Monday, February 2, 2015

BGC Partners Tells GFI Shareholders Not to Window Shop and Accept Its Offer

BGC Partners Tells GFI Shareholders Not to Window Shop and Accept Its Offer


BGC Partners Tells GFI Shareholders Not to Window Shop and Accept Its Offer

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 04:32 PM PST

BGC Partners' bid for GFI takes another interesting step forward as the financial institution urges shareholders to avoid searching around for deals and accept its offer that is the 'Best and Only Available' one.
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Switzerland’s SIX Exchange Benefits from SNB Tsunami, 6.2 Mln Total Trades Executed in January

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 02:30 PM PST

SIX Exchange reports record volumes during January with the average daily value across its listed products range reaching $9.8 billion. The move follows on from an emphatic period of volatility triggered by SNB's actions.
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[Snippet] CBOE Reports ADV of 5.4 Million Contacts in January, Up 5% MoM

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 02:15 PM PST

What Kind of Trader Are You, the Gambler or the “House”?

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 01:01 PM PST

The way someone trades reveals a lot about his or her nature, in terms of timing, risk management. While either way, we would like to hear your comment about what type of a trader you are.
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Overall Trading Activity Positive at Interactive Brokers in January as Traders Embrace SNB Shake-Up

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 12:21 PM PST

Interactive Brokers reports strong financial trading data for the month of January. Overall metrics were higher on a YoY and MoM basis for its DARTs and the total number of trading accounts held at the firm.
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Forex Isn’t Riskier than Any Other Asset Class, A Talk With GAIN’s CEO Glenn Stevens

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 12:07 PM PST

Forex Magnates discusses with GAIN Capital's CEO, Glenn Stevens, why contrary to various media reports, the foreign exchange market isn't much different and isn't in anyway riskier than any other asset class.
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ADS London Launches Retail Brokerage as Capitalization Doubles Post CHF Crisis

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 10:37 AM PST

ADS Securities London goes after the retail FX, CFD and Spread Betting market in Europe with new MT4 offering. Speaking with Forex Magnates, Managing Director James Watson explains that deep pockets ensure risk management.
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Daily Market Update: Has the Euro Overshot?

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 10:06 AM PST

In today's daily analysis our guest blogger, John Putman II, accompanies us on a 'chart'er tour over the EURO index. What are your expectations? Leave a comment after the blog post.
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ICE to Administer New LBMA Gold Price Benchmark Starting from March 2015

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:36 AM PST

The Intercontinental Exchange takes charge of the new gold price benchmark replacing the London Gold Fix which got mired in controversy following manipulation allegations against a number of banks.
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How Can Interdealer Brokers Help in Stabilizing the Market?

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:41 AM PST

While everyone looks to the regulators to resolve and prevent financial crises, recent history shows that the industry itself has its fair share to contribute in reducing risk. Tradition's Dan Marcus weighs in.
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Falling FXCM Share Prices Trigger Margin Call for Company Co-Founder

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST

FXCM's Managing Director and Global Head of Dealing Eduard Yusupov sold just over a million shares last week, after shares he had pledged as margin at a separate broker were foreclosed.
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Fidessa’s Trading Platform Adopted by China Merchants Securities

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 05:31 AM PST

CMS is now using Fidessa as its strategic platform for the Hong Kong market, which it chose for its integrated global FIX network, algorithmic trading engine and post-trade allocations and commission calculation capabilities.
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Greece and EU Likely to Take a Milder Approach towards Each Other, Unless…

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 05:19 AM PST

After a brisk exchange of opinions about the Greek bailout program progress, the rapport of both parties has been somewhat toned down in the run up to more talks between the Greek finance minister and creditors.
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January’s HSBC China PMI Announced, Signals Contraction

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 04:34 AM PST

The unexpected contraction is the first in nearly 2½ years and a low not seen since September. It is also slightly lower than Sunday's preliminary "flash" reading of 49.8.
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From Crowdfund to Public Company, Domaine Chanzy Using Seedrs for AIM IPO

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 04:14 AM PST

Set to become the first company to crowdfund itself to an IPO, French winemaker Domaine Chanzy is raising funds from investors on the Seedrs crowdfunding platform with shares to go public on the AIM.
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ICAP Inc. EBS to Deploy HTML5-Based Integrated Trading Platform “Everything EBS”

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 03:35 AM PST

ICAP's EBS has taken the future-proof road of unifying the EBS Market, EBS Direct and EBS Select platform experience under one roof to deliver spot FX, precious metals, NDFs and swaps in a single view.
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Tokyo Financial Exchange Foreign Exchange Volumes Shed 10% in January

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 12:45 AM PST

Swiss franc trading against the Japanese yen jumped higher by over 1,200% as volatility in the pair skyrocketed in the aftermath of the Swiss National Bank's decision to decouple the currency from the euro.
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