Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Banks Continue to Tighten their FXPB Offering as Risk Profiling Takes Centre-Stage

Banks Continue to Tighten their FXPB Offering as Risk Profiling Takes Centre-Stage


Banks Continue to Tighten their FXPB Offering as Risk Profiling Takes Centre-Stage

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 06:35 PM PDT

Firms operating in the leveraged products space are facing an uphill struggle in their bid to take heed of a bank's PB service, banks have raise the threshold as they assess risk in the post SNB trading landscape.

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Alpari UK’s Administrator KPMG Clarifies Client Money Pool Currency Issues

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 04:04 PM PDT

KPMG has updated its Alpari portal with information about currencies used in the special administration. The administrator cited reports in Forex Magnates and wanted to clarify the position for traders.
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Stephonomics: AUD Insider Trading, or Just Plain Trading?

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 02:30 PM PDT

With 30 years of industry experience, Stephen A. Simonis presents his view about current events and their past parallels. Read and learn what he has to say about the AUD, scapegoats and Zuccotti Park.
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Multi-Asset Class Traders to Benefit from Enhanced Prodigy Platform – One for All

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 02:30 PM PDT

IKON's flagship trading platform gets makeover with new functionality that supports traders with diversified portfolios. A recent upgrade has consolidated trading instruments into one thus offering a one-stop solution.
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Saxo Bank’s Co-CEO Kim Fournais: Equity Traders Surpass Forex in 2014

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 12:37 PM PDT

Forex Magnates' reporters spoke to Founder and co-CEO of Saxo Bank, Kim Fournais, about the company's performance in 2014 and the challenges of January which the brokerage faced after the EUR/CHF floor removal.
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Exclusive: Former Yukos CEO Buys 12.5% Stake in Leverate

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 12:20 PM PDT

Forex Magnates discovered that the high-ranking Russian-American oil man has been appointed as a director, amid a share reshuffle in Leverate starting when Saxo Bank relinquished its 25% ownership.
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MD and Global Head of FX, Beat Nussbaumer Parts Ways with Commerzbank

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 10:27 AM PDT

Forex Magnates has learned that Beat Nussbaumer, the Managing Director and Global Head of FX Spot at Commerzbank AG, has parted ways with the bank.
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TradeToolsFX Partners with Autochartist to Provide MT4 Binary Options Trading Alerts

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 10:07 AM PDT

TradeToolsFX has partnered with Autochartist to bring 1, 2 and 5 minute trading alerts to binary options traders on the MetaTrader 4 trading platform.
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Borsa Istanbul Acquires LME’s Share of Clearing House LCH.Clearnet

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 09:37 AM PDT

Under the terms of the agreements, the LME will work with the Turkish exchange to develop future products. Borsa İstanbul will also have the right to disseminate real-time pricing data from the LME and HKEx.
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FXCM Europe CEO Presents the CBIB Index (“Central Bank Is Bluffing”)

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 09:08 AM PDT

Brendan Callan, the CEO of FXCM Europe, is looking for the recent SNB crisis' George Soros and offers an inventive possible way to predict when another such central-bank-breaking event might occur.
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CME Group Still Eyeing GFI’s Electronic Trading Assets?

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 09:04 AM PDT

Does the CME Group still have their eyes on GFI Group's electronic trading assets after getting outbid by BGC Partners? According to a report, CME Group is in discussions with BGC to acquire assets from GFI.
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[Snippet] FXCM Stock Down About 7% After Citigroup Analysts Lower Target Price

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 07:59 AM PDT

Citigroup and Barclays Set to Pay $800 Mln More for FX Manipulation

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 07:21 AM PDT

After settling with regulators, big banks have been engaged in reaching a consensus with private entities who filed lawsuits in the aftermath of the FX fixing manipulation investigation results last year.
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The Swiss National Bank Meeting Is Flying under the Radar

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 07:08 AM PDT

General consensus is for the SNB to leave rates on hold as it awaits to assess the impact on the Swiss economy from its shock dropping of the EUR/CHF base at 1.2000 and the negative interest rates taken in January.
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Thomson Reuters Spot FX Volumes down 15.6% in February to $114 Billion

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 06:38 AM PDT

Thomson Reuters Spot FX and total FX average daily volumes were lower by 15.6% and 10.8% respectively, compared to January's trading levels as volatility from the Swiss franc wore off.
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Saxo Bank Announces 2014 Results, Profits Double As Deposits Grow

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 06:00 AM PDT

Saxo Bank estimates that the maximum losses related to the Swiss National Bank's debacle will total $100 million, which will be reflected in the annual report for 2015
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Dataminr Grabs $130 Million in Funding as It Expands Customer’s Base Beyond Finance

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 05:57 AM PDT

Real-time information discovery provider, Dataminr, announced that they have closed a $130 million funding round to expand the sectors they service as usage of their products has grown.
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Breaking: Alpari Looking to Establish New EU Licensed Subsidiary

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 03:32 AM PDT

The firm is already looking to hire a managing director for a subsidiary to be based in the EU, targeting clients mainly from Eastern Europe, where the brand has been actively promoting its services in the past.
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Stock Market Simulation App TradeHero Partners OANDA to Add Forex

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 03:22 AM PDT

The trading gamification app is adding foreign exchange and precious metals feeds though a partnership with OANDA, boasting an impressive presence in Southeast Asia in trading related mobile applications.
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