Thursday, September 17, 2015

D-Day: Fed Decides to Keep Interest Rates on Hold

D-Day: Fed Decides to Keep Interest Rates on Hold


D-Day: Fed Decides to Keep Interest Rates on Hold

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 03:08 PM PDT

The twelve-member Federal Open Market Committee keeps rates at zero amidst concerns over global economic conditions.

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BitPay on Hacking: Loss Is Ours, Client Funds Are Safe

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 01:36 PM PDT

BitPay has issued limited public comment on the recent revelations of its losing 5,000 bitcoins due to a hacking last December.

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TraderMade Systems Launches Historical FX Data Tool, FXQuest

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 01:23 PM PDT

The new historical database of FX prices allows clients to retrieve information for reporting and validating evaluations.

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Police Arrested Pascal Reid for Bitcoin. Now He’ll Teach Them about It.

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 12:59 PM PDT

In a bizarre plea deal reached between Pascal Reid and prosecutors, the accused will be educating law enforcement agencies about Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Payments Startup Raises €300K to Develop Payroll Service

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 11:07 AM PDT

PEY, a startup engaged in bitcoin-based payments through POS terminals and mobile apps, has reportedly raised €300,000 in seed funding.

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Cyprus Watchdog Warns Against Unregulated Broker Bloombex Options

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 10:15 AM PDT

The binary firm is not legally permitted to provide investment and related services in Cyprus as it has never been authorized nor licensed.

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ICE to Undergo Chairman Transition, Appointing William Hague

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 09:26 AM PDT

Mr. Hague will be stepping into the position of Chairman of Intercontinental Exchange Futures Europe, succeeding longtime Chairman Bob Reid.

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Poll: Janet Yellen and the FED to Raise Rates, Sit Pat or QE4?

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 09:12 AM PDT

The financial markets have been assuming that after nine years, today may finally be the day that the Fed raises rates.

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BitPay Lost 5,000 Bitcoins, Sued Insurer Refusing Claim

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 08:22 AM PDT

BitPay, one of the leading bitcoin payment processing providers, reportedly lost 5,000 BTC ($1.85 million) in a hacking last December.

Keep on reading: BitPay Lost 5,000 Bitcoins, Sued Insurer Refusing Claim

Thomson Reuters Bolsters Board of Directors with Two Veteran Execs

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 07:20 AM PDT

Ed Clark and Barry Salzberg have joined Thomson Reuters' Board of Directors, following several decades of combined experience.

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Saxo Bank Targets Global Institutional Buildup With Launch of Saxo Markets

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 06:46 AM PDT

Saxo Bank has looked beyond its traditional areas of operation in a bid to expand its institutional business worldwide.

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Yahoo! Japan’s YJFX! Adopts Range Binary Options

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 06:32 AM PDT

The firm has been offering binary options trading in Japan since September 24, 2013.

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ITG Taps Bret Goldin as Director of Sales – Americas

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 06:03 AM PDT

Mr. Goldin joins ITG with almost two decades of experience in trading solutions at both Canadian and US companies.

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Mizuho Adds Two Co-Heads to its Structured Solutions Business

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 05:37 AM PDT

In their new roles as co-Heads of Structured Solutions, both Mr. Feachem and Martorell will be focusing on Mizuho's Fixed Income business

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Xignite Teams up With 21 Firms to Launch #FintechRevolution API Ecosystem

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 05:27 AM PDT

Xignite is launching a new program called #FintechRevolution as they partner with 21 other fintech market data API firms and incubators.

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Should You Perform a 'Wealth Check' Before Trading?

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 05:05 AM PDT

Some regulated brokers perform a wealth check before opening accounts for traders. Should traders consider doing this for themselves?

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Merchant Cash and Capital Rebrands to Bizfi, Launches Marketplace Lending White Label and API

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 04:57 AM PDT

Rebranding to Bizfi and launching an API and white label for partners, Merchant Cash and Capital aims to embrace digital marketplace lending

Keep on reading: Merchant Cash and Capital Rebrands to Bizfi, Launches Marketplace Lending White Label and API

Bondora Opens Loans to Finnish, Spanish and Estonian Borrowers to US Investors

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 04:33 AM PDT

Providing investors with higher yields compared to other European P2P lending platforms, Bondora opens to US investors.

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TechFinancials Revenues Tick Higher, Spending on R&D Eats Into Profits

Posted: 17 Sep 2015 02:32 AM PDT

The company's profits were substantially lower than a year ago despite its margins increasing to 71 per cent in the first half of 2015

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Former RBS FX Trader Claims Unfair Dismissal Following FX Rigging Scandal

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 02:31 PM PDT

Another FX trader dismissed as a result of the FX rigging scandal has claimed unfair dismissal. This time it's RBS being sued.

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EquiLend and Eurex Launch Cooperation into Multi-Asset Clearing

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 06:27 AM PDT

The assimilation will take place in March 2016, allowing EquiLend's existing market participants to utilize Eurex's infrastructure.

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Tajikistan’s Central Asian Stock Exchange Partners with GMEX

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 06:08 AM PDT

The partnership will facilitate the establishment of the first fully integrated securities and derivatives exchange in the country.

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SafeCharge International Group Ltd Reports Revenues Skyrocketing in H1

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 02:49 AM PDT

The company's bottom line has also perked up as the firm's core business processing volumes totaled $3.3 billion

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Daily FX Brokers’ News: FXTM Launches ECN Accounts, iOS 9 Update Incoming

Posted: 15 Sep 2015 09:15 PM PDT

While one of the biggest brokers in Cyprus launches a new Pro account offering, the upcoming iOS 9 release will trigger a slew of mobile updates

Keep on reading: Daily FX Brokers' News: FXTM Launches ECN Accounts, iOS 9 Update Incoming

Alpari Unable to Capitalise on Market Volatility, August Turnover Dips

Posted: 15 Sep 2015 08:39 AM PDT

Volumes at Alpari for the month of August 2015 declined once again, down 6.7% MoM to $87.5 billion.

Keep on reading: Alpari Unable to Capitalise on Market Volatility, August Turnover Dips

Saxo Bank Boosts its Platform Power with Interoute’s Advanced Network

Posted: 15 Sep 2015 08:05 AM PDT

Saxo Bank is drawing on Interoute's advanced infrastructure to increase the speed, reliability and security of its online trading platform.

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Traders Holdings Moves to Purchase Nextop Asia's FX Business

Posted: 15 Sep 2015 05:34 AM PDT

Traders Holdings' purchase is pending Nextop's shareholder approval, which is slated to take place November 5, 2015.

Keep on reading: Traders Holdings Moves to Purchase Nextop Asia's FX Business

IG Group Releases 2015 Annual Report, Growth Strong Despite Black Thursday

Posted: 15 Sep 2015 04:23 AM PDT

Despite an 8% YoY increase in underlying revenue, profits remained flat as the company invested to develop and grow its business.

Keep on reading: IG Group Releases 2015 Annual Report, Growth Strong Despite Black Thursday

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