The Bitcoin Exchange: Volatility Breeds Opportunity Despite Headwinds

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• The Bitcoin Exchange: Volatility Breeds Opportunity Despite Headwinds
• INTL FCStone Reports 2014 Financial Metrics, Operating Revenues Jump 22% YoY
• FactSet Bolsters Research Capabilities by Acquiring Code Red
• Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services Gains Licensing Agreement with Pegas
• The Fix Is In: Clients to Incur FX Trading Charges at 4PM Fix
• [Snippet] Swissquote Financial Services Ltd Voluntarily Surrenders MFSA License
• Breaking: FXCM Poised to Discontinue 13 ‘High Risk’ Currency Pairs
• CLSA Integrates IEX’s ATS Solutions Suite, Fortifying Trade Execution Capabilities
• FXCM Adds More Real-Time Volume Indicators, Upgrades Its Trading Station Platform
• FXPA Adds Hotspot and Integral as Institutional Members
• Why We Should Take Grexit Clutter with More Than a Grain of Salt
• KPMG Updates Alpari UK Clients on Insolvency Process, Parsing out Some Numbers
• CPattern Partners with SpotOption to Distribute Retention Tools to Binary Options Brokers
• Saxo Bank Extends F1 Lotus Team Racing Sponsorship for 2015
• Alpari Discontinuing MetaTrader 5 Trading on March 1st
• US Department of Justice Widens FX Probe to Include Currency-Linked Products
• Growing Risk Management Challenges in times of High and Low Volatility
• Saxo Bank Reports January Trading Volumes above $300 Billion but Deposit Levels Decline
• [Snippet] Hotspot and Integral Are the Latest Institutional Members to Join FXPA
• Digital Vega Reports 160% YoY Volume Growth for 2014 as FX Options Trading Goes Electronic

The Bitcoin Exchange: Volatility Breeds Opportunity Despite Headwinds Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:01 PM PST The meteoric rise of bitcoin prices in late 2013 brought with it a corresponding spike in interest from many across the business spectrum and beyond. Within two short months, its price soared by 1000%, culminating at a peak of near … Read more The post The Bitcoin Exchange: Volatility Breeds Opportunity Despite Headwinds appeared first on Forex Magnates.

INTL FCStone Reports 2014 Financial Metrics, Operating Revenues Jump 22% YoY Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:01 PM PST INTL FCStone Inc. has released is financial results for the first quarter ending December 31, 2014, characterized by a 22% YoY jump in operating revenue to $137.5 million from $112.9 million over the same period in 2013. The release follows … Read more The post INTL FCStone Reports 2014 Financial Metrics, Operating Revenues Jump 22% YoY appeared first on Forex Magnates.

FactSet Bolsters Research Capabilities by Acquiring Code Red Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:01 PM PST FactSet Research Systems Inc., a global financial information provider for a variety of firms and asset classes, has acquired research management firm, Code Red, Inc. Late last year the firm also moved to bolster its research capabilities, as FactSet partnered … Read more The post FactSet Bolsters Research Capabilities by Acquiring Code Red appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services Gains Licensing Agreement with Pegas Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:01 PM PST Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services has embarked on a partnership and gained exclusive license rights to Pegas' real-time market data for its traded spot, derivatives, natural gas contracts. Back in November, Deutsche Börse AG purchased a minority stake in R5FX … Read more The post Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services Gains Licensing Agreement with Pegas appeared first on Forex Magnates.

The Fix Is In: Clients to Incur FX Trading Charges at 4PM Fix Posted: 09 Feb 2015 12:48 PM PST A number of leading institutional banks, including Barclays Plc, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse AG will be implementing a new 4pm fix trading methodology, passing the costs of trades onto clients. Back in September, the Financial Services Board (FBS) released … Read more The post The Fix Is In: Clients to Incur FX Trading Charges at 4PM Fix appeared first on Forex Magnates.

[Snippet] Swissquote Financial Services Ltd Voluntarily Surrenders MFSA License Posted: 09 Feb 2015 12:07 PM PST

Breaking: FXCM Poised to Discontinue 13 ‘High Risk’ Currency Pairs Posted: 09 Feb 2015 11:12 AM PST On the heels of earlier news surrounding a revamped platform, FXCM has announced that it will be discontinuing a total of thirteen exotic currency pairs on February 20, 2015, given the prevalent amount of respective risk associated with them. The … Read more The post Breaking: FXCM Poised to Discontinue 13 'High Risk' Currency Pairs appeared first on Forex Magnates.

CLSA Integrates IEX’s ATS Solutions Suite, Fortifying Trade Execution Capabilities Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:53 AM PST CLSA Americas (CLSAA), a North American affiliate of Asia’s independent brokerage and investment group CLSA, has consolidated IEX's Alternative Trading System (ATS) and Smart Order Router (SOR) into its electronic execution suite. In December, IEX partnered with Kx Systems' database … Read more The post CLSA Integrates IEX's ATS Solutions Suite, Fortifying Trade Execution Capabilities appeared first on Forex Magnates.

FXCM Adds More Real-Time Volume Indicators, Upgrades Its Trading Station Platform Posted: 09 Feb 2015 10:35 AM PST The brokerage has announced a set of real-time volume indicators alongside a variety of performance enhancements to its own desktop, web and mobile platform, to deliver some new analytics capabilities to clients. Read more The post FXCM Adds More Real-Time Volume Indicators, Upgrades Its Trading Station Platform appeared first on Forex Magnates.

FXPA Adds Hotspot and Integral as Institutional Members Posted: 09 Feb 2015 08:42 AM PST Ahead of voting of its board and officer members, the FXPA foreign exchange industry group is welcoming Integral and Hotspot as its two newest institutional members. Read more The post FXPA Adds Hotspot and Integral as Institutional Members appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Why We Should Take Grexit Clutter with More Than a Grain of Salt Posted: 09 Feb 2015 08:37 AM PST Contrary to popular opinion, our weekly guest blogger Vlad Gubernat doesn't see Greece, or any other PIIGS country, leaving the Eurozone. Find out why here. Read more The post Why We Should Take Grexit Clutter with More Than a Grain of Salt appeared first on Forex Magnates.

KPMG Updates Alpari UK Clients on Insolvency Process, Parsing out Some Numbers Posted: 09 Feb 2015 08:15 AM PST The special administrator has announced that £43.3 million, 66% of of Alpari UK client funds, have already been transferred to an account which it controls directly. So far 144 Alpari UK employees have left the company. Read more The post KPMG Updates Alpari UK Clients on Insolvency Process, Parsing out Some Numbers appeared first on Forex Magnates.

CPattern Partners with SpotOption to Distribute Retention Tools to Binary Options Brokers Posted: 09 Feb 2015 08:14 AM PST CPattern has announced that it has partnered with binary options provider SpotOption for distribution of its Account Monitoring and Control System to its binary option broker customers as a retention tool. Read more The post CPattern Partners with SpotOption to Distribute Retention Tools to Binary Options Brokers appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Saxo Bank Extends F1 Lotus Team Racing Sponsorship for 2015 Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:33 AM PST While other brokers have turned to football and rugby, Saxo Bank has focused its sports sponsorships to teams on wheels. Announcing their second racing sponsorship of the year, Saxo Bank will continuing their sponsorship of the Lotus F1 Team for 2015 … Read more The post Saxo Bank Extends F1 Lotus Team Racing Sponsorship for 2015 appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Alpari Discontinuing MetaTrader 5 Trading on March 1st Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:12 AM PST Citing minimal usage of the platform, Alpari will be discontinuing its support of the MetaTrader 5 trading platform in March in its remaining brands, after it had been offered by Alpari UK for real trading. Read more The post Alpari Discontinuing MetaTrader 5 Trading on March 1st appeared first on Forex Magnates.

US Department of Justice Widens FX Probe to Include Currency-Linked Products Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:56 AM PST The DoJ will examine currency-linked investments sold by Barclays and UBS. The structured products under scrutiny are both based on carry trades and were sold to Swiss hedge funds and other sophisticated investors. Read more The post US Department of Justice Widens FX Probe to Include Currency-Linked Products appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Growing Risk Management Challenges in times of High and Low Volatility Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:54 AM PST It's time for companies to reassess their approach to risk management and admit to the impact of macroeconomic factors on every broker and tech company in an industry which is ultimately all about markets. Read more The post Growing Risk Management Challenges in times of High and Low Volatility appeared first on Forex Magnates.

Saxo Bank Reports January Trading Volumes above $300 Billion but Deposit Levels Decline Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:27 AM PST Saxo Bank has reported that January trading volumes increased by 15% compared to December. However, customer deposit levels declined in the broker's first metrics report since Black Thursday. Read more The post Saxo Bank Reports January Trading Volumes above $300 Billion but Deposit Levels Decline appeared first on Forex Magnates.

[Snippet] Hotspot and Integral Are the Latest Institutional Members to Join FXPA Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:53 AM PST

Digital Vega Reports 160% YoY Volume Growth for 2014 as FX Options Trading Goes Electronic Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:28 AM PST Reporting publicly about volume performance executed on its Medusa multi-dealer FX-options platform, Digital Vega has announced it achieved over 160% year-over-year growth for 2014. Trading is provided via FIX API or Medusa's front-end user interface, and includes both pre and … Read more The post Digital Vega Reports 160% YoY Volume Growth for 2014 as FX Options Trading Goes Electronic appeared first on Forex Magnates.

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