Cypriot financial regulator, CySec, to investors about Forex Place (4XP), stating that it isn’t permitted to offer financial services in the country, and has never…
Posts published in October 2013
Advancements in connectivity betwen venues and the various components of the infrastructure required to effect trades quickly and effectively have over the last few months,…
Stock Indices Shine at Thailand’s TFEX
Thailand’s SET50, the main stock index measuring the performance of the country’s largest blue chip companies has been benefitting from increased interest from participants, as…
Polish Zloty Firm as NBP Does Not Mention Interest Rate Cut
The Polish zloty was firm against the US dollar today after the nation’s central bank left interest rates unchanged yesterday. Policy makers did not mention possibility of an interest rate…
Dollar Weak After Employment Report
The US dollar weakened after the employment report came out worse than was expected, adding to concerns caused by the partial US government shutdown. It suggested that US economic growth…
Silk Road shut-down: $3.6 million in bitcoins seized in FBI raid
A momentous win for the fight against online money laundering with the shut-down of Silk Road, a black market drug and weapon purchase platform –…
Visa enhances its card-fraud protection
Visa announced yesterday that Visa’s Advanced Authorization (VAA) technology has been developed for increased efficiency in card fraud detection and prevention. Its evolved technology is…
Saxo Bank continues to branch into South American markets, as further demonstrated by today’s announcement by the company that it is to open a new…
Buying Opportunity? Bitcoin Plunges on Silk Road Seizure
Prices of bitcoin are plunging today on word that anonymous black market website Silk Road has been seized by US authorities (you can check out…
Developer of the platform, MetaQuotes, today announced the results of its AppStore downloads, demonstrating an increased growth across the board. A new benchmark was reached with…