Copenhagen-based FX trading tool developer Magick was crowned winner by the 15-person jury at IBM SmartCamp Nordic 2014
Read moreWith the sudden passing of Blackfield Capital following its bankruptcy on Friday, clients are encouraged to "look for Kim Karapetyan in the US" as he has allegedly fled Russia
Read moreInnovative broker / asset manager Darwinex has made it easier for its clients to deposits, adding Skrill and Neteller to deposit methods. Separately, we understand that Darwinex is working on a REST API and a service that will provide traders access to very granular data to backtest strategies. Development is progressing fast, and now is the time for algo…
Read moreIn a break with tradition, Japanese FX firms are taking a shine toward Western platforms as Forex Crown adopts Spotware Systems' cAlgo
Read moreUpdated version reduces platform latency and extends its potential by covering all the business needs of equity and equity derivatives desks
Read morePierre Vermaak supersedes Thomas Klocker as Head of Algorithmic Trading for fixed income, currencies and commodities.
Read moreFX platform provider Spotware has announced a number of updates and upgrades to its cTrader and cAlgo platforms. cTrader is Spotware's full STP trading platform, employed by brokers such as FxPro, MB Trading, and ThinkForex. cAlgo lets traders build trading cBots and custom technical indicators using C#. The updates include: Timer API If your strategy…
Read moreBloomberg is reporting that at a recent industry event, Simon Wilson-Taylor, President & CEO of Molten Markets Inc, a provider of high performance FX platforms states that algorithms used in foreign-exchange transactions are poised for growth as traders shy away from telephone deals amid heightened scrutiny. He is quoted as saying “We’re on the edge of a huge growth…
Read moreFollowing last year's announcement by ASIC that dark pools are acceptable methods of providing and taking liquidity, the Australian regulator has published a full statistical report on dark liquidity and its usage
Read moreInteresting results from recent Tibco-sponsored survey on FX trading practices In a piece by Jake Thomases in Sell-Side Technology, he notes an overview from a panel of forex practitioners which analyzed the results from a recent Tibco-sponsored survey on FX trading practices. Tibco software confirmed what we already know, that a high percentage of FX…
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