Search Results for: foreign exchange
Surging yen sends Nikkei tumbling 3.1 percent ahead of BOJ meeting
June 13th, 2016
Asian markets ended sharply lower Monday, ahead of central bank meetings in the U.S. and Japan this week and amid jitters over the upcoming referendum on whether the U.K. would remain in the European Union. Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 582.18 points, ...
FXCM reports retail customer trading volume of $280 billion for May 2016
June 10th, 2016
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) announced certain key customer trading metrics for May 2016 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business. May 2016 Customer Trading Metrics from Continuing Operations (1) Retail Customer Trading Metrics Retail customer trading volume(2) of $280 ...
The latest press release from IronFX Global regarding the planned merger of IronFX, Nukkleus and FXDD
June 9th, 2016
A formal statement has been released by IronFX, Nukkleus and FXDD and can be found below. The formal statement includes comments by Emil Assentato, Nukkleus Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Craig J. Marshak, the transaction advisor to Nukkleus and ...
Euro, Dollar Slide in Global FX Reserves
June 8th, 2016
The currencies slumped to 15-year lows last year, according to European Central Bank The euro and dollar both lost ground as international currencies last year, slumping to 15-year lows in their share of global foreign-exchange reserves, according to an ...
Asian shares rise, dollar nurses losses after jobs shock
June 6th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday and the dollar dragged itself off its lowest levels in nearly a month after U.S. nonfarm payrolls showed the slowest job growth in more than five years, quashing expectations for a near-term U.S. interest ...
FMA is investigating Forex trading provider
June 6th, 2016
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is investigating a complaint received in relation to Morgan Cooper Limited (MCL) and a Mr Rodney McCall (aka Rodney Crichton) for potential contraventions of financial markets legislation. MCL purports to offer foreign exchange currency ...
CME announced that May 2016 volume averaged 14.9 million contracts per day
June 3rd, 2016
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that May 2016 volume averaged 14.9 million contracts per day, up 6 percent fromMay 2015. CME Group May 2016 options volume averaged 2.8 million contracts per day, up 10 percent versus May ...
Currency Traders Beware as Danske Bank Eliminates Human Element
May 31st, 2016
Danske Bank A/S is pitching a new product to help clients net their currency transactions and reduce the need for human traders. The second-biggest Nordic bank won a contract last week with Sweden’s government to provide the service and ...
Bank of International Settlement published first phase of a global code of conduct for currency markets
May 27th, 2016
The first phase of the Global Code of Conduct for the Foreign Exchange Market and principles for adherence to the new standards were released today in New York by the Foreign Exchange Working Group (FXWG). “In a globalised world, the foreign exchange market ...
A computerized trading firm beat Banks in the rankings of the world’s biggest spot currency traders
May 26th, 2016
XTX is the first electronic specialist to break into top five Deutsche Bank was the biggest currency trader until 2014 Computerized trading firm XTX Markets Ltd. has come from nowhere to dethrone major banks including Deutsche Bank AG in the ...
