October 01, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
Bitcoin prices drop below $400 for first time since late 2013
Strengthening dollar + lower volatility = less interest in Bitcoin
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October 01, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
LeapRate leaps into web elite as Alexa ranking drops into the 40,000’s
… and just as important, LeapRate readers are spending more time on the site, visiting more pages…
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October 01, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
KCG Hotspot reports record FX volumes in September at $38 billion ADV
It looks like it'll be a September to remember in institutional FX trading. Possibly in retail too. Yesterday we learned that ICAP's EBS unit will report its first above-$100 billion ADV month since mid-2013, despite reporting otherwise lackluster financial results for the half-year to September 30. So it should come as no surprise that its…
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September 30, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
ICAP reports half year Revenues to be 10% lower
ICAP CEO Michael Spencer: Low volatility levels and a focus by our clients on costs and regulation resulted in execution volumes remaining suppressed during much of the period.
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September 28, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
Retail traders making millions - BBC documentary
Very interesting one-hour long documentary video by the BBC on the lives of several not-so-usual retail forex and equity traders, their stories and how they stay ahead of the pack. The documentary follows how these people came to trade, and how they strive to make a full-time (or better) living trading the markets. Enjoy! We…
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September 25, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
Meet China's FX leaders at FXIC Shanghai, December 9-10
Enter the Chinese FX market with FXIC Shanghai, this year's premier Forex industry B2B event in the region.
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September 23, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
Plus500 statement on FCA investigation matter
Plus500 shares drop another 5% on Tuesday after The Times published an article regarding an FCA investigation centered on money laundering and Plus500's customer on-boarding procedures.
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September 23, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
Plus500 drops 8% amid FCA investigation on customer signup
Tough Monday overall for Forex stocks: Plus500 -8%, Gain Capital -3%, FXCM -1%, Swissquote -2%
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September 22, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
Gain Capital CMO Samantha Roady pockets $111K from exercise of options and share sale
The perks of working for a public company... In an SEC filing Gain Capital (NYSE:GCAP) has indicated that its CMO Samantha Roady, who technically holds the title of Chief Commercial Officer, recently exercised some deep in-the-money options, and immediately sold the shares she received. In total, between September 10 and 11 Roady exercised options to…
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September 15, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
FX Volumes mid month report - best month in five years
Scotland referendum uncertainty + surprise ECB action = a banner month for Forex trading
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