US Forex broker Oanda was one of the only brokers to enable trading over the weekends. It is now adjusting its hours to most brokers and closes trading between Friday at 20:00 GMT until Sunday at 19:00 GMT. The change begins on Friday, July 6th. This follows the rare step in which OANDA closed trading … “OANDA Closes Weekend Trading”
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Dow Jones News Integrated on FX Solutions’ GTS Platform
US based Forex Broker FX Solutions adds a significant addition to its proprietary GTS trading platform: Dow Jones market news. The rapid response of DJ journalists to events will help traders be on top of the news. Dow Jones and its sister publication The Wall Street Journal are definitely in the top tier of financial news … “Dow Jones News Integrated on FX Solutions’ GTS Platform”
Forex Crunch Key Metrics June 2012
After the big rise seen in May, June saw a correction: traffic was higher than the months before May, but lower than the month of May. The figures were also better than in June 2011. The Greek elections and the Spanish bailout certainly attracted attention during this month. So, here are the numbers: Page Views: … “Forex Crunch Key Metrics June 2012”
Top 7 Trader Styles and Strategies – Infographic by
What type of trader are you? Using higher time frames has quite a few advantages, but it may not suit everybody.The short term and long term definitions are too wide. In this cool infographic, New Zealand based Forex broker MahiFX showcases 7 types of traders with examples from famous traders and their trades. More details … “Top 7 Trader Styles and Strategies – Infographic by”
Currensee Appoints Jonathan Jesse as VP of Engineering
Currensee, the first forex social network, just announced a new appointment in its management: Jonathan Jesse will be the VP of Engineering. Currensee recently announced that the Trade Leaders program is now available at over 100 Institutional Partners. The move is part of the growing Trade Leaders Investment Program, in which people can invest in curated forex professionals the … “Currensee Appoints Jonathan Jesse as VP of Engineering”
FxPro UK Opens for Business with a No Dealing Desk Model
Cyprus based Forex Broker FxPro opens its UK subsidiary for business and launches it with the agency model – no dealing desk. FxPro UK uses more than 10 liquidity providers to provide the prices to the clients, without intervening in the prices and no conflict of interest between the broker and the client. This isn’t a common … “FxPro UK Opens for Business with a No Dealing Desk Model”
ITC 2012 Highlights
The 5th edition of FXStreet’s International Traders’ Conference is still going on, but it’s safe to say after two days that it’s a great success: interesting talks, interactive live trading session The speakers provide a perfect mix of sophisticated and straightforward technical analysis, a fundamental outlook for the dollar and last but certainly not least: … “ITC 2012 Highlights”
Greek Elections: OANDA Will Freeze Activity During 9 Hours
In a very rare step, US based Forex broker OANDA announced to its clients that it will not accept any trading activity between 10:00 GMT and 19:00 GMT on Sunday, June 17th. Forex trading begins at Sydney at 19:00 GMT. While volume is usually thin at these early hours, it will probably be very high … “Greek Elections: OANDA Will Freeze Activity During 9 Hours”
FXCM Expands Institutional Presence – to Buy Lucid Markets
Publicly traded US Forex Broker FXCM has announced that it signed an agreement to invest $176 million into Lucid Markets. This will give FXCM a 50% controlling interest. Lucid Markets is market making company for institutional currency trading. In the monthly reports that FXCM releases about its operating metrics, institutional growth outperforms retail growth, in busy months … “FXCM Expands Institutional Presence – to Buy Lucid Markets”
OANDA on course for Billionth Transaction
US based Forex Broker Oanda is set to see its billionth transaction, and is offering prizes to the first three clients who make transactions after this mark. This high number of transactions is a significant milestone for the broker that recently replaced its CEO. Will the focus on Asia accelerate the crossing of the 2 … “OANDA on course for Billionth Transaction”