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China allows direct trade of yuan with Swiss franc
November 10th, 2015
Move part of Beijing’s strategy to promote RMB as a global reserve currency alongside the dollar China‘s national foreign exchange market will introduce direct trading of the Swiss franc, the operator said on Monday, as the country pushes greater ...
CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2015
November 9th, 2015
Agency Filed 69 Enforcement Cases and Achieved a Record $3.14 Billion in Civil Monetary Penalties Ordered The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today released the agency’s enforcement results for fiscal year (FY) 2015, which included a record $3.144 ...
Thomson Reuters brings FX transaction venues onto single desktop
November 9th, 2015
Thomson Reuters has put all of its foreign exchange transaction venues onto one platform in a move it says creates a single point of access to the largest collective independent pool of FX liquidity. A single desktop will now ...
FXCM Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2015 Results
November 6th, 2015
Releases October 2015 Customer Trading Metrics Third Quarter 2015 Highlights: U.S. GAAP net revenues from continuing operations of $59.6 million U.S. GAAP net income attributable to FXCM Inc. from continuing operations of $64.3 million or $12.10(1) per fully diluted share, ...
Bitcoin to be 6th largest reserve currency by 2030: Research
November 5th, 2015
Bitcoin industry insiders have issued an optimistic prediction for the cryptocurrency over the next few decades, suggesting it could be as widely used as the Swiss franc or the Australian dollar. U.K.-based Magister Advisors, which advises the technology industry ...
Egypt can’t rely on cash-strapped Saudi Arabia
November 5th, 2015
Egypt is running low on cash. And this time, oil-rich friends like Saudi Arabia may not be able to come to its rescue. Egypt‘s lack of cash is threatening its ability to mount an economic comeback from the turmoil ...
Major Global Banks announced their results for 3Q 2015
November 4th, 2015
HSBC, Credit Suisse, Commerzbank, BNP Paribas and Barclays have issued statements to inform public and investors for their results regarding the 3rd Quarter of 2015. HSBC Holdings plc 3Q 2015 Earnings Release Highlights Reported PBT up 32% in 3Q15 ...
CME Group Volume Averaged 12.8 Million Contracts per Day in October 2015
November 4th, 2015
Energy average daily volume rose 17 percent October 2014 energy average daily volume highlights include 29 percent growth in natural gas futures, 47 percent growth in natural gas options and 14 percent growth in WTI futures CME Group, the ...
OCM pays $30,600 penalty for misleading advertising
November 3rd, 2015
O.C.M. Online Capital Markets Pty Ltd (OCM) has paid $30,600 in penalties after ASIC issued three infringement notices for false or misleading online advertising. Each infringement notice imposed a penalty of $10,200. The advertisements and e-mails promoted OCM’s margin ...
China forex regulator tells staff to take graft fight seriously
November 3rd, 2015
China‘s foreign exchange regulator has urged its officials to take seriously the ruling Communist Party’s fight against corruption and follow rules closely, the regulator said in a statement released by the country’s graft watchdog on Tuesday. Dozens of senior ...
