Russian retail Forex traders are broadly unsupportive of the leverage cap of 1:50, outlined in the Forex law, a recent survey has shown. In December 2014, Russia's "Centre for Regulation in OTC Financial Instruments and Technologies" (CRFIN) conducted a survey amid retail Forex traders in the country, asking them to voice their opinion on the maximum…
Read moreAlpari has emerged as the leader in the Russian retail Forex market in 2014, according to the latest comprehensive study provided by Interfax-CEA. The broker has managed to win the first place amid all retail Forex companies active in the Russian market both in terms of clients and in terms of volumes. According to the…
Read moreIn the light of the recent events around the Swiss Franc, the Russian Ruble crisis might seem to many as a long-forgotten dream. And yet, trading with RUB pairs remains suspended or heavily restricted at numerous Forex companies. The situation with Ruble liquidity seems to be getting back to normal at Russia's Forex broker Alpari,…
Read moreRussia's long awaited Forex law the has now been approved by the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, representing the next step in becoming legally binding after it was approved by the State Duma in recent weeks
Read moreRussia's self regulatory organization for the FX industry has added Intrade24 to its blacklist which now totals 38 companies
Read moreLeapRate's Russian editor Maria Nikolova explains why high interest rates and rapid inflation benefit indebted commercial enterprises, and provides a profound economic lesson learned by purchasing a plastic cup for 3,000 rubles
Read moreAs a result of government rulings, the OTC Forex market will be closed in Belarus, with the single body to be allowed to trade in it over the following two years being the central bank of Belarus
Read moreLeapRate reported this morning that AxiTrader had suspended trading in ruble pairs. The company has since issued a notice to its client base stating that it will cease to offer ruble trading as of December 23, and will close all open positions by December 24
Read moreHaving disclosed its trading volume figures for November 2014 for Russia and the CIS nations, Alpari's Russian operations has experienced a downturn in volumes to $92 billion for the month, with performance decreasing by 16% over October's high point which was represented by volumes exceeding $108 billion
Read moreThis afternoon, after a brief suspension which lasted a matter of a few hours, FxPro has reinstated the trading of instruments which include the Russian ruble, setting a temporary leverage limit of 1:10
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