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Posts published in October 2013
Today represents another stage in the evolution of the binary options market, undertaken by Markets.com, which has launched its own binary options solution at this…
US-based, LLC, an execution venue offering a range of OTC derivatives, including interest rate swaps and non-deliverable forwards, has announced that Andrew V. Waskow has…
NZ Dollar Drops Despite Favorable Fundamentals
The New Zealand dollar dropped today on concerns that the US government shutdown will hamper global economy growth. The currency remained weak even though other fundamentals were highly supportive.…
Brazilian Real Falls as Moody’s Changes Outlook
The Brazilian real weakened today after Moody’s Investor Service maintained Brazil’s government bond rating, but changed the outlook from positive to stable. Moody’s confirmed Brazil’s Baa2 rating, but…
Playing It SEF: ICE Swap Trade Goes Live In Anticipation of Approaching CFTC Deadline
Today, just over a week after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) granted IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) temporary registration as a (SEF), the company announced that…
Most Common Sales Mistakes in FX
Whatever you are selling—liquidity, technology, a bridge, a white label partnership, or a full brokerage solution—the first action in a successful sales process is often…
Japanese Yen Trades Mixed
Japanese yen is trading mixed today as concerns about what’s next for the United States takes center stage. News out of Japan is also affecting the Forex market, but mostly…
Euro Strengthens After Draghi Comments, Dollar Weakness
Euro is strengthening today, heading to levels not seen since earlier this year. Concerns about what’s next for the US dollar are supporting the euro, and the 17-nation currency is also…
EBS Volumes Rise Slightly in September – But Still Weak
Interdealer ICAP has released its electronic trading volumes for September. In its EBS, OTC FX platform, the firm registered average daily volumes of $81.2 billion.…