccessfully attempting to time price trends. When choosing…

May 06, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Will the US Job figures shock the markets?

Based on all announced figures until the moment, it is undoubtedly predicting that the losses of the American labour market in April will be deeper than what was recorded in the 2008 crisis, and we can estimate those losses by about 26 million jobs, which raises the unemployment rate to 20%, while opinion polls show…

April 24, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Oil prices turn negative for the first time in history, Plus500's CEO steps down

Australian brokerage firm Synergy FX, acquired by ACY Securities in 2018, was revived as Synergy Markets, lead by its founder Christian Dove. Synergy Markets opened for clients earlier this week and based on Synergy FX’s good standing in the industry, the rebranded version is expected to do well in the market. FX veteran Christian Dove, who ran the…

April 17, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ATFX’s market outlook for Q2 2020 predicts continued market volatility but ultimately softening

Alejandro Zambrano explained: If the borders close, the Eurozone could slump into a recession. However, the euro could rally if the coronavirus pandemic is contained early in the quarter. In relation to the USD/JPY outlook, Alejandro Zambrano added: The economic situation in Japan tends to have a low impact on the currency until the Bank…

April 10, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Financial markets and bitcoin in recovery, Japan to enforce new crypto laws

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) suspended this week the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) authorisation of Cyprus Investment Firm Belight Capital Group Ltd on violations of regulatory requirements. Financial markets have been in recovery mode for the past several weeks after falling precipitously in mid-February due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Bitcoin, to the…

April 03, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Stocks continue to tumble, IG Group launches institutional offering, UK banks cut payments to shareholders

Saxo Bank Group announced lower profit of DKK 40 million net profit this year, but record number of new clients in its 2019 report. Retail FX brokerage group Admiral Markets announced that it has expanded its Premium Analytics portal to include featured trading ideas from Trading Central. Traders can now use Admiral Markets’ Premium Analytics portal to…

March 31, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX interview: 2020 is the year of radical changes

LR: How could ATFX (Retail) and ATFX Connect (Institutional) influence the market in 2020? Wei: Both ATFX and ATFX Connect will continue to transform the forex trading industry by providing technology-led, innovative tools to our clients. We plan to launch several new products and education services that address gaps in the market. The Forex industry is…

March 10, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX adds new CFD products to its offer

ATFX has just announced that it has launched new trading products for its clients in South East Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. The new tradeable products are: US Natural Gas Futures Contracts CFDs Bitcoin Cash/US dollar CFDs ATFX added the new CFDs to its product line-up because of a high demand from its…

February 20, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX adds 3M shares to its CFD trading list

Global broker ATFX announced that it has just added 3M Co. shares (NYSE:MMM) to its stock CFDs trading list. 3M shares have been battered by the coronavirus outbreak, which has affected most companies with significant exposure to Asia. Trading CFDs on stocks allows investors to open both long and short positions on a stock without…

February 17, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX adds Global Market News from Dow Jones Newswires

ATFX clients can now stay informed and make better trading decisions since the addition of Dow Jones Newswires content to ATFX trading platform. From January 2020 all ATFX clients have access to Dow Jones Newswires content, including important market news and insights from financial professionals and investors. The new feature provides premium forex market news,…

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