Crypto enthusiasts are always predicting a tsunami of capital inflows, as soon as institutional investors jump on board the crypto train. Many analysts have researched traffic and blockchain addresses in several ways to determine if the “fingerprint” of an institutional player is already present, and possibly not in a small way, in Crypto-Land. It is…
Read moreJust released today from Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) shows trading volume at the Asia-Pacific exchange ended 2015 with a total of 264,495,660 contracts (last high recorded in 2014: 202,411,093 contracts), an all-time high since the open of business and its first time to exceed the 1 million benchmark in average daily trading volume (1,083,999 contracts).…
Read moreLast month was one of the slowest volume months of the year for Forex...but data for December is showing a quick snap-back with plenty of events taking place in the last couple of weeks to finish the year strong for brokers and venues across the industry. It was widely reported on LeapRate the month of November was…
Read moreCME Group (NASDAQ: CME) the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it reached a trading volume record for combined NYMEX WTI futures and options yesterday, December 8, of 1,841,295 contracts compared to the previous record of 1,772,232 contracts on August 31, 2015. Additionally, WTI futures set a trading volume record of 1,595,710…
Read moreVolume of Bitcoin OTC trading at agency brokerage itBit dropped 28% month-over-month in November, the company stated seasonal trends negatively impacted trading volume during Thanksgiving week. Moreover, stagnant price activity was also a factor for the 2nd half of the month. The bitcoin market was relatively quiet following a volatile period in early-November that saw the bitcoin…
Read more"What many in the industry have not understood yet, is that we all need to be prepared for bigger swings of very short duration" - Claus Nielsen, Head of Markets, Saxo Bank
Read moreFastMatch more than doubled its average daily volume for December in one day during the sharp changes in the market caused by the Swiss National Bank's removal of the 1.20 peg on EURCHF, whilst FXCM looks to offload its 32% share in the company
Read moreFXall up positively in March 2014 to $132bn up from $110bn a year earlier in March 2013; records 8.2% jump from February Reuters reported today that daily spot currency trading volumes on Thomson Reuters fell for a second month in March to $110bn, still showing improvement from long-term lows hit at the end of last year…
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