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Sterling Hits Lowest Levels Since September 1985, GBP/USD at 1.20 a Risk

  • The volatility across the markets is massive, however broker systems are handling the load pretty well so far.
Friday, 24/06/2016 | 03:47 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Brokers

Sunderland 'Leave' Win Sends Cable Lower 550 Pips, Spreads Widen Massively

  • The GBP/JPY has dropped over 1000 pips in just 1 minute and 45 seconds, pushing the limits of broker technology.
Friday, 24/06/2016 | 00:02 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Prime Brokerage

Breaking: Interbank Spreads on GBP Pairs as High as Half a Cent

  • The on-the-day poll reveals exit at 48%, Eurosceptic leader of UKIP Nigel Farage comments "remain will edge it".
Thursday, 23/06/2016 | 21:28 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Analysis

Analysis: Pre-Referendum Client Positioning Shows Risks for Brokers Minimal

  • As the Brits are taking to the polls, Finance Magnates gets a glimpse into client positioning at major brokers.
Thursday, 23/06/2016 | 11:08 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Brokers

Brexit Referendum Timeline: When Will Markets Go Haywire?

  • How to deal and trade during the Brexit referendum, and the key times that volatility is likely to rise.
Thursday, 23/06/2016 | 08:30 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Brokers

Exclusive: 24option Reveals GBP/USD and EUR/GBP Monthly Binary Options Volumes

  • Concerns about Brexit have triggered a 16% fall in EUR/GBP trading throughout the month of June.
Wednesday, 22/06/2016 | 14:22 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Brokers

Analysis: Some Retail Brokers are Sending Mixed Brexit Messages to Clients

  • While the bulk of the industry increase margin requirements, marketing campaigns are inviting clients to trade the event.
Tuesday, 21/06/2016 | 10:45 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Brokers

Poor Liquidity Next Week Forces Some Brokers to Introduce "Close-Only"

  • Vantage FX is the latest brokerage to announce that it is implementing close-only operations until after the referendum.
Friday, 17/06/2016 | 16:33 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Brokers

FXCM Temporarily Hikes Margin Requirements for White Label Clients

  • The customers of FXCM’s white labels have been informed that their margin requirements will increase on June 16th.
Friday, 10/06/2016 | 17:37 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Brokers

FXCM, IG, Saxo Bank Commit to Series of Margin Hikes Ahead of Brexit Vote

  • With the June 23 Brexit vote rapidly approaching, brokers are taking preliminary measures of altering margins.
Monday, 06/06/2016 | 14:04 GMT by Jeff Patterson
Brokers

Brexit Pushes OANDA to Increase Margin Requirements on GBP and EUR Pairs

  • OANDA is the first major broker to officially confirm to clients that the Brexit referendum will affect trading conditions.
Monday, 06/06/2016 | 13:13 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Analysis

The Brexit and the Pound: a Tale of $16b Worth of FX Options

  • Liquidity conditions in GBP pairs are deteriorating amid increasing uncertainty.
Friday, 25/03/2016 | 12:16 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Blogs

What is Happening with the Pound?

  • The GBP has continued its unabated decline against several other currencies, due to mounting Brexit concerns and increased skepticism.
Monday, 29/02/2016 | 10:50 GMT by Vassil Nikolov
Blogs

Sterling Slumps as Brexit Concerns Remain

  • The GBP has faced a litany of headwinds recently, including mounting Brexit concerns as well as the specter of lower rates by the BoE.
Wednesday, 24/02/2016 | 15:05 GMT by Guest Contributors
Blogs

In the Game of Rate Hike Tennis, the Ball’s in Your Court, Chair Yellen!

  • The Bank of England refrained from raising rates as widely expected by the markets shifting the rate hiking dilemma back to the Fed
Thursday, 10/09/2015 | 23:32 GMT by Richard Perry
Blogs

GBP/USD - A Bumpy Road Looking Ahead

  • The British Pound made headway against the US dollar testing highs in the 1.58's until Tuesday when global stock markets crashed
Thursday, 27/08/2015 | 17:17 GMT by Merav Brenner
Blogs

How Strong Is the Euro?

  • The euro looks more likely to fall, returning to its down trend, after the Greek bailout euphoria is over, especially against GBP and USD.
Thursday, 13/08/2015 | 12:37 GMT by Guest Contributors
Analysis

IronFX Probe and a Candid Account of Forex Trading in Nigeria

  • A slew of results have come in this week, accompanying major news stories with insight into the big brokers' performance.
Sunday, 09/08/2015 | 08:25 GMT by Andy Traveller
Regulation

BoE’s Super Thursday: Interest Rates Remain Unchanged, GBP Dips

  • A dovish tone from the Bank of England means that a 2015 rate hike is unlikely. The deluge of data indicated inflation hit zero in June.
Thursday, 06/08/2015 | 12:55 GMT by Andy Traveller
Blogs

GBP/USD: The Strength of Sterling

  • If you expect the US economic news to beat down UK news, hence GBP/USD to fall and volatility to rise you may buy a Put option.
Tuesday, 21/07/2015 | 13:05 GMT by Guest Contributors
Exchanges

ICE Preps Launch of Eris Standard Futures in EUR, GBP for Month’s End

  • ICE Futures Europe and ICE Clear Europe will both be utilizing the new contracts, with Eris Standard EUR and GBP futures by June 29, 2015.
Tuesday, 16/06/2015 | 13:12 GMT by Jeff Patterson
Blogs

Bank of England Interest Rate Hike on Track for 2016

  • The pound remains a fundamentally bullish currency with the bias being to the upside heading into this week's data
Monday, 15/06/2015 | 18:28 GMT by Jarratt Davis
Analysis

The FOMC Nailed It, the Dollar That Is

  • With a new low made last week in GBP/USD as expected and the USD sell off post-FOMC, we will take a look at last week’s price action and see what opportunities lie ahead in the coming week.
Monday, 23/03/2015 | 11:36 GMT by FMAdmin Someone
Brokers

Will the FED Be the Final Nail in This Dollar Rally?

  • This may be the end of the dollar rally trend, at least experience has proven that in history when journalists and economists are going the same trend.
Friday, 13/03/2015 | 09:00 GMT by FMAdmin Someone
Brokers

Don't Change Your Holiday Money Pounds to EUR Just Yet

  • Within only four weeks the EUR/GBP fell 400 pips. Read in our daily guest blog post what the reasons behind these significant movements were.
Thursday, 12/03/2015 | 08:34 GMT by Matthew Clark
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