The past year was marked by high profile, billion-dollar fines imposed on major global banks for manipulating critical FX rates. However, the situation is far…
Posts published in September 2015
The Remarkable Rise of Binary Options
Rosie Barnes This guest article was written by Rosemary Barnes who is a business writer specialising in binary options and forex. The rise of binary…
Singapore’s premier trading bourse, the Singapore Exchange (SGX), has reported trading metrics for the month of August 2015 across all asset classes. While volumes tend…
As Thematic Investing Grows, Swissquote Launches Themes Trading
Swiss-based multi-asset broker, Swissquote, is announcing today the launch of Swissquote Themes Trading. Similar to exchange-trade funds (ETFs), the new products provide investors the ability…
UBS is reportedly looking into creating a “utility settlement coin”, a common token around which an alliance of financial institutions can settle securities trades. According…
Nadex Adopts Free Trading Incentive Program
IG Group’s U.S-based binary options venture is apparently trying to find new ways to attract clients in the where deposit bonuses are not allowed. The North American Derivatives…
French Bitcoin Payment Services Startup Paymium Raises €1 Million
Paymium, a Paris-based bitcoin payment services startup, has raised €1 Million ($1,126,000) in seed funding. The round was contributed by French venture capital firms Newfund and Kima…
“Provisory Liquidity Protocols” Defy Intelligent Explanations
Liquidity providers have announced new rules for their FX platforms to clarify the way liquidity is offered. I urge you to keep the word clarity in mind…
Draghi Ready to Act on Inflation Concerns
The euro has resumed its downward trend against the USD in recent sessions, in line with the longer term fundamentals. The EURUSD has fallen over…
How GAIN Capital Reached Fortune’s Fastest Growing Companies List
Fortune magazine has added GAIN Capital (NYSE: GCAP) to its 100 Fastest Growing Companies list for the first time. The brokerage is ranked at number 44 on the 2015…