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Federal Reserve Stays on Course Despite Tweaking Its Policy Road Map
- With QE tapering and policy normalization drawing closer, the Fed's latest FOMC meeting reveals several policy tweaks, a severely dovish bias and still a far from unanimous consensus on future policy
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 03:54 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Dukascopy Now Offers Binary Options for White-Label Brands with 90% Payouts
- Dukascopy enters the binary platform provider business to compete directly with the many developers in the crowded field such as Spotoption, Techfinancials, Tradologic,Marketspulse, PandaTS, Leverate and more.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 17:15 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
State Street’s Head of Forex Spot Trading Hasn't Been ‘Spotted’ at His Desk for Weeks
- With the banking industry’s reputation already tarnished by the LIBOR and mortgages related probes the companies are rushing to “fix” the fixing problem before they lose market share in electronic trading.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 14:17 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
On Eve of Scottish Referendum, GBP/USD Speculation Rises, CME Open Interest at Record
- Brokers and FX trading venues have been the winners of the Scottish Independence Referendum taking place tomorrow as speculation of voting results has led to increased volatility and volumes in the pound.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 14:07 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Australian Insider Trading Duo Plead Guilty on Multiple Charges
- The defendants in the country biggest insider trading case plead guilty to almost all charges. The two may face several years in prison after exploiting unreleased information and data to reap $7 million.
Tuesday, 16/09/2014 | 13:01 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
GAIN Capital's Forex.com Next Major Broker to Raise Margin Requirements on EURCHF
- Leverage levels for traders of the EUR/CHF pair traded on Forex.com's FOREXTrader PRO platform is set to increase to 5% (1:20) after a similar move has been announced earlier this month by Saxo Bank.
Tuesday, 16/09/2014 | 10:39 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Greece Downgraded to Emerging Economy Status by S&P as Country Rejects EU Bailout
- Only on Friday it was announced that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services upgraded its debt rating for Greece to B From B-Minus and now it is revealed the troubled European country has lost its "Developed" status.
Monday, 15/09/2014 | 14:51 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
OECD Cuts Global Growth Forecast and Urges ECB to Begin Unsterilised Bond Purchases
- The OECD is expecting economic growth rates to slow across the developed world although the ECB and BoJ are encouraged to extend their QE policies due to their proximity to deflation.
Monday, 15/09/2014 | 12:08 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
London Metal Exchange Signed Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Chinese Bank
- During an official visit by the Chinese Vice Premier, Ma Kai, on his trip to the United Kingdom for the sixth UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue, the LME partnered with the China Construction Bank Corporation.
Monday, 15/09/2014 | 11:07 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Bankers Turned FBI Informants in FX Rigging Investigation, Criminal Charges Imminent
- Bankers "Flipped" By U.S investigators and served as "moles" for the international Forex manipulation probe. According to the WSJ, authorities may seek criminal charges against traders as early as next month.
Monday, 15/09/2014 | 08:18 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Easy Forex Might Face 500 MLN Shekel Class Action Lawsuit, Israeli Paper Estimates
- The Tel Aviv District Court has recently decided that there is a "probable chance" that one of the biggest Israeli brokers will qualify as offering unlicensed investment advice, marketing and investment management.
Sunday, 14/09/2014 | 13:56 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Japanese Binary Options Trading Continues to Recover, Volumes up 28% in August MoM
- Second month of trading volume increases for binary options in Japan. During August 2014 the trading reached ¥68,828,888,822. The figure is a complete recovery to the May 2014 trading volume level.
Sunday, 14/09/2014 | 10:50 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
TD Ameritrade Survey Finds Generation Z Opting to Save Instead of Investing
- A recent study by the TD Ameritrade Holding corporation behind stock brokerage TD Ameritrade is revealing a worrying trend in the investing mindset of the next generation to start their investment decisions - Gen Z.
Friday, 12/09/2014 | 11:08 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Special: Sneak Peek at Forex Magnates' Interview with CySEC Chairwoman Kalogerou
- Demetra Kalogerou, the leader of the retail FX industry’s most influential regulator, speaks exclusively with Forex Magnates about restoring Cyprus' credibility, regulating Binary options and Social Trading.
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 22:45 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Premier Li Keqiang Envisions Robust Chinese Economy Despite Challenges
- Judging by the principle of range-based macro-control, the Chinese government believes the actual economic growth rate is within the proper range, even if it might be slightly higher or lower than the 7.5% target.
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 14:13 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
RBS and Lloyds Stand By to Implement Contingency Plans as Scottish Independence Vote Nears
- British banks are expecting the worst and hoping for the best on Sep 18th. With several economic and political factors yet to be decided, the only certainty is that banks will do what's best for shareholders
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 12:44 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Russia Tries to Draw China into Its Plan to Create an Alternative to SWIFT
- A week after the British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested cutting Russia off the international payment system the Russians announce they are in talks with China for a "SWIFT" response to the threat.
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 10:22 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Exclusive: Veteran Cyprus-Based Broker Faces Serious Financial Difficulties
- As the industry is still licking its wounds after some 2014 dire trading volumes, Forex Magnates has learned from several sources that a well-known CFD and forex broker based in Limassol suffers cash flows shortage
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 08:34 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
ParFX Launches New Prime Service - Aims to Harmonise Institutional Spot Foreign Exchange
- A new prime brokerage service for buy-side customers claims to level the playing field for all institutional traders by removing latency as an advantage and disclosing counter-party identities post trade.
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 05:46 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
53% NO Vote for Scottish Independence as Mark Carney Dismisses a Currency Union (Again)
- Mark Carney dismissed a currency union with Scotland once more, highlighting the problems which the Euro Zone is experiencing with the Euro Area lacking a fiscal union to support a single currency.
Wednesday, 10/09/2014 | 20:33 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
EU Commission Presents 'Team Juncker' in Chase for Jobs and Growth
- The EU Commission is restructured and reshuffled although a federalist flavor remains. With 'TeamJuncker' holding the reins, Europe could be on a fast-track to becoming the United States of Europe.
Wednesday, 10/09/2014 | 14:27 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
ZuluTrade Fined $350,000 for Opening Accounts for Individuals from US Sanctioned Countries
- The CFTC found that for at least three years from October 2010 to October 2013, Zulutrade opened approximately 400 accounts for account holders from OFAC targeted countries (primarily Iran, Sudan, and Syria).
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 20:02 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Exclusive: ZuluTrade Acquires Japanese Subsidiary and Partners with Arena FX
- ZuluTrade expands in Japan through the acquisition of Market Crew Investment Advisor Co., Ltd., and launches its platform in a first collaboration with any of Japan's retail brokers, Arena FX Co., Ltd.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 15:42 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Scotland at Crossroads as the Yes Vote Hurts Cable
- Financial instruments in the UK took news of an independent Scotland with a pinch of salt with both equity markets and the GBP currency declining. The latest YouGov poll shows the Yes vote gaining traction.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 00:02 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Riding the Google Keyword Wave: Marketing Alibaba’s IPO & Apple’s New iPhone
- How CFD and spread betting brokers can widen their scope and get help from Google Trends to acquire new clients who have not really looked for their product, but for big market moving events driving trading.
Monday, 08/09/2014 | 22:35 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
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