Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Product Review: Straticator Brings Simplicity to the World of Algo-Trading

Product Review: Straticator Brings Simplicity to the World of Algo-Trading


Product Review: Straticator Brings Simplicity to the World of Algo-Trading

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 04:22 PM PDT

Straticator, an advanced trading platform for traders active in the financial markets space offers a range of key functionality but its algorithmic trading functionality sets it apart as it enables newbies to become practitioners.
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Commodity Derivatives Volumes to Spike as Chinese Influence Strengthens

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 03:29 PM PDT

Chinese traders are the new force in commodity derivatives trading as market practices support an uptake in activity. The LME acts as a hub and CEO, Garry Jones is bullish on the exchanges' role in altering the landscape.
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Sensai “High End Data Science at Radical Price Point”

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 01:06 PM PDT

Aiming to be "Palantir for everyone else, a high-end data science platform delivered at a radical price point", Sensai launches today to provide unstructured data analysis to the financial industry.
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ITG Delivers New Algorithm Designed for Retail Brokers

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 11:44 AM PDT

The ITG Smart Limit Retail Algorithm is designed to assist retail companies in managing their order flows from the liquidity providers better, while continuing to deliver best execution to their clients.
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Investors Turn Cautious after Shanghai Stocks Reach A Seven-Year High

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 09:04 AM PDT

On Monday, the SHCOMP reached its highest mark since March 2008 following talks about possible further monetary stimulus by the People's Bank of China.
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Portware Reports 40% YoY Growth, Plans for Singapore Office as APAC Demand Grows

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 08:02 AM PDT

Portware, a provider of multi-asset automation solutions and transaction cost analysis (TCA) tools, announced that they have achieved 40% year-over-year growth for Q1 of their 2015 fiscal year
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Ben Bernanke Launches a Blog about Finance, Economics and.. Baseball

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 05:27 AM PDT

The former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman posted his first blog article and joined the Twitter community to announce his intentions to continue contributing with opinions to the world of financial news.
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KVB Kunlun Shares Spike Higher by 13% as Leveraged & Cash FX Incomes Rise

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 03:20 AM PDT

KVB Kunlun reported its full year 2014 financial results this morning, detailing that margin from the company's FX operations have improved materially in the final four months of the year as volatility picked up.
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[Snippet] CME Europe Announces First Trades of Physically Delivered Cocoa Futures

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 03:12 AM PDT

Forex Strategy Video: A USDJPY Technical Break Hits a Fundamental Support

Forex Strategy Video: A USDJPY Technical Break Hits a Fundamental Support


Forex Strategy Video: A USDJPY Technical Break Hits a Fundamental Support

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 06:52 PM PDT

We use USDJPY to illustrate how technical and fundamental analysis can harmonize for setups or undermine them.

HKD Falls Despite February’s Optimistic Retail Sales Figures

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 04:28 PM PDT

HKD Falls Against the USD Following Retail Sales Announcement.

EURAUD Scalps Target Weekly Opening Range- Longs at Risk Sub-1.4175

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 12:26 PM PDT

EURAUD has responded to key near-term resistance with the weekly opening range taking shape just below. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that matter.

USD/CAD Congestion Ahead- AUD/USD Support at Risk on Dismal China PMI

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 09:45 AM PDT

The lack of momentum to break/close above the 1.2800 handle may continue to produce range-bound prices in USD/CAD as the BoC endorses a wait-and-see approach.

Price & Time: Quarter-end Driving USD Or Something More?

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 05:15 AM PDT

Greenback closing in on important retracement level...

Next Leg Lower in EUR-crosses in Focus after Weaker CPI

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 02:54 AM PDT

Short-term technicals are realigning with longer-term bearish inclinations across the EUR-complex.

Euro Bears at Risk on Sticky CPI- Outlook Remains Bearish Below 1.10

Posted: 31 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT

Sticky price growth in the euro-area may prop up the single-currency as it dampens bets of seeing the European Central Bank (ECB) further embark on its easing cycle.

Euro, Aussie Dollar May Rise as Yen Falls on Greece Funding Deal

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:00 PM PDT

The Euro and Australian Dollar may rise while then Japanese Yen falls if an accord between Greece manages to secure a bailout accord with its creditors.

How to Handle Multiple Technical Outlooks when Trading

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 08:00 PM PDT

No Trader or Analysis knows the future, only probable possibilities. Here’s a way to trade an uncertain outlook.

Monday, March 30, 2015

Crude Oil Digesting Losses, SPX 500 Tries to Resume Upward Trend

Crude Oil Digesting Losses, SPX 500 Tries to Resume Upward Trend


Crude Oil Digesting Losses, SPX 500 Tries to Resume Upward Trend

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 07:06 PM PDT

Crude oil prices are digesting losses after a sharp drop from resistance near $60/barrel while the SPX 500 is attempting to re-launch a six week uptrend.

USD/JPY Technical Analysis: Yen Drops Most in 7 Weeks

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:51 PM PDT

US Dollar Technical Analysis: Attempting to Launch Rebound

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:51 PM PDT

EUR/USD Technical Analysis: Stalling Below 1.10 Figure

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:51 PM PDT

USD/CHF Technical Analysis: Franc in Consolidation Mode

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:30 PM PDT

GBP/USD Technical Analysis: Range Bottom Back in Play

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:30 PM PDT

EUR/GBP Technical Analysis: Euro Down Move Expected

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:06 PM PDT

USD/CAD Technical Analysis: Still Oscillating Below 1.28

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:06 PM PDT

NZD/USD Technical Analysis: Three-Week Uptrend at Risk

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:45 PM PDT

AUD/USD Technical Analysis: Familiar Range Floor Under Fire

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:45 PM PDT

GBP/JPY Technical Analysis: Pound Recovery Hinted Ahead

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:38 PM PDT

EUR/JPY Technical Analysis: Digesting Near 130.00 Figure

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:38 PM PDT

Trading Video: US Dollar and Stocks Follow the Path of Least Resistance

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:10 PM PDT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average leveraged its biggest rally in two months to kick off the week.

Top Events this Week Include EZ CPI, Canadian GDP, and US NFPs

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:00 PM PDT

Focus this week is on Euro-Zone price data and US labor market figures.

Strategy Video: Should the Fed Lead the Next Monetary Policy Phase, Again?

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 04:11 PM PDT

Global monetary policy will eventually turn the corner...will the Fed once again lead the charge?

Scalp Webinar: USD Defends Support Slope- Bulls at Risk Ahead of NFP

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:37 AM PDT

Archive to today’s Scalp webinar & highlighted setups ahead of key US event risk this week. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that matter.

AUD/USD Retail FX Flips Net-Long; March Low (0.7559) on Radar

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 09:25 AM PDT

The near-term selloff in AUD/USD may expose the March low (0.7559) as the pair appears to have carved a near-term top ahead of the Easter holiday.

Euro Looks at Key Risk - Here is What We’re Watching

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 08:15 AM PDT

High volatility prices warn that the Euro, US Dollar, and other major currencies will see big moves in the week ahead. Here’s what we’re watching.

Price & Time: Big Week For Stocks?

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:30 AM PDT

Important cycle turn window coming up for the S&P 500...

USD Nearing Turn at End of Q1? Charts to Start the Week

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 04:02 AM PDT

The USDOLLAR Index continues to make headway into key short-term resistance levels that could ultimately mark a turning point for the buck.

Euro to Look Past German CPI, Focus on Greece Funding Woes

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 08:53 PM PDT

The Euro is likely to look beyond a rebound in German inflation to focus on Greek news-flow amid fears of a looming cash crunch and possible default.

Gold May Be Readying to Turn Lower Anew, SPX 500 Stalling at Support

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 07:39 PM PDT

Gold prices may be preparing to turn lower anew while the SPX 500 is consolidating after sliding to two-month rising trend support.

Germany Vows to Uphold its Status as the Preferred Destination for Offshore Chinese Trading

Germany Vows to Uphold its Status as the Preferred Destination for Offshore Chinese Trading


Germany Vows to Uphold its Status as the Preferred Destination for Offshore Chinese Trading

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 04:03 PM PDT

A new partnership between Chinese banking giant, China Construction Bank, and German trading venue, Deutsche Borse, strengthens ties between the two nations as they develop trade and commerce.
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PFSOFT Protrader Multi-Asset Platform Gets Alliance News Service

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 01:13 PM PDT

PFSOFT LLC and Alliance News Ltd announced last week the launch of the addition of a professional real-time equities news service the the multi-asset trading platform Protrader.
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P2P Lending Remains Hot Ticket as RateSetter Secures £20 Million in Funding

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 12:00 PM PDT

RateSetter has announced that they have secured £20 million in funding to be used to invest in their technology as well as to expand their operations through marketing and new hires.
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Exclusive: Global Head of FX James Ellery Parts Ways with JPMorgan

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 11:48 AM PDT

Mr. Ellery was promoted to the role of global head of foreign exchange at JPMorgan succeeding Kahayn Mirza, who relinquished his role and headed to rival Goldman Sachs a year ago this March.
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[Snippet] CFTC Settles with Fraudulent Energy Derivatives Trader Daniel Shak

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:43 AM PDT

Seedrs Goes to the Valley, Adds Lyft and Path Founders to Advisory Board Before US Launch

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:21 AM PDT

Seedrs has announced two new additions to its advisory board. Being added are noted Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Path CEO and co-Founder Dave Morin and Lyft CEO and co-Founder Logan Green.
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USD Rally No Longer a Counter-Trend? Index Chart Has the Answers

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:06 AM PDT

Cary Artac, a veteran Futures and ETF analyst, offers an analysis of the issues concerning the US dollar's mid to longer-term directional bias, and those fundamental forces acting upon it into later 2015.
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Kabbage Partners with Orchard Platform to Integrate Technology for Karrot

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 09:58 AM PDT

Orchard Platform announced that it has partnered with Kabbage to provide its investment and analytics technology for Kabbage's consumer lending offering, Karrot.
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Derivatives Trading on Euronext Suspended for Over an Hour

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 07:42 AM PDT

The derivatives market on Euronext went dark for an hour and fifteen minutes due to a technical issue after a Common Customer Gateway issue in early European trading after a re-start of a Euronext router.
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Hong Kong Hedge Funds’ Assets under Management Reach New Record

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:45 AM PDT

A survey by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) found that hedge funds in the Chinese financial hub had a record US$120.9 billion in assets under management as of September 2014.
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Mobile App BUX: Trading Made Simple While Retaining Clients

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 04:57 AM PDT

In a year when gamification has become a buzzword, the financial industry has not been left on the side from the ongoing trend of introducing more entertaining ways to engage user behavior and retain clients.
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Global Retail Investors Bullish on USD & Stocks, Expect Fed Hike in H2

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 04:32 AM PDT

The giant Tokyo-based global financial broker, Monex, has released its sixteenth sentiment survey, showing that traders worldwide are still optimistic and expect the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in H2 2015.
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HotForex Relaunches Copy Trading Based on The FxStat Social Network

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 03:05 AM PDT

Copy trading should not be a new concept for clients of HotForex as the broker used to support ZuluTrade. The broker offered the solution up until January 4th, 2014, when it removed the ZuluTrade platform as a product.
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Will This Week’s Data Determine the Dollar’s Fate?

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 02:52 AM PDT

As April approaches, the week ahead is a full economic calendar with fresh data that should give us some clarity as to whether the correction is over or a more meaningful top is in place.
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[Snippet] Spanish Watchdog Warns: Binary Broker Trade Market Options is Unauthorised

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 12:11 AM PDT

Sunday, March 29, 2015

USD/JPY Technical Analysis: Consolidating Near 119.00

USD/JPY Technical Analysis: Consolidating Near 119.00


USD/JPY Technical Analysis: Consolidating Near 119.00

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:56 PM PDT

US Dollar Technical Analysis: March Low Holds as Support

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:56 PM PDT

EUR/USD Technical Analysis: Pullback Pauses at Trend Line

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:56 PM PDT

USD/CHF Technical Analysis: Selloff Pauses Below 0.95

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:37 PM PDT

GBP/USD Technical Analysis: Treading Water Below 1.50

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:37 PM PDT

EUR/GBP Technical Analysis: Short Trade Remains in Play

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:25 PM PDT

USD/CAD Technical Analysis: Support Below 1.24 Holding

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:25 PM PDT

NZD/USD Technical Analysis: Aiming Below 0.75 Figure

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:11 PM PDT

AUD/USD Technical Analysis: Support Near 0.77 in Focus

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 03:11 PM PDT

GBP/JPY Technical Analysis: Digesting Losses Above 176.00

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 02:58 PM PDT

EUR/JPY Technical Analysis: Support Found Near 129.00

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 02:58 PM PDT

Euro Relief Rally May Hit Wall as Market Refocuses on EZ CPI, US NFPs

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 10:45 AM PDT

Commercial long positions continue to dig in, helping spark widespread gains in the EUR-crosses, particularly in EURGBP and EURUSD.

Reevaluating 2015 Fintech Trends – All About Marketplace Lending

Reevaluating 2015 Fintech Trends – All About Marketplace Lending


Reevaluating 2015 Fintech Trends – All About Marketplace Lending

Posted: 29 Mar 2015 11:29 AM PDT

2014 was a great year for the P2P lending sector, highlighted by LendingClub's multi-billion IPO. But the market may only be getting started as borrowers and banks realize the benefits and come on board.
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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Forex Sentiment & Volume Analysis - EURUSD

Forex Sentiment & Volume Analysis - EURUSD


Forex Sentiment & Volume Analysis - EURUSD

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 08:00 PM PDT

Using retail sentiment and trading volume, the EURUSD is giving us a bullish. Learn what sentiment and volume can do for your trading.

FXCM’s Future in Focus, Sells Its Japan Unit to Rakuten Securities

FXCM’s Future in Focus, Sells Its Japan Unit to Rakuten Securities


FXCM’s Future in Focus, Sells Its Japan Unit to Rakuten Securities

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 04:01 PM PDT

There were myriad events and stories facing a variety of FX brokers and institutional players in the industry throughout the week – in particular, two big name brokers each sold off aspects of their operations this week.
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[Snippet] When Sports' Sponsorship Bites Back - FX & Football Still Friends?

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 02:58 PM PDT

Friday, March 27, 2015

Getting to Know a Sponsor Beyond the Package – How Much Due Diligence is Enough?

Getting to Know a Sponsor Beyond the Package – How Much Due Diligence is Enough?


Getting to Know a Sponsor Beyond the Package – How Much Due Diligence is Enough?

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 06:58 PM PDT

Major football clubs have been stigmatised by sponsorship deals that have caused them monetary troubles and bad press. How important is due diligence of a sponsor in light of the cases and who takes responsibility?

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CWM Denies Allegations Continues to Look for FCA Licensed Partner

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 05:44 PM PDT

The company was using Leverate's license before the partnership between the companies was abruptly terminated prompting CWM to look for another FCA regulated service provider to deliver FX trading.
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Bitcoin Picks: Russia Eying Bitcoin Ban, Ransomware Terrorizes School

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 05:01 PM PDT

A variety of developments transpired in the cryptocurrency realm this week, perhaps none more groundbreaking than musings surrounding Russia's potential ban of bitcoin.
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[Snippet] 2015 the Year of the Rate Hikes - Fed's Chair Janet Yellen

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:06 PM PDT

Borse Dubai Benefits from Bull-Run in UK Equities as it Divests London Stock Exchange Stake

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 03:28 PM PDT

Borse Dubai, an entity under the Investment Corporation of Dubai a sovereign wealth fund takes advantage of rising stock prices and shelves its holdings in the UK's main equities and bond exchange, LSE for $2.23 Bln.
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Greek Reforms Package to Be Discussed in Brussels Tonight

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 01:27 PM PDT

If negotiations between the Greek government representatives and their Eurozone creditors do not yield progress before the FX market closes tonight, the euro crosses on Monday could kick off on a volatile note.
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[Snippet] HFT Solutions Provider Stellar Trading Systems Connects to Osaka Exchange

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 12:31 PM PDT

Breaking: Saxo Bank Announces New Trading Platform, SaxoTrader GO

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 10:11 AM PDT

The new Saxo Bank platform SaxoTrader Go is a complete redesign of the existing solution, adding HTML5 charting in a web version and new iOS and Android applications for a completely redesigned suite.
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CRFIN Blacklists FX Fraudster, Trade Union: List Grows to 43 Firms

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:50 AM PDT

The Centre for Regulation in OTC Financial Instruments and Technologies (CRFIN), Russia's self-regulatory body, has expanded its blacklist to include the services of FX provider, Trade Union, according to a CRFIN statement. Last month, CRFIN blacklisted an Internet entity named …
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ASIC Issues Public Warning on FX Provider, Grandegoldens Pty Ltd

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 02:40 AM PDT

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning to the public and investors in the retail FX industry on the actions of named Grandegoldens Pty Ltd, according to an ASIC statement. Nearly two weeks ago, ASIC, on …
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