LeapRate Managing Editor Andrew Saks-McLeod takes a close look at what Switzerland's motives could be for removing the EURCHF 1.20 floor on January 15, 2015, an historic day which is likely to change the entire face of the global forex industry. Is Switzerland safeguarding itself against future European events?
Read moreAll trading operations and customer service functions within FXDD are at full capacity following Thursday’s action by the Swiss National Bank
Read more"...yesterday’s event is truly historical and for most of us it is difficult to comprehend. It will have a major impact on the industry moving forward." - Lars Holst, CEO, CFH Clearing
Read moreThink Liquidity's Managing Director Jeff Wilkins explains how to take account of the aftermath of the EUR CHF price situation, and how to manage risk to avoid such exposure, emphasizing that regulators may attack this with a hatchet and not a scalpel
Read moreAustralia's MahiFX reinforces the importance of segregated accounts and effective regulatory structures in circumstances when market volatility occurs as per yesterday's Swiss National Bank decision regarding the EUR/CHF pair, with the company carrying on business unaffected
Read more"I am very pleased to be able to confirm, on one of the most volatile trading days ever to have existed, that BMFN did not suffer any damage from yesterday's Swiss National Bank intervention and we are stable, having turned a profit." - Luis Sanchez, CEO, BMFN
Read moreLondon's City Index, which was recently purchased by GAIN Capital for $118 million, has announced that it suffered no material damage as a result of the Swiss National Bank's decision to remove the 1.20 EUR/CHF floor, and that it is business as usual
Read moreIn the aftermath of Switzerland's floor drop which created dramatic and unforeseen circumstances for FX market participants globally, is the Eurozone heading for quantitative easing?
Read moreAs the Swiss Franc true market value is being unleashed after the 1.20 euro peg dropped, spreads are whipsawing from liquidity providers anywhere from 50-100 pips in volatile trade
Read moreApparently the SNB has decided it can't defend EURCHF 1.20 just by intervention.
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