July trading volumes at ICE on the decline after June’s high point LeapRate

August 05, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

July trading volumes at ICE on the decline after June's high point

Average FX daily volumes at ICE amounted to 20,000 in July, compared with 32,000 in June.

August 01, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

KCG reports consolidated earnings of $0.08 per share for Q2 of 2014

KCG has reported income for the second quarter of 2014 of $9.0 million, with pre-tax income from continuing operations standing at $145 million.

July 31, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

American binary options go mobile as NADEX launches iPad app

Binary options customers in the United States can now trade via NADEX's iPad application, which offers full functionality.

July 30, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Large scale M&A activity continues as CME acquires FENICS and Trayport from GFI Group

In addition to CME's acquisition of FENICS and Trayport for $4.55 per share, a private consortium of GFI Group management will acquire brokerage business for $165 million in cash

July 22, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

AForex to offer binary options and FX on single account with binarystation

Russian FX firm AForex will begin offering binary options to clients from August this year, with North American platform binarystation.

July 21, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

The universal acceptance of Bitcoin continues as Dell embraces virtual currency

Bitcoin gains further ground, as well as corporate confidence as Dell prepares to accept virtual currency as online method of payment.

July 17, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

NY to issue 'BitLicense' for virtual currencies

New York State is weighing a raft of new rules to regulate Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, the state's financial regulators announced today.

July 11, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Competition is hitting CME's dominance in FX Futures trading

As more exchanges enter the FX market, pressure is being placed on the establishment in the form of keen pricing with new entrant Eurex offering 10-12% lower fees than CME.

July 07, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

IG Group sees US mutual fund manager Mass Financial pick up 10% stake

As interest from global financial institutions in FX firms continue, USUS mutual fund management firm Mass Financial acquires 10% share in UK-based IG Group

July 02, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

CFTC gives another year of leeway for reporting swap data to all firms

With the US having led the regulatory drive toward institutional FX transactions being conducted through swap execution facilities and central counterparties last year, the bureaucracy in implementation continues with the CFTC extending major swap participants' reporting procedure for another year.

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