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Global Retail Investors Bullish on US Stocks, Bearish on Oil, Monex Quarterly Survey Reveals
- The giant Tokyo-based global financial broker has released its quarterly sentiment survey, showing that traders worldwide are more optimistic and expect the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in H2 2015.
Thursday, 18/12/2014 | 10:41 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
AxiTrader Launches A "Seed Funding Program" to Set FX Traders on a Professional Trading Career
- Following an initial assessment period, AxiSelect says traders with proven success may be offered funding from AxiCorp to expand their portfolio and further their trading skills or gain an MDA license.
Thursday, 18/12/2014 | 08:54 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
How Low Can It Go?! Already below $60 a Barrel, the Price of Oil Just Keeps Going Down
- As Saudi Arabia continues to play tough by refusing to cut oil production, Russia and Iran find that they are too weak to resist selling at ever lower prices and crude just fell to its lowest point in five years.
Wednesday, 17/12/2014 | 14:23 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Russian Finance Ministry Commits $7 Billion to Prop up Ruble, FX Market Yawns
- A month after the official abandonment of the trading corridor which was acting as a backstop against excessive moves on the forex market, the Russian central bank is facing an endless volatility conundrum.
Wednesday, 17/12/2014 | 12:41 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Ruble Carnage Continues as Brokers Halt Trading, Cut Margin
- Despite customers reporting problems at several brokers, traders on the whole are benefitting from the spike in prices. Some brokers have indicated to Forex Magnates that their clients are overwhelmingly long.
Tuesday, 16/12/2014 | 17:29 GMT by
Ron Finberg
TopTradr to Power the $10 Million "Quantic Traders Challenge"
- The forex ranking app joins the collaboration between CQG and Direct FX and the scoring for the $10 million Quantic Traders Challenge will be conducted based on its proprietary scoring algorithm, "The TT Score."
Tuesday, 16/12/2014 | 14:04 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Alpari Suspends Ruble Trading as Extreme Volatility Forces More Brokers to Limit Leverage
- The moves by TeleTrade, Alpari and Dukascopy come now after last month some brokers such as XM and the Russian Forex Club have already took similar proactive measures to limit traders' exposure and their own risk.
Tuesday, 16/12/2014 | 11:31 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Russian Ruble Remains on the Defensive despite Record Rate Rise
- Political pressure has been lifted off the shoulders of the Bank of Russia, as it hiked rates overnight to a record high of 17%, making a deep recession in the country a virtual certainty and challenging ruble shorts.
Tuesday, 16/12/2014 | 08:43 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
New Product Review: TopTradr FX Trading Contest Mobile App - Your Way into the Big Leagues
- The appeal of TopTradr is that beyond the slick app and well executed trading competitions it provides retail traders and students with a way to prove their worth and even get a chance to manage real large FX funds.
Monday, 15/12/2014 | 22:01 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
RMB Currency Futures Volatility Leads to Record Trading Volumes at Hong Kong Exchanges
- To support the further growth of RBM futures the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing group is introducing an "Active Trader" and "Spread Enhancement" programmes as well as two new currency market makers.
Monday, 15/12/2014 | 12:36 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Silicon Valley to Disrupt Wall Street? Fintech Startup Launches Commision-Free Trading App
- Aimed at young traders, Robinhood offers zero commissions for US securities with a freemium model and it does not require any minimum deposit. The startup raised $16 million from VC investors, including Snoop Dogg.
Sunday, 14/12/2014 | 13:22 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Who Slayed the Super Bull? China to Investigate Margin Trading after Stocks Slump
- The inspections would be presented as a routine check ups of margin trading and its level of compliance with regulations, but Chinese brokers expect them to be part of a wider clean-up of the business.
Thursday, 11/12/2014 | 13:09 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
TradingScreen Partners with MainstreamBPO to Offer Full Platform for Asia Pacific Fund Managers
- TradingScreen's forex solution, TradeFX, simplifies access using SaaS. In a single window, the buy side trader can access the entire liquidity available using a streaming, RFQ, order-book or algorithmic model.
Thursday, 11/12/2014 | 11:22 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Saxo Bank Outrageous Predictions to Rock the Markets in 2015, or Will They?
- Russia defaults again, Japanese inflation hits 5%, Draghi quits the ECB, China devalues the Yuan 20% and the UK housing market crashes - which one of these can really happen we leave up to you in the comments below.
Thursday, 11/12/2014 | 00:00 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Dutch Financial Watchdog Warns about Ftradition, a Suspected Seychelles Boiler Room Scam
- Ftradition claims to offer "Stock Exchange Products" on its website but in some sections it also calls itself "ForexTradition." At any point, the unlicensed broker seems to focus mostly on CFDs.
Tuesday, 09/12/2014 | 12:08 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Canadian Self-Regulatory Organization Revises FX Margin Requirements
- The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada updated the margin requirement levels on the list of foreign exchange margin rates for Canadian and U.S. base currency FX trading accounts.
Tuesday, 09/12/2014 | 10:47 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Reuters Launches SmartEconomics Promising More Accurate Macroeconomic and FX Forecasts
- For performance over the past year, Thomson Reuters claims that the SmartEconomics model for economics and FX success rate reached 75% or more on some of the most significant indicators such as US non-farm payrolls.
Monday, 08/12/2014 | 11:40 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
InovanceTechnologies' Machine Based Learning Platform, TRAIDE, Launched to Public Beta
- Adapting its machine learning trading algorithm for the retail trading industry is InovanceTechnologies release of TRAIDE. The product allows traders to filter for the best combinations to create automated strategies.
Monday, 08/12/2014 | 10:00 GMT by
Ron Finberg
ASIC Forces Broker to Enhance Supervision in "Forex Crackdown"
- The Australian watchdog raised concerns over Calibre’s risk frameworks, advice to clients and supervision of representatives, and the company has changed the way it does business adhering to a stricter procedures.
Monday, 08/12/2014 | 07:19 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
CFH Group Expanding Solutions with 50% Purchase of Tradimo Interactive
- CFH Group will begin to offer marketing solutions within its suite of broker related products following news that it has acquired a 50% stake in Tradimo Play, a trading education website for the forex industry.
Monday, 08/12/2014 | 06:00 GMT by
Ron Finberg
US Regulator Delivers a Blow to Retail Forex, Kiwis Are Better Off
- Forex Magnates spotlights this week's news from around the world, with credit card ban in the US, license exemptions in New Zealand and a first Chinese brokerage allowed to trade on the spot FX market.
Sunday, 07/12/2014 | 11:46 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Eyeing Asian Traders, LME Launches Bullion Service for Platinum and Palladium Prices
- LMEbullion provides an automated price-discovery process with authorised traders participating via a web interface, where they can view the auction price and each submit their interest until a final price is set.
Thursday, 04/12/2014 | 15:38 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Chinese Stock Market Is Red Hot as Shanghai Composite Jumps 4.3% Today, up 37% since January
- Record trading volume at the Shanghai Stock Exchange pushed the Composite Index (SHCOMP) up by 4.31% on Thursday, the highest one-day advance in two years, completing a 15% rise in just ten days.
Thursday, 04/12/2014 | 15:07 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
ECB Abstains from Quantitative Easing, Leaves Door Open for 2015
- The euro bulls are breathing a sigh of relief with the European Central Bank strongly suggesting that it will look for additional ways to ease monetary policy, however this won't happen before 'early next year'.
Thursday, 04/12/2014 | 14:42 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
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