HKSFC licensed corporations are now authorized to solicit and accept orders and funds directly from U.S. customers for trading on any exchange subject to the HKSFC’s oversight without having to register with the CFTC as futures commission merchants (FCMs)
Read moreWhilst Alibaba's founder Jack Ma accrued a further $25.1 billion in personal wealth this year, US President Obama looks to increase the minimum wage, with employees better off but companies squeezed. As 2015 approaches, which British shares are likely to be a good investment?
Read moreWith the ruble drama gathering steam in December and particularly this week, we have seen ruble dealers slash their leverage and also completely pull out of dealing in the currency, which isn't a huge generator of volume to begin with but still causing a big enough shakeup for brokers to issue statements to traders. With…
Read moreFXCM founding partner and executive of 15 years Eduard Yusupov's liquidation of $1.5 million in FXCM corporate stock leaves him with a further $80 million in shares which he retains
Read moreA year subsequent to setting in place the trade execution requirements for OTC derivatives trading within the institutional sector in the United States, the CFTC has now completed its ruling with regard to SEF usage for credit default and interest rate swaps whilst ESMA lags almost two years behind
Read moreNew York State's Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky has publicly stated that Bitcoin technology developers are free to conduct their business without a license, whereas banks and dealers will require regulation. With technological development at the heart of Bitcoin's future, New York's acceptance as a mainstream activity could lead to rapid growth and investment
Read moreAppstores and marketplaces have become de rigeur in today's retail FX industry. Interactive Brokers goes one further and challenges competition with all-encompassing service
Read moreIn an opposite dynamic to June's figures, FX has performed slightly less well than other asset classes in July, as KCG continues to hold its own during this time of industry-wide low volumes.
Read moreNorth American exchange and electronic trading executing venue IntercontinentalExchange has purchased a series of trading strategies in order that third parties do not use them against its customers.
Read moreJuly volumes at Interactive Brokers rose by 7% compared with the previous month, building on successful few months as detailed in Q2 earnings which run counter to general industry direction.
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