The US dollar attempted to rally against other most-traded currencies this week but found limited success. The greenback gained on the euro and the Japanese yen but fell against the Great Britain pound…
Posts published in April 2016
One of the most widely used messaging protocols for information exchange in financial markets is FIX, which stands for Financial Information eXchange (FIX), and is…
Earlier this week Cloud9 announced a series A funding round from a consortium of financial institutions including J.P. Morgan, ICAP, and Barclays, to help it…
Alpari RU March Volumes Little Changed From February
The amount of trading turnover for Alpari RU was just announced for the month of March, and totaling $88.1 billion, according to a company press…
R was a circular about fair trading practices related to binary options that was sent by CySEC to entities under its jurisdiction. The circular came days…
Finding the Right Data to Analyze Stock Options
While the challenges discussed and included well-known data, the real information gap an option trader faces relates to the volatility, or the ‘implied volatility’. The…
The oil trading pits have been rife with speculation about the outcome of the meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC oil-producing nations in Doha, Qatar this Sunday…
Loonie Down on Oil, Economic Cautions
Canadian dollar is mostly lower today, falling as concerns about the economy continue and as oil prices remain weak. Although oil is higher than it has been in a while, it is…
Credit Suisse Facing Penalty For Leaking Company Information
Credit Suisse is reportedly facing fines in Japan after the nation’s securities watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC), found that it had allegedly leaked…
Could Euro Reach Parity With US Dollar by Year’s End?
Euro is trading mixed today, gaining against the US dollar while falling against other major counterparts. However, even though the 19-nation currency is higher against the dollar, some…