Macroeconomic data from the United States was significantly worse than traders have counted on, but it did not bother the US dollar which was able to profit from…
Posts published in September 2013
Euro Retains Losses on Germany
Today, the euro retained losses that it made yesterday as macroeconomic data from Germany disappointed Forex market participants, while the political situation in the country remained uncertain. The currency continued to rise…
CFTC Approves FX SEFs – Integral and 360T
FX technology provider, Integral and German-based FX ECN , have both been granted Swap Execution Facility () approval by the US financial watchdog this week. The Commodity…
North America’s retail FX industry has been experiencing an exodus of companies for some considerable time now, calling into question the viability of the current…
PR: Skrill transforms the $608 billion money transfer business with a new service that makes sending money cheaper, faster and easier
Online payments company Skrill today launches a new service – Skrill iT – that can cut money transfer fees in half, allowing hundreds of millions…
GAIN Capital Completes GFT Acquisition – $40 million in Cash Plus Extras
After five months of anticipation, has finally announced that it has completed its acquisition of GFT. The listed FX broker announced in a notification, that…
G.H. Financials Selects Mark Ibbotson as Group CEO
One of the largest clearing providers of exchange-traded instruments, G.H. Financials Group has announced the appointment of its new CEO. The twenty-year old firm, which…
Spreadex Heads For The Clouds – Invests £1.2 million In Privately Hosted Platform
British spread betting company Spreadex has today announced that it is upgrading its infrastructure by investing £1.2 million in a private cloud platform provided by…
The Financial Commission welcomes Simon Grunfeld and Andrew Ralich to its . Simon Grunfeld, Principal at Gallant Partners LLC Simon is the Founder and CEO…
InterTrader Direct Launches Spread Betting On MT4 Platform
British FX companies have continued to tread a different path from that of the more mainstream overseas firms, insofar as the British government’s treatment of…