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The Inevitable GREXIT: a Saga about Canaries, Dead Horses and PIIGS
- Europe's name has its origins in a Greek goddess but, ironically enough, Athens may be the first to ditch the joint currency. Find out what our weekly guest blogger Ron de Luca has to say.
Sunday, 01/02/2015 | 12:43 GMT by
Guest Contributors
Alpari UK Clients to Apply on New Website for Fund Claims from KPMG
- KPMG say that because Alpari UK had a very large number of retail clients, this is considered to be a significantly more efficient and cost effective approach for agreeing claims than using a manual claim process.
Sunday, 01/02/2015 | 08:11 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
The Fed May Drop Hawkish Rhetoric as Strong US Dollar Impacts Earnings
- Will the Federal Reserve be the fifth bank to surprise foreign exchange markets this month? How might it do so after today's meeting of the FOMC deciding on the future course of US monetary policy?
Wednesday, 28/01/2015 | 16:49 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
What's Your Apple Earnings Estimate? Estimize Wants to Know
- Apple is set to release their Q1 earnings today. Everyone has an opinion of what they will report and how successful the iPhone 6 is. For aggregated opinion, Estimize is becoming the go-to location.
Tuesday, 27/01/2015 | 13:55 GMT by
Ron Finberg
How Was Your Forex Broker’s EURUSD Spreads During Last Week’s ECB Meeting?
- Using data from TradeProofer, a new community that monitors spreads and executions for crowdsourced analysis, we get to see how broker spreads reacted in the moments before and after last week's ECB Meeting.
Monday, 26/01/2015 | 13:47 GMT by
Ron Finberg
King Abdullah's Death Propels An Already "Sheikhy" Oil Price
- With royal uncertainty enough to thrill George R. R. Martin, it’s important to understand Saudi reasoning in order to predict future volatility. Why is Naimi refusing to prop up prices even after a 60% decline?
Sunday, 25/01/2015 | 15:00 GMT by
Kenny Mariasin
Should Clients Cover Their Own Negative Balance?
- Our article "Are You Covered? These Brokers Forgive Negative Balance following CHF Crisis" made our guest blogger Ron de Luca raise the question whether traders should be held responsible for the negative balance or not. What is your opinion? Feel free to submit a blog post about this issue. More details can be found at the end of the article.
Sunday, 25/01/2015 | 11:19 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
ECB Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged, Additional Measures TBA by Mario Draghi
- The governing council of the European Central Bank is expected to announce "unconventional monetary policy measures" at the press conference of ECB President Mario Draghi at 13:30 GMT later today.
Thursday, 22/01/2015 | 13:01 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
GAIN Capital (Forex.com) Confirms Negative Balances Forgiven by Thursday
- Affected clients have been notified by email and GAIN Capital said it expects all credits to be completed and posted to clients' trading accounts by 5pm ET on Thursday, 22 January, 2015.
Thursday, 22/01/2015 | 09:00 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
How Is the Forex Leverage Landscape Changing? Full List of Brokers Forced to Hike Margin
- Forex Magnates brings you the complete look at the harshening margin requirements after the industry was shocked by the CHF black swan and regulators started to tighten the screws on maximum leverage.
Thursday, 22/01/2015 | 08:18 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Alpari UK Majority Owner: The SNB Shock's Primary Lesson? Risk Management Counts
- Andrey Dashin, majority shareholder of Alpari UK and Founder of ForexTime, shares his insights from the CHF-propelled crisis that sent Alpari UK into administration and still ripples through the markets.
Wednesday, 21/01/2015 | 14:41 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: What Brokers Started Limiting Leverage Ahead of Pivotal ECB Move?
- The European Central Bank is expected to announce on Thursday what action it will take with regard to its quantitative easing program. The repercussions of the Swiss franc move led industry to take extra caution.
Wednesday, 21/01/2015 | 11:43 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
FX Volatility Alert: The European Central Bank QE and Grexit Prospects
- Some of the major brokerages have started reducing leverage limits, emphasizing the triggers for this move, some industry insiders have shared with Forex Magnates that we are seeing a paradigm shift in volatility.
Wednesday, 21/01/2015 | 05:47 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Jamie Coleman: ECB's QE Will Show Division, Not Unity
- Whatever the ECB decides on Thursday's quantitative easing policy meeting, the market will see it as too little too late. With so sharply divided members, the Eurozone is doomed to remain an unmanageable beast.
Tuesday, 20/01/2015 | 09:29 GMT by
Guest Contributors
Daily Forex Market Update: New Focus on Currency Pairs
- In our daily market update by our fairly new guest blogger, John Putman II, we'll learn what currency pairs he 's focusing on after putting aside currency pairs associated with the CHF. How has your trading strategy changed since last Thursday? Leave us a comment after the blog post.
Monday, 19/01/2015 | 15:35 GMT by
Guest Contributors
The Forex Industry Battles EUR/CHF Meltdown: Real Time Updates
- Forex Magnates provides a breakdown of the EUR/CHF crash's impact on the FX industry. See how much each broker lost, who is looking to take over failing competitors and who is looking to get bought out of the market.
Sunday, 18/01/2015 | 16:41 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
FCA Urgently Reviews Forex Brokers' Business amid CHF Upheaval
- Alpari UK has issued an insolvency announcement that it has since revoked, and the matter made top headlines in the UK with the broker being a sponsor of England’s famous West Ham United football club.
Sunday, 18/01/2015 | 10:51 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
When The Screens Froze: Black Swan Day through Traders’ Eyes
- While the news of the day no doubt focused on the looming finality surrounding key brokers, traders were also broadly affected by the snap SNB decision – did you strike it big, forget to place a stop, or consumed by greed?
Saturday, 17/01/2015 | 16:26 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Daily Forex Market Update: USD/CAD Wakes up in Early US Session
- Our new guest contributor, John Putman II, accompanies us on a daily basis with his aphorism of the daily market, each time sharing with us a chart he prepares with the status quo of the currency pairs that are relevant to him.
Friday, 16/01/2015 | 14:40 GMT by
Guest Contributors
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