Earlier today we learned that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) delisted three FX futures contracts: US Dollar/Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB or CNY) Futures with US Dollar Banking, the E-Micro US Dollar/Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD) Futures, and the E-Micro US Dollar/Chinese Renminbi (USD/RMB or CNY) Futures with US Dollar Banking. The three contracts, which had no open interest,…
Read moreAustralian retail Forex broker DMM FX has just enlarged the lineup of base currencies that its clients can use for operations with their trading accounts – both demo and live standard ones. The new addition to the list of base currencies is the Japanese yen (JPY). It joins the lineup, which already includes AUD, USD,…
Read moreMandatory electronic trading of Japanese Yen interest rate swaps takes effect...
Read moreGMO Click Securities, a subsidiary of GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), has announced the pending addition of Turkish lira vs Japanese yen (TRY/JPY) contracts to the trading instruments lineup on Click365. The launch is scheduled for May 11, 2015, and comes along with the Japanese Forex giant's efforts to beef up the menu of instruments…
Read moreFXCM Japan Securities Co., Ltd, which on April 1, 2015, officially shifted from US retail Forex giant FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) to new owner Rakuten Securities, the brokerage subsidiary of Japanese Internet conglomerate Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), today announced some changes to its trading instruments offering. The list of currency pairs available for trading is set to…
Read moreTokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) reported Click 365 FX August metrics today, and the results are even better than July with 1,968,579 (+15.1% MoM) total volume with a daily average of 93,741 (25.7% increase MoM). The total trading volume of Exchange FX Margin contracts (Click 365) last month (July) was 1,710,892 and its average daily trading…
Read moreIn Swissquote’s Thursday short term technical trading report, the research team outlines the major technical levels of popular currency instruments with forecasts, below is the outline for GBP/USD and USD/JPY. To view and download (PDF) the entire report, click here. GBP/USD Selling pressures remain strong • GBP/USD made an intraday bearish reversal yesterday, confirming persistent selling pressures.…
Read moreIn Swissquote’s Monday short term technical trading report, the research team outlines the major technical levels of popular currency instruments with forecasts, below is the outline for GBP/USD and USD/CAD. To view and download the entire report, click here. GBP/USD: Bouncing near the 200 day moving average • GBP/USD is trying to bounce near the…
Read moreTokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) reported their Click 365 FX July metrics today and the results are encouraging with 1,710,893 (+5.6% MoM) total volume w/ a daily average of 74,384. The total trading volume of Exchange FX Margin contracts (Click 365) in June was 1,620,533 and its average daily trading volume was 77,169. For July we…
Read moreForex volatility and volumes are rising across the board with the Japanese yen charging sharply higher We have observed one of the most tumultuous weeks in forex and equity markets in a while and rapidly depreciating emerging markets FX was on the forefront of the news wires. Carry trades have been unwinding and the Japanese…
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