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Asia stocks down on weak data, Wall Street dive
March 26th, 2015
Asian stock markets mostly fell Thursday, battered by weak U.S. economic data and Wall Street’s retreat from near record highs. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.2 percent to 19,508.88 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.1 percent to ...
FXCM to Sell FXCM Japan
March 25th, 2015
FXCM has issued a press release informing that: FXCM Holdings, LLC and FXCM Newco, LLC (“FXCM”) have signed a definitive agreement to sell FXCM Japan Securities Co., Ltd (“FXCM Japan”) to Rakuten Securities, Inc. (“Rakuten Sec”), a top 5 ...
Why liquidity is drying up in the currency market
March 25th, 2015
Sovereign bonds aren’t the only market facing a liquidity shortage. As volatility in the foreign-exchange market has risen over the past eight months, currency traders are finding that liquidity has become much patchier than it once was. Several factors, ...
The tiny broker who won on the Swiss Franc shock
March 25th, 2015
Some of the big guys lost on the Swiss franc. Turns out, one of the little guys won. While the likes of Citigroup Inc. and Saxo Bank A/S got stung when Switzerland abruptly let the franc soar in mid-January, ...
Bullion Capital Forecasts Surge in Demand for Physical Gold
March 24th, 2015
Bullion Capital, the world’s leading membership-based exchange for the trade of physical gold, silver and platinum, today announced that following the recent SNB events, they have experienced record expansion levels and predict a surge in physical gold acquisition and ...
FD acquires ActivateClients Limited for software development and mobile technology capabilities
March 24th, 2015
First Derivatives (AIM:FDP.L, ESM:FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services, announces it has acquired the entire issued share capital of ActivateClients Limited (“ActivateClients”). The earnings enhancing acquisition provides complementary software products, particularly HTML5 capabilities, that are expected ...
Central banks agree new rules for FX market conduct
March 24th, 2015
Banks must prevent traders sharing order information under a new global code of conduct that bans traditional slang usages and gives dealers more guidelines for what they can and cannot say about the world’s biggest financial market. The 8-page ...
FXCM to Update Its Negative Balance Policy
March 24th, 2015
FXCM Australia Limited (FXCM AU), today announced that it will be updating its Negative Balance Policy for new and existing clients in the near future. Existing clients should expect to receive more details about the updated policy in the ...
China to reap Alibaba windfall as tightens up on tax
March 23rd, 2015
China could make billions of dollars from taxing gains made by employees of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group BABA.N who are free to sell their shares for the first time since its IPO, as the country tightens up its leaky ...
CFTC Issues an Exemption to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC)
March 23rd, 2015
CFTC Issues an Exemption to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Permitting U.S. Customers to Deal Directly with Hong Kong Brokers The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) today issued an order to Hong Kong Securities ...
