FXCM’s Major Shareholder, Blair William & Co Ups the Ante – Increases Stake to 11.69%

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• FXCM’s Major Shareholder, Blair William & Co Ups the Ante – Increases Stake to 11.69%
• [Snippet] CME Plans to Close Most of its Traditional Pit Trading Floors
• The Impact of Web Analytics: Asset or Aberration?
• NDFs Given Relief under ESMA’s Clearing Consultation
• PFG Customers Gain Relief as CFTC Orders US Bank National Association to Pay $18 Million
• FxPro Executes Record Number of Trades as US Dollar Slid on Tuesday
• [Snippet] Record Trading: NYMEX Brent Crude Oil Futures Cross 230,844 Contracts 3 Feb
• Exclusive: Why BATS Global Markets Got into FX by Acquiring KCG Hotspot
• The Whole Brain State & Your Trading Performance
• GMEX Group Takes Equity Stake in ALTX Africa Group as Exchanges Grow in Africa
• Average Daily FX Volume Dropped by 4% in January 2015 at Intercontinental Exchange
• P2P Lending Marketplace Meets Global Marketplace as Alibaba and Lending Club Partner
• Euronext ADV Number of Transactions Jumps 32% MoM in January 2015
• What Lies Ahead for TechFinancials Once It IPOs in London?
• Exclusive: FXCM Inc. CEO Drew Niv Discusses Firm’s Future after the CHF Crisis
• With Acquisition Goal Nearing, BGC Extends Tender Offer of $6.10 for GFI Group Shares
• ICAP Challenging European Commission Decision to Fine Them £11.3 Million
• Correction/Consolidation in USD Should Be around the Corner
• Normann and Chancery Lane Traders Partner for Unique Job Challenge Trading Competition
• Tradimo to Launch Chinese & Arabic, Partners Exclusively with One Financial Markets

FXCM’s Major Shareholder, Blair William & Co Ups the Ante – Increases Stake to 11.69% Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:05 PM PST Leading hedge fund, Blair William & Co sends out a strong message in support of broker-dealer FXCM as it increases its majority holding as an institutional investors in the firm, its investment tops 5.5 mln shares. Read more The post FXCM's Major Shareholder, Blair William & Co Ups the Ante – Increases Stake to 11.69% appeared first on Forex Magnates.

[Snippet] CME Plans to Close Most of its Traditional Pit Trading Floors Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:15 PM PST

The Impact of Web Analytics: Asset or Aberration? Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:01 PM PST The rapid ascension of web analytics by brokers has led many to question their effectiveness and limitations given the multitude of techniques used to process raw seemingly mercurial numbers or data. Read more The post The Impact of Web Analytics: Asset or Aberration? appeared first on Forex Magnates.

NDFs Given Relief under ESMA’s Clearing Consultation Posted: 04 Feb 2015 02:33 PM PST Non-Deliverable Forwards will not require mandatory clearing as EU regulators provide feedback on ESMA's consultation published last year. The 28-member region will not take action on the currency derivative. Read more The post NDFs Given Relief under ESMA's Clearing Consultation appeared first on Forex Magnates.

PFG Customers Gain Relief as CFTC Orders US Bank National Association to Pay $18 Million Posted: 04 Feb 2015 12:31 PM PST A US court has placed a permanent injunction against US Bank National & ordered it to pay $18 million to PFG's clients, the custodian and clearing bank was found guilty of mishandling client money held in segregated bank accounts. Read more The post PFG Customers Gain Relief as CFTC Orders US Bank National Association to Pay $18 Million appeared first on Forex Magnates.

FxPro Executes Record Number of Trades as US Dollar Slid on Tuesday Posted: 04 Feb 2015 11:56 AM PST The broker has surpassed its previous record number of trades by almost 60% as the euro staged its biggest single day rally since October 2014 after a potential Greek debt-swap deal, before Greek FinMin talks with ECB. Read more The post FxPro Executes Record Number of Trades as US Dollar Slid on Tuesday appeared first on Forex Magnates.

[Snippet] Record Trading: NYMEX Brent Crude Oil Futures Cross 230,844 Contracts 3 Feb Posted: 04 Feb 2015 11:30 AM PST

Exclusive: Why BATS Global Markets Got into FX by Acquiring KCG Hotspot Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:40 AM PST Forex Magnates reporters spoke with the President of BATS Global Markets, Chris Concannon, to discuss the challenges which the current foreign exchange market structure presents for new entrants like BATS. Read more The post Exclusive: Why BATS Global Markets Got into FX by Acquiring KCG Hotspot appeared first on Forex Magnates.

The Whole Brain State & Your Trading Performance Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:27 AM PST In today's blog post, Chris Capre guides us through our behavior as a trader and how we can improve the way we deal with losses and overcome our biggest enemy: the way we think. Read more The post The Whole Brain State & Your Trading Performance appeared first on Forex Magnates.

GMEX Group Takes Equity Stake in ALTX Africa Group as Exchanges Grow in Africa Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:17 AM PST Extending a customer and vendor relationship, GMEX Group has acquired a 25% stake in ALTX Africa Group as the two firms aim to launch new exchanges throughout the African continent. Read more The post GMEX Group Takes Equity Stake in ALTX Africa Group as Exchanges Grow in Africa appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Average Daily FX Volume Dropped by 4% in January 2015 at Intercontinental Exchange Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:58 AM PST ICE's Total FX ADV figure, which includes futures and options for the US Dollar Index and foreign exchange, reached 51,000 contracts for January 2015. This figure is 93% higher than January 2014's ADV. Read more The post Average Daily FX Volume Dropped by 4% in January 2015 at Intercontinental Exchange appeared first on Forex Magnates.

P2P Lending Marketplace Meets Global Marketplace as Alibaba and Lending Club Partner Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:13 AM PST Partnering to create "Alibaba.com e-Credit Line powered by Lending Club," the collaboration is a combination of marketplaces from two of the starts of the 2014 IPO class. Read more The post P2P Lending Marketplace Meets Global Marketplace as Alibaba and Lending Club Partner appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Euronext ADV Number of Transactions Jumps 32% MoM in January 2015 Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:11 AM PST The total cash market and ADV cash market number of transactions both grew by 32% month-over-month. Read more The post Euronext ADV Number of Transactions Jumps 32% MoM in January 2015 appeared first on Forex Magnates.

What Lies Ahead for TechFinancials Once It IPOs in London? Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:10 AM PST Jonathan Morris of the international law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP outlines the challenges and opportunities awaiting the first binary options company aiming to go public and the factors that will determine whether or not this move will open the door for the next companies in line. Read more The post What Lies Ahead for TechFinancials Once It IPOs in London? appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Exclusive: FXCM Inc. CEO Drew Niv Discusses Firm’s Future after the CHF Crisis Posted: 04 Feb 2015 05:41 AM PST Mr. Niv sheds light on Black Thursday's unfolding at FXCM: how did the systems react, what caused the $225 million loss and how many clients held long Swiss franc positions for a total market exposure of over $1 billion? Read more The post Exclusive: FXCM Inc. CEO Drew Niv Discusses Firm’s Future after the CHF Crisis appeared first on Forex Magnates.

With Acquisition Goal Nearing, BGC Extends Tender Offer of $6.10 for GFI Group Shares Posted: 04 Feb 2015 05:34 AM PST Continuing on its efforts to acquire GFI Group, BGC Partners has announced that they are extending their $6.10 tender offer for shares of GFI Group after nearly achieving their tender goal of 45% of total shares. Read more The post With Acquisition Goal Nearing, BGC Extends Tender Offer of $6.10 for GFI Group Shares appeared first on Forex Magnates.

ICAP Challenging European Commission Decision to Fine Them £11.3 Million Posted: 04 Feb 2015 05:01 AM PST Getting fined by the European Commission today for £11.3 million for breach of competition law, ICAP has announced that they are challenging the decision as unlawful. Read more The post ICAP Challenging European Commission Decision to Fine Them £11.3 Million appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Correction/Consolidation in USD Should Be around the Corner Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:37 AM PST The DXY has now approached the target region of 96-97 this past week, with a high struck at 95.48. However, not only have we come up shy of our ideal target, but the pattern in wave Vof (3) does not yet look complete. Read more The post Correction/Consolidation in USD Should Be around the Corner appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Normann and Chancery Lane Traders Partner for Unique Job Challenge Trading Competition Posted: 04 Feb 2015 03:45 AM PST Partnering with behavioral science trading startup, Normann, Chancery Lane Traders has launched a unique trading competition where winners are rewarded with salaried trading positions. Read more The post Normann and Chancery Lane Traders Partner for Unique Job Challenge Trading Competition appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Tradimo to Launch Chinese & Arabic, Partners Exclusively with One Financial Markets Posted: 04 Feb 2015 03:11 AM PST The broker will get exclusive advertising space on the trading school's new offering launching in the second quarter of 2015, targeting a set of lucrative markets with information in Chinese and Arabic languages. Read more The post Tradimo to Launch Chinese & Arabic, Partners Exclusively with One Financial Markets appeared first on Forex Magnates.

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