Tag: October forex volumes

November 19, 2014 BY LeapRate Staff

LeapRate’s Retail FX Volume Index hits all time record in October at $360B ADV

Continuing a marked upturn since the summer, LeapRate’s Retail FX Volume Index climbed 6% in October to $360 billion ADV – making October 2014 the best month ever for retail forex brokers, besting June 2013’s record $341 billion. Several leading retail Forex trading platforms reported best-ever (or best-in-a-long-time) volume metrics for October such as: FXCM (first time…

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November 06, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

FXCM reports record Retail Forex volumes in October of $509 billion

Leading retail forex broker FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) reported its October trading volume metrics alongside its Q3 financial results - more on that later - and even given the healthy volumes we're seeing from other top FX brokers, FXCM's are eye popping. All-important retail volumes at FXCM topped $500 billion for the first time, coming in at $509…

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October 18, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

US Government shutdown hits Forex trading volumes in October

Many traders decided to wait out the Republican - Democrat showdown, also lots of data missing. LeapRate Exclusive.... LeapRate has learned from a number of forex industry executives, as well as those on the buy side, that trading volumes the past two weeks have been fairly muted during the US Government shutdown and the showdown…

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