Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR), one of the leading online trading companies in the United States, has just reported the operating metrics for its electronic brokerage division for March 2015. The metrics for the month are solid, with the number of trades up in annual terms and steady on a monthly basis, whereas the number…
Read moreBaker Tilly, the administrators of ill-fated retail Forex broker LQD Markets (UK) Limited, which halted its operations on January 27, 2015, as a result of the Swiss franc spike, today published an update regarding the administration process. The update consists of a FAQ document, with the bigger part of the information related to the upcoming Meeting…
Read moreKVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077), the Hong Kong-focused retail Forex broker, today announced the issue of 21,320,000 shares, taking its total issued share capital to 2,021,320,000 shares. In the announcement, the Board of directors said an aggregate of 21,320,000 new KVB Shares were allotted and issued on April 1, 2015, following the exercise of…
Read moreAs the new month starts, it is time for a raft of operating metrics from online trading companies and venues from across the globe, with Tokyo Financial Exchange posting the trading volumes data or March 2015 earlier today. As usual, we first take a look at the data from Click 365 to assess the activity…
Read moreBGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP), the global brokerage servicing the financial and real estate markets, today published an updated earnings forecast for the first quarter of 2015. Taking out the results of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE:GFIG), in which BGC Partners recently acquired a majority stake, BGC now forecasts its quarterly revenues for distributable earnings to be…
Read moreMoscow Exchange (MOEX), the biggest marketplace for trading currencies and derivatives in Russia and the countries from CIS, today announced it would adjust risk parameters for some instruments on its Forex and precious metals markets. The changes will come into effect on April 1, 2015, and reflect a decision by the Bank National Clearing Centre.…
Read moreEfforts by online trading companies to respond to the latest trend in mobile technology have led to another application for Apple Watch devices coming to life. Rakuten Securities, the subsidiary of Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) that is on the verge of finalizing the purchase of FXCM Japan, has today announced the launch of an iSpeed application…
Read moreToday brought another piece of news about a transaction with shares in Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS), as investment boutique Newton Investment Management Ltd has reduced the size of its interest in the CFD broker. A transaction dated March 27, 2015, saw Newton Investment Management Ltd sell 676,284 shares in the broker, thus reducing its shareholding in…
Read moreRetail Forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) today delivered a set of strong financial metrics for 2014, as the company has managed to benefit from the improved volatility in the latter part of last year. Profits and income rose on annual basis, as the group targets development of its Chinese business in 2015…
Read moreMonex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), the Japan-based group of Forex brokers, this morning published its 16th Global Retail Investor Survey. The survey, conducted in late February and early March 2015, covered the opinions of retail investors in Japan, China (Hong Kong) and the United States on global Forex and stock markets for the following three months.…
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