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Will Exchanges Get a Piece of the FX Pie?
2015-08-07T21:48:41.000+02:00
A string of recent acquisitions has seen exchanges positioning themselves to get in on the lucrative FX market.
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FastMatch Sale Nears, Which Exchange Will Emerge as the Buyer?
2015-07-29T13:42:02.000+02:00
A sale of FastMatch for around $200 million may be imminent, with exchange operators believed to be front runners of an acquisition.
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Execution
TradAir and SolidFX Partner in Liquidity Distribution Deal
2015-06-14T08:57:37.000+02:00
SolidFX and TradAir have partnered in a liquidity distribution deal to avail SolidFX's ECN to TradAir's bank and broker customers.
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Blogs
Stephonomics: FX Market Analysis: 'Last Look or Do Over’
2015-04-14T11:42:47.000+02:00
In this blog analysis, Stephen Simonis takes a look at what is being debating in regards to ‘last look’ policies in the FX market
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Technology
Alpari Partners with AMTS Solutions to Launch New ECN Services
2015-04-13T13:39:51.000+02:00
Partnering with AMTS Solutions, Alpari has upgraded the technological abilities of its ECN offering to customers with added features.
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Regulation
As Bitcoin ECN's Grow, the Financial Commission Extends Cryptocurrency Regulation to LPs
2015-02-16T13:13:48.000+02:00
The Financial Commission, a self-regulation oversight committee for the forex, CFD and binary options industries, has announced the launch of regulation for cryptocurrency liquidity providers.
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Will FastMatch Volumes Decline Since Black Thursday's Effect on FXCM?
2015-02-05T16:31:35.000+02:00
With FXCM stating that it will look to sell non-core assets, it shines light on what their stake in FastMatch is worth and how the post-Black Thursday decline in volumes affects the valuation of the FX platform.
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TradAir Closes $15 Million Growth Round with EX-Currenex CEO as Chairman
2015-01-12T11:15:10.000+02:00
Having gained industry interest for its liquidity distribution and HTML5 front-end interface technology, TradAir aims to grow their business following a $15 million financing round led by Long Ridge Equity Partners.
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FastMatch Releases Spot FX and Metals Daily Institutional Trading Volumes for the First Time
2014-12-10T13:30:50.000+02:00
For the first time ever, anyone can see all trades executed via the FastMatch platform on a ticker tape such as that of stocks. In the FX spot industry this is something that has not existed for the general public.
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TraderTools Partners with Solid FX in Bid to Secure Liquidity Provisions
2014-11-25T11:55:24.000+02:00
FX technology company and provider TraderTools, has integrated Solid FX’s non-bank liquidity capabilities, helping bolster its FX trading platform, whilst adding to a growing number of liquidity providers.
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Post FIX 4.4 Compliance, Coinsetter Creates Equity Incentives to Attract Market Makers
2014-11-14T13:32:37.000+02:00
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ITG Brings Increased Transparency to the FX Market, Introduces an FX Volatility Index
2014-09-16T14:27:49.000+02:00
The freely available tools by ITG FX Volatility Cost Index and the upgraded ITG FX Trading Cost Index, open the scope for foreign exchange traders to estimate their trading costs and potential price slippage.
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Brokers
August Forex Industry Review: CLONE WARS!!!
2014-08-31T21:22:33.000+02:00
Are you reading Forex Magnates or Forex Magnets? Clones have taken the FX world by storm causing havoc to small and large firm alike. Clones were one of the many hot stories we review this month.
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Exchanges
KCG Revenues from Global Execution Services Including Hotspot FX -1.5% in Q2
2014-08-01T14:01:12.000+02:00
At the same time volumes in the company's ECN foreign exchange business have dropped by 18.6%, averaging $26.2 billion daily, total revenues have shed the same 18%, as stock market activity declined in Q2.
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FX Volumes at KCG Hotspot Slide by Almost 13% in July, down 16% YoY
2014-08-01T10:00:42.000+02:00
Following two consecutive monthly increases, KCG's Hotspot ECN FX volumes in July mark a substantial decline, most likely related to the usual summer slowdown in activity on the foreign exchange markets.
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GAIN Capital Purchases Tech and Intellectual Property from Forexster & Valaquenta
2014-07-17T14:31:01.000+02:00
GAIN Capital is aiming to cement its GTX ECN Offering, by acquiring exclusive technology and intellectual property which guarantees further exclusivity to the company's offering in the foreign exchange market.
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Exchanges
Spotex Taps Solace Systems for Low Latency ECN Infrastructure
2014-07-15T17:18:12.000+02:00
FX electronic communications network (ECN) Spotex, has selected Solace Systems for its low latency-messaging infrastructure, in a bid to help reduce response times and slippage for its fx network.
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Brokers
June Retail Volumes at GAIN Capital down by 7%, as Institutional up by 5%
2014-07-10T14:12:17.000+02:00
Active retail trading accounts have dropped by 1% in June, as OTC trading volumes have dropped to $166 billion, while institutional investors have accounted for about $480 billion during the month, 30% higher over last year.
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Executive Moves
Graham Beale Tapped as Head of New Business Development at GTX
2014-06-19T17:04:39.000+02:00
According to information learned from “Meet The Experts”, GTX has appointed Graham Beale as its Head of New Business Development.
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GAIN Capital's Retail April Volumes Drop by 5.5%, Institutional Lower by 7.4% MoM
2014-05-12T13:25:51.000+02:00
The number of active retail accounts at the publicly listed US based brokerage have also declined by 1.3%, while GTX trading volume decreased by 8.5% when compared to last month's numbers.
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Brokers
Exclusive: Cresco FX Adds Hotspot on MT4 as Retail & Institutional Trade Sizes Blurred
2014-04-25T00:00:07.000+02:00
Cresco Capital Markets reveals its latest synergy which adds a key ECN to its MetaTrader4 platform, as the line between institutional size trades and retail size orders have become increasingly blurred.
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Technology
Gleneagle Securities Partners With Integral to Enhance Liquidity and Analysis
2014-04-14T00:00:49.000+02:00
Customers of Global Prime can now receive detailed Transaction Cost Analysis for their trades and also have the ability to customize the mixture of liquidity providers that they receive feeds from.
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March GAIN Capital Volumes Rebound From Sharp February Drop
2014-04-10T13:47:59.000+02:00
Retail monthly figures have increased by 9% from February's metrics, while on the institutional side business has improved by 7% in March. The yearly numbers are much higher due to GAIN Capital's GFT acquisition.
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Technology
ICAP’s March EBS Volumes Rising By 9% Over February
2014-04-04T14:18:26.000+02:00
Interdealer brokerage ICAP has reported strong results for the month of March rebounding by about 9% from February figures, and confirming the wording of its trading update that EBS direct performs well.
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Execution
Advanced Markets Announces DMAFlex, Advances Currenex Wholesale Solution
2014-03-31T08:00:55.000+02:00
Following regulatory approval with ASIC in Australia, the firm has now refined one of its offerings to better position its Currenex offering under the newly launched DMAflex solution to its institutional clients.
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