EXNESS is reporting a blowout month in terms of trading volume, while adding 18,284 new accounts Volume numbers at LeapRate approved FX broker EXNESS have hit an all-time high for March soaring to $166.4 billion. This is a 17% increase from February volumes which clocked in at $141 billion. The previous high was in January…
Read moreSochi Olympics + Muted Volatility = A Slow But Steady February in FX Trading. After beginning 2014 with a bang in January, with retail FX trading volumes posting their second best ever result at $322 billion ADV, the industry saw something of a slowdown in February, although all in all it was still a decent…
Read moreRetail FX volume metrics start 2014 with a bang around the world. The good news? Retail traders are back in force trading currencies in 2014. The even better news? Its not just about momentarily heightened volatility. LeapRate's Retail FX Volume Index, a monthly measure of trading volumes globally in the retail forex sector, soared by 16.5%…
Read moreRetail investors and hedge funds show rising interest in forex trading According to data sets provided by global central banks in Australia, Japan, Singapore, the UK, US and Canada that cover about 75% of global FX trading flows about $3.87 trillion have been shaking hands on the forex market every day. That is the report…
Read more2013 was a nice comeback year for retail forex volume metrics, up more than 20% over 2012. LeapRate's Retail FX Volume Index, a monthly measure of trading volumes globally in the retail forex sector, declined by 5% in December to $276 billion daily -- its (not unexpectedly) lowest level of the year. Gerald Segal, LeapRate…
Read moreOverall, FXCM retail volumes were up 14% and institutional volumes 72% (!!) in 2013. Leading retail forex broker FXCM closed the books on a very strong 2013 with (not unexpectedly) weaker December volumes metrics. Seasonally slow December came in at $272 billion retail volumes (down 12% from November) and $146 billion institutional volumes (down 24%).…
Read moreRetail FX volumes heading back up, despite continued slowdown in Japan. November was a month of recovery in the retail forex world. Most major retail FX brokers, such as FXCM, Gain Capital and Saxo Bank reported a nice if undramatic rise in volume metrics during the month. Most major Forex ECNs as well had a…
Read moreFederal Reserve’s tapering will be the theme to spark volatility and volume growth in 2014 Most participants in the FX markets will mark 2013 as the year when the carry trade has returned. And the funding currency of choice is the same as before 2008 – the Japanese Yen. Ultra low interest rates coupled with…
Read moreTriennial survey by the Bank for International Settlements reveals more on retail forex industry, findings still questionable In its recently released Triennial Survey which was conducted between 2010 and 2013 the Bank for International Settlements has reported that April of 2013 was the month with the highest forex volume on record – $5.3 trillion dollars per day…
Read moreRetail forex volumes remained strong in October despite institutional FX slowdown. October was somewhat of a strange month in the forex world -- at least as far as trading volumes go. While all major institutional FX ECN platforms -- including Thomson Reuters, FXall, ICAP EBS (LON:IAP) and the CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) -- reported declining volumes, retail…
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