Industry renowned risk management mastermind Jeff Wilkins provides a unique and specific insight into how to manage an FX brokerage during a time at which the potential exit by Greece from the Eurozone is a potential trigger for extreme volatility.
Read moreAs the trading weeks kicks off, Greece news has rocked the markets with traders, banks and brokerage houses glued to their screens.
Read moreIndustry executives speak to LeapRate regarding a close eye is being kept on margin utilization and the requirement for clients to be sufficiently funded in case of extreme volatility caused by an exit from the Eurozone and subsequent default by Greece
Read moreThe Euro plunged to 1.10 against the US dollar over the weekend as Greek banks remain closed, capital controls are in place and investors rally to empty ATMs across the country. Top economists consider an exit from the Eurozone very likely as referendum spells massive exposure to the ECB of over a third of its capitalization
Read moreClients of Greek banks pulled out more than EUR 1 billion ($1.1 billion) on Friday, with the amount withdrawn from ATMs since last weekend exceeding $4.5 billion.
Read moreProfessor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Steve Hanke advocates a Grexit, stating that the nation joined the Eurozone in order that it could intentionally have no financial discipline
Read moreFXTM Chief Market Analyst Jameel Ahmad explains how the Greek economic crisis has affected the value of the Euro in a very short space of time, analyzing specific events
Read moreA press conference following Eurogroup talks has just concluded, with what was initially dubbed as meager speculation now officially confirmed – an accord has been reached among eurozone finance ministers to extend the rescue programme for indebted Greece. Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, commented on the terms of the agreement, shedding light on…
Read moreThe eurozone currency managed to recover some losses this evening amid reports that a preliminary agreement was reached during talks of Eurogroup members on a Greek deal. Bloomberg quoted a Greek government official saying that an agreement might have been reached today and the deal would see the Greek rescue program extended beyond the end of…
Read moreAs the anti-austerity Syriza party enters office in Greece, it becomes ever clearer that the debt which the nation faces will never be repaid, calling into question the future of the eurozone even further, and placing increased doubt over the value of the single currency
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