US Regulators Victorious: Forex Dealers Data Hits All Time Lows

After years of consolidation of the foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term market sector of the U.S. retail brokerage industry, the tough regulatory stance adopted by national regulators has yielded the result we all expected.

This month’s CFTC data for client assets held at U.S. Retail Foreign Exchange Dealers (RFEDs) shows that client assets have hit a new low. The final month of 2015 shows a broad industry decline amid tough choices that traders have to make when choosing an FX broker in the U.S.

The total amount of retail Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term obligations of the industry decreased by almost 5 per cent, declining to $544 million from $570 in the month of November. The figure is one of the sharpest drops ever, attesting to the declining amount of traders and volumes on the U.S. market.

Looking at the market share of the companies, we are seeing a relatively stable picture with no notable standouts when compared to last month. FXCM and IBFX, which is the company behind TradeStation, have experienced client asset declines totaling 6.7 and 5.5 per cent.

The decline in the market is broad, with not a single company remaining unaffected. FXCM and GAIN Capital have maintained their top spots with 32 and 24 per cent respectively. OANDA remained in third place with 18 per cent of the market, while Interactive Brokers and IBFX remained at the bottom of the pack with 8 and 9 per cent respectively.