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Read moreThe maximum leverage for FX trading in Russia should be at least 1:100, or two times higher than the level set in the law, CRFIN told the Bank of Russia.
Read moreAlpari RU, the retail Forex broker active in Russia and the countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States, earlier today unveiled plans to markedly improve trading conditions, with the changes to come into effect on April 13, 2015. The change that is of utmost interest, perhaps, is the one concerning the euro vs Swiss franc…
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Read moreAustralia may follow Japan, the US and other jurisdictions in capping max leverage offered to traders in the range of 50-100x
Read moreSwitzerland-based retail Forex broker Dukascopy has announced it will introduce a specific leverage of 1:30 on all currency pairs with the euro (EUR) over the coming weekend. The new margin requirements become effective today (February 20, 2015) at 18:00 GMT, with the specific leverage to be removed after market opening on Sunday night. The broker…
Read moreRetail Forex broker EXNESS has joined the growing group of companies taking extra measures to limit currency trading risks by adjusting margin requirements on certain trading instruments. The company has announced that it will raise margin requirements on a number of pairs, starting from February 16, 2015, with the changes applying to all trading account…
Read moreDukascopy Bank and its arm Dukascopy Europe will reduce the maximum leverage on currency pairs with the Danish krone to 1:10. The changes will be effective as of February 8, 2015 (Monday) and will affect positions with EUR/DKK (Euro vs Danish krone) and USD/DKK (US dollar vs Danish krone), the company said in an announcement.…
Read moreBrokers apt to start to normalize leverage on swissy related crosses as the CHF spike aftermath cools off a bit, however the Chinese renminbi, a pegged currency itself sees margin requirements raised
Read moreMalta based multi-asset brokerage firm EXANTE is joining the latest trend of highly reducing leverage on select currency pairs. However, EXANTE goes even further in this case by increasing margin requirements across the board on all FX, even major currencies. No word from the company whether this is a temporary predicament or a permanent change.…
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