Tag: japanese forex broker

December 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

GMO Click registers 21.8% MoM drop in OTC Forex volumes in November

Japanese Forex giant GMO Click Securities, a subsidiary of GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), has earlier today published its key operating metrics for November 2015, with the numbers revealing steep decreases in both OTC Forex and on-exchange Forex volumes. In fact, November was even slower for Forex trading than October 2015, which was the weakest…

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December 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex sees global Forex volumes decrease 19.9% MoM in November

Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has earlier today posted its operating metrics for November 2015, with the results showing a drop in Forex volumes in both monthly and annual terms. Global Forex volumes, that is Forex volumes across all Monex's subsidiaries, amounted to humble $22.6 billion in November 2015, down 19.9% from the result registered in…

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December 02, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Japanese broker FXTF marks 60,000 Forex trading accounts

Japan's retail Forex broker FXTrade Financial (FXTF) has announced that the total number of Forex trading accounts opened by its clients exceeded 60,000 on November 30, 2015. This is a landmark achievement for the company, which is amid the handful of Japanese Forex companies offering MetaTrader 4 (MT4) to its clients. The company mentions that…

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November 30, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex, Credit Saison, The Vanguard Group form investment management company

Online trading services provider Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) today announced that it has teamed up with Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) and The Vanguard Group, Inc. to establish a discretionary investment management company. The new entity, to be named Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc. (MSVIP), is set to commence operations in the Spring of 2016, once…

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November 27, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

AFT FX halts support of Market Link trading platform

Japanese retail Forex broker AFT FX today announced its plans to stop offering trading on the Market Link platform from January 2016. From today, the broker will stop accepting new account applications for the service and from December 25, 2015, opening of new positions will no longer be available. Traders are asked to close all…

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November 27, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

OANDA Japan tightens margin requirements

OANDA Japan today announced a set of pending changes to margin requirements for dozens of currency trading instruments it offers to its clients. The new requirements come into effect on December 14, 2015 and are introduced in response to changes in market conditions and regulatory requirements. The broker refers to the events from January 15,…

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November 25, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Japanese broker Arena-FX relaxes margin requirements for NZD pairs

After revising its margin requirements for a set of currency pairs with the New Zealand dollar (NZD) earlier this month, Japanese Forex broker Arena-FX is again changing the trading conditions for these pairs – this time, in a favourable direction, as margin requirements are relaxed. As of November 30, 2015 (Monday), Arena-FX will be cutting the…

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November 24, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex sees operating revenues broadly unchanged in October

Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), the online trading services provider, has earlier today posted its financial metrics for October 2015, with operating revenues staying broadly unchanged from levels seen in September 2015. The company reported operating revenues of JPY 4.23 billion ($34.4m) for October 2015, which is 0.9% down from the result of JPY 4.27 billion…

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November 20, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Japan's Monex terminates outsourcing contract, replaces backbone brokerage system

Online trading services provider Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) today announced that its Japanese brokerage Monex, Inc., will terminate an outsourcing contract regarding data system operation for the purpose of replacing its backbone brokerage system. The company also noted that certain expenses will be incurred as a result of the decision to terminate the outsourcing contract.…

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