CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), one of the world’s largest derivatives marketplace, has reported its November 2016 volumes, which showed a strong upswing across all of…
Posts published in December 2016
EBS Forex Volumes Leap Amid US Election Volatility in November
Leading interdealer broker ICAP Plc, soon to be named NEX Group Plc, has reported trading volumes on its electronic foreign exchange (FX) platform EBS for…
Wallets are Overrated and Norway’s Final Nail in the Coffin
As Friday descends on us, our contributing editors once again divert their attention away from the hectic newsdesk with some of their favourite stories from the…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)…
Credit Scoring via Mobile Activity: A Game Changer for the Unbanked?
Every industry has its blind spots – the areas where no business has succeeded before. When it comes to the financial industry, and more specifically…
Polish Zloty Edges Lower Ahead of S&P Credit Rating Review
The Polish zloty edged lower today ahead of a credit rating review by Standard & Poor’s that may result in lower credit grade for the Eastern European country. S&P will announce its…
Australian Retail Sales Help Aussie to Gain on Rivals
The Australian dollar rose against its most-traded rivals (with the exception of the Japanese yen) today as Australia’s retail sales beat expectations. Seasonally adjusted retail sales were up 0.5% in October…
MetaQuotes Updates Web Platform with Enhanced User Authentication
MetaQuotes, the forex trading platform provider, today announced an enhancement to its MetaTrader 5 web platform which improves the protection of accounts against unauthorised access.…
CWM’s Mastermind Anthony Constantinou Jailed for Sexual Assault
The former boss of London-headquartered firm CWM, Anthony Constantinou, has received a 12 month prison sentence for sexually assaulting two women. He was of his victims…
Online brokerage Stockpair has signed former german football player and coach Lothar Matthäus. The company will be able to use the star’s image for specific…