Friday, January 23, 2015

US Watchdog Enforces Higher Margins on FX Crosses 3% on JPY & AUD

US Watchdog Enforces Higher Margins on FX Crosses 3% on JPY & AUD


US Watchdog Enforces Higher Margins on FX Crosses 3% on JPY & AUD

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 06:39 PM PST

Retail FX brokers in the USA will be adhering to regulatory requirements to increase margin values on certain major and exotic financial instruments. The move comes amid heightened volatility in global markets.
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FXCM Confirms Plans to Sell Non-Core Assets Plus Record FX Volumes Amid Volatility

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 06:04 PM PST

Trading activity was in the green at listed broker FXCM as volatility supports trading volumes. The broker also confirmed that it plans to release certain non-core business units in order to cover its rescue loan.
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Shockwaves of CHF Crisis Impact Foreign Exchange Prime Brokers

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 03:17 PM PST

The impact of the Swiss franc crisis is slowly showing its true light as institutional participants reap risks of the major market move. FXPBs have been directly impacted as bank risk parameters are reviewed.
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[Snippet] Indian Regulator Approves New Multi-Asset Derivatives Contracts at MCX-SX

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 01:54 PM PST

FXCM Share Buyout on the Table? Charles Schwab Emerges as Possible Suitor

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 01:11 PM PST

Charles Schwab Corp has emerged as a darkhorse candidate to buyout shares of FXCM (NYSE:FXCM), following the recent Leucadia lifeline last week, with a premium of $5.25 per share being seen as a plausible figure.
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Dukascopy Bank to Embrace 1% Margin on EUR/CHF

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 12:26 PM PST

Swiss bank, Dukascopy, is one of the first major forex providers in the country to reinstate its standard margin requirements on the troubled EUR/CHF financial instrument. The revised margins are to return on the 25th of January.

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[Snippet] SE Asian Exchanges Bursa Malaysia and SGX Gain Approval Under CFTC

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 11:27 AM PST

Breaking: Saxo Bank Remains Well Capitalized, Albeit Facing up to $107 Million Losses

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 10:00 AM PST

The Danish multi-asset brokerage has issued the full details unveiling the maximum prospective losses it is facing in the aftermath of the Swiss National Bank's move to remove its support from the 1.20 EUR/CHF floor.
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FXCM Board Draws Additional Investigation from Kirby McInerney Law Firm

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:51 AM PST

In what constitutes standard industry practice, a number of law firms are filing shareholder lawsuits against companies whose value drops massively in a short amount of time, as happened with FXCM.
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Breaking: FxPro to Launch an MT5 Platform Offering from Metaquotes

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:24 AM PST

After FxPro became one of the few large true ECN providers to cover losses of its clients in the aftermath of the Swiss franc crisis, it is now adding another platform to its variety of offerings.
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Thomson Reuters Reports December Volumes for FXall and Matching Platforms

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 07:08 AM PST

Total trading volumes remained flat during the month of December, with spot trading declining materially due to the holiday season, an event which was fully compensated by other foreign exchange transactions.
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Exclusive: OANDA Submits a Bid to Acquire Alpari UK

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 04:11 AM PST

Forex Magnates' reporters have learned from sources with knowledge of the matter that the latest company looking to acquire the business of insolvent Alpari UK is Toronto headquartered OANDA.
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FX Liquidity Providers Pull Back from Danish Krone and Hong Kong Dollar

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 02:20 AM PST

AxiTrader and Pepperstone have just announced that they are forced to stop providing currency pairs involving two of the most popular pegged currencies - the Danish krone and the Hong Kong dollar.
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Compagnie Financière Tradition’s Fourth Quarter Results up 6.2% YoY

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 12:47 AM PST

The Swiss company's results in the fourth quarter of 2014 have improved materially, after volatility across a broad spectrum of financial markets brought in an increased flow of trading volumes.
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