Search Results for: currency pairs
Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Enables EUR/USD Trading
June 2nd, 2016
In an announcement yesterday, Bitstamp has announced that clients can now trade Euros for Dollars, marking the bitcoin exchange’s entry into the biggest traditional currency trading pair in the foreign exchange market. Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has entered the largest and the ...
What Is The Difference Between Bitcoin, FOREX & Gold? ‘A Tripod Theory’
September 10th, 2015
As Bitcoin and it’s counterparties known as “altcoins” enter the mainstream many investors are seeking information on the mechanics of trading these revolutionary peer-to-peer niche oriented decentralized global cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, forex and gold have many similar yet distinct differences that make each a unique and viableinvestment vehicle. Bitcoin is a ...
China’s devaluation may be bad news for FX industry
August 19th, 2015
China’s currency devaluation should give a shot in the arm to global foreign exchange volumes as traders take advantage of and protect themselves against the surprise surge in volatility, but its longer-term impact on market activity may not be ...
Investors Flee Commodities
July 21st, 2015
The prices of raw materials from oil and gold to copper, cotton and sugar tumbled, underscoring an increasing aversion to commodity investments as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. ...
FxPro: Margin Requirements Increased to 2% for new orders
July 3rd, 2015
FxPro – Margin Requirements Increased to 2% for new orders between Friday 12:00 to Monday 02:00 Further to the company’s previous communications regarding the Greek debt crisis and upcoming referendum on Sunday July 5, FxPro would like to advise you ...
Dollar heads for biggest weekly gain in nearly a month
April 10th, 2015
The dollar rose Friday against most major rivals, remaining on track to log its best week in about a month. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +50% a key measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six currencies, ...
Goldman Overtakes JPMorgan in Commodities After Mercuria Sale
March 27th, 2015
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. earned back its place as the largest bank by commodities revenue after JPMorgan Chase & Co. sold its physical raw-materials business. JPMorgan, which made the most money from commodities among the top 10 investment banks ...
Germany’s DAX 30 index jumps above 12,000 for first time
March 16th, 2015
Germany’s DAX 30 index DAX, +1.07% jumped to an all-time intra-day high on Monday, climbing above the 12,000 mark for the first time ever. The index briefly touched 12,001.98, but fell back to trade up 0.8% at 11,991.92 at the latest. The ...
Yen falls against dollar, euro as Nikkei recovers
January 15th, 2015
The yen weakened against the dollar and the euro in Asian trade Thursday, as a recovery in Tokyo stocks prompted selling of the safe-haven Japanese currency. The dollar USDJPY, +0.34% was at ¥117.74 compared with ¥117.27 late Wednesday in New York and ...
GFG Weekly Market Insight – 5 Themes For 2015 (week 05 Jan 2015)
January 9th, 2015
5 Themes for 2015 A look back at 2014 may shed some light on what could be ahead for 2015 with multi-asset class trading dynamics suggesting that a slow-motion repricing of risk and/or flight to liquidity may be underway. Possible ...
