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Saxo Bank's Co-CEO Kim Fournais: Equity Traders Surpass Forex in 2014
- 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.
Wednesday, 18/03/2015 | 19:37 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
February Binary Options and Foreign Exchange Volumes in Japan Down
Friday, 13/03/2015 | 15:56 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Heron Tower Raid Shows How FX Sponsorship Can Be a Double Edged Sword
- While it hasn't been announced which firm is involved in Thursday's arrests, the media focus on CWMFX, propelled by the many sports partnerships the broker is engaged with, illustrates the toll vast exposure may take.
Monday, 09/03/2015 | 12:57 GMT by
Finance Magnates Staff
Trading Forex Is Hardly More Dangerous Than Futures, But...
- The retail forex industry could continue to suffer damaging comments from the mass media as the warning labels on a number of broker websites are missing and instead are substituted with get-rich-quick invitations.
Monday, 02/03/2015 | 22:48 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
London's City Keeps Attracting Forex and CFD Brokers to the UK
- The global nature of trading OTC products, along with sound regulation and an esteemed reputation, makes London a natural hub for the industry, as overseas participants continue to eye the City's many perks.
Saturday, 21/02/2015 | 15:30 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Assessing the Correlation between Commodities and Currencies
- Forex and commodities trading are fast becoming correlated instruments as the relationship between the two is evident with trends in price movements, the price of oil and gold both impacting major currency pairs.
Thursday, 12/02/2015 | 23:36 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Forex Isn't Riskier than Any Other Asset Class, A Talk With GAIN's CEO Glenn Stevens
- Forex Magnates discusses with GAIN Capital’s CEO, Glenn Stevens, why contrary to various media reports, the foreign exchange market isn’t much different and isn’t in anyway riskier than any other asset class.
Monday, 02/02/2015 | 18:07 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Grexit Speculation Brings Euro to Its Knees Trading at 9 Year Lows
- The year has started with a blast for foreign exchange trading desks. The second day of trading sees the Euro hit levels unseen since 2006, triggering a boatload of stops below the 1.2 figure.
Monday, 05/01/2015 | 11:41 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
7 Reasons to Be Optimistic about the Forex Industry in 2015
- After bemoaning last year's woes, Forex Magnates editors leave room for hope in 2015 with some promising prospects for the industry: cloud-based trading, market correction and the shifting landscape of regulation.
Thursday, 01/01/2015 | 16:15 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Quick Lessons from 2014: Some End-of-Year Trading Thoughts
Wednesday, 31/12/2014 | 10:26 GMT by
Vlad Gubernat
Forex Trading over the Holidays? Not the Best Idea
- As liquidity dries up and spreads are soaring, even the basic indicators fail to deliver. Ashton Fraser explains why the best thing a trader can do now is to ditch the trading screen and watch some football.
Sunday, 28/12/2014 | 16:22 GMT by
Guest Contributors
British Bank RBS Issues Year-End FX Probes Update - Investigations in Full Swing
- The ongoing internal investigations at banking giant RBS are at the mercy of six traders who face disciplinary action according to an annual update by the bank,with three of the traders already suspended.
Tuesday, 23/12/2014 | 18:25 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
What Do We Talk about When We Talk About Retail Forex?
- As we look forward to 2015, there are a few common threads that often come up during discussions between brokers and technology providers. oneZero Financial's Andrew Ralich offers some basic definitions.
Monday, 15/12/2014 | 14:06 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Thomson Reuters Average Daily Volumes Wane -7.2% Month-to-Month in November
- Thomson Reuters has just released its monthly volumes ending November 2014, characterized by a total average daily volume (ADV) of foreign exchange trading at $347 billion, falling -7.2% MoM from October.
Thursday, 11/12/2014 | 15:49 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
FX Veteran Graeme King Lands at Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Longtime foreign exchange veteran Graeme King has joined the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) as a senior spot trader after leaving Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Capital Markets in February.
Thursday, 11/12/2014 | 00:03 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
ISAM's IS Prime Set to Offer Hedge-Fund's "Powerful Tools" for Institutional Forex
- After launching IS Prime Jonathan Brewer and Raj Sitlani discuss the advantages of a brokerage incepted by a hedge fund, citing several unique offerings they are poised to deliver to the institutional forex space.
Wednesday, 03/12/2014 | 10:50 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
FFAJ Releases Quarterly Figures, Trading Volume Jumps 27.7% QoQ
- The FFAJ has released its Quarterly statistic report on domestic and international transactions for the Q2 (July – September 2014), highlighted by a 27.7% jump in on-exchange trading volume.
Friday, 28/11/2014 | 06:49 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
EBS Appoints Bill Marsden as Newest G10 Currencies Head
- Longtime FX industry veteran, Bill Marsden has reportedly joined EBS as its newest G10 Currencies Head, who will be based out of London where he will be tasked with the development of G10 currencies market share across all EBS’ platforms.
Tuesday, 25/11/2014 | 15:17 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
TraderTools Partners with Solid FX in Bid to Secure Liquidity Provisions
- 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.
Tuesday, 25/11/2014 | 09:55 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
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