Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has just announced that clients trading with Forex Capital Markets Limited (FXCM UK) and FXCM Australia Pty Limited (FXCM AU) can now begin trading the first crypto CFD, Bitcoin (BTC/USD). With a successful launch to FXCM South Africa (PTY) LTD (FXCM ZA) clients and due to client demand, FXCM…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has just announced the appointment of Siju Daniel as Chief Commercial Officer. Siju Daniel joined FXCM in 2003, and for the past decade held the title of Chief Executive Officer of FXCM Asia Pacific. Having turned Asia Pacific into a key growth region for the firm, Mr. Daniel, in…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has just announced the expansion of their suite of API offerings with the launch of its REST API and Python Wrapper. FXCM now offers FREE access to four APIs that each directly connect to FXCM’s trading server. With the new FXCM REST API, users can easily integrate using popular…
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Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE:LUK) released its fourth quarter and full year 2017 results yesterday, along with management's annual Letter to Shareholders, which gave more insight into how different parts of the business and certain investments have fared. One of the more interesting disclosures of the Letter was news that the company was already well "in…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FXCM Group has made some senior management changes, as the company continues to shift its operating focus to London, under FXCM CEO Brendan Callan. The primary change involves the promotion of longtime FXCM US employee Juan Cafe to the #2 position in the company. Mr. Cafe will be COO…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC announced that it has just released free Forex tick data for the most popular currency pairs. Traders can import weekly tick data within seconds directly from FXCM servers to back-test algorithmic strategies, and create models with precision. With FXCM, traders have access to robust market data solutions, and advanced…
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Following the close of equity markets in the US on Friday afternoon, Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR), formerly known as FXCM Inc, announced that it will be filing for "Chapter 11" protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as part of a planned reorganization of the company. Global Brokerage's main asset is its 50.1% holding in FXCM…
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Retail FX broker FXCM Group LLC has put out an interesting press release (see text below), stating that it has agreed to terminate its Management Agreement with parent company Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR). FXCM and GLBR became effectively separated when Leucadia National Corp (NYSE:LUK) took a direct equity stake in FXCM last year, and the two appointed…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC announced that has launched FXCM Market Data Signals, a trading support tool offering traders powerful insights to help them find potential trading opportunities using FXCM’s proprietary Speculative Sentiment Index (SSI) along with the Grid Sight Index (GSI). FXCM Market Data Signals enable clients to stay up to speed on…
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