The Swiss based company AlgoTrader has announced yesterday that it has upgraded its trading platform to its newest 5.0 version. LeapRate reminds that 4.0 version was launched two years ago. The key enhancements and additions include: Order Execution Adapters Clients can now submit orders into AlgoTrader using a standard FIX protocol. Additional adapter related features:…
Read moreZ.com Trade, the FCA regulated brokerage arm of Japanese retail forex giant GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), has announced that effective today the execution mode on its Classic Account will be changed to Market Execution. Currently Z.com Trade's Classic Account uses the Instant Execution mode, however this setting unfortunately limits the liquidity sources available. This change is necessary…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive Interview... Our recent report that Copenhagen based retail forex and CFD broker Saxo Bank had launched a new FX and CFD order execution model targeting increased liquidity and transparency was met by a lot of questions from our readers. What's different about this execution model? What exactly is an order driven execution model? And mainly: Why…
Read moreRetail Forex broker FxPro has stayed loyal to its commitment to increased transparency and earlier today published key metrics regarding the execution of trades of its clients during the third quarter of 2015. When compared with the data for the second quarter of 2015, the latest numbers show marked improvement regarding several metrics. First off, the…
Read moreSOR enables agency brokers to trade client orders smartly by automatically comparing price and liquidity between the main Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and alternative venues (PTSs and broker dark pools) to achieve best execution
Read moreSoftware AG and Fluent Trade Technologies allows traders to gain significant advantage by pinpointing and responding first to the best prices in the market, while at the same time reducing their firm’s exposure to potential high frequency trading risks
Read moreKCG Hotspot continues to evolve and gain further sophistication as the ECN goes from strength to strength, partnering with DealHub to provide bank-level FX distribution
Read moreAs the policy within many trading desks and institutional companies with regard to trade internalization remains unchanged, increasing volatility and regulatory attention may result in restructuring of execution policy industry wide
Read moreRecent scrutiny on price accuracy of consolidated feeds as opposed to direct feeds has amplified the importance of true price information as Redline extends support to Windows Server to gain mainstream presence
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