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Saxo Capital Markets exits CFD lobbying group and sides with FCA
UK subsidiary breaks ranks with big spread-betting firms amid dispute over proposal for tougher rules on CFD products
Bafin toughens rules on CFDs
New directive for August 10 requires implementation of negative balance protection for CFD products in Germany
Retail brokers hike margins ahead of French election
IG Group, FXCM and Saxo take first steps to reduce risk for clients, while others will take action later this week
CMC Markets: sterling could hit 1.30 in the coming months
Interest rate differentials could narrow against the US dollar, meaning the pound may break higher
Spread-betting groups look east amid regulatory crackdown
As regulators toughen up on spread-betting firms, the race is on to replicate the Japanese model
UK watchdog proposes tougher rules on CFDs
Leverage limit of 25 times for inexperienced retail clients and a cap of 50 times for all clients are among the suggestions
Retail brokers tighten margins ahead of US election
FXCM, IG Group and Saxo Bank take steps to reduce risk for their clients, while others stand ready to act
Retail brokers tighten margins ahead of EU referendum
Saxo, FXCM and IG Group have already taken the first steps to reduce risks for their clients, while others stand ready to act
Fed unlikely to hike more than once this year – CMC Markets
The broker believes the Federal Reserve cannot afford to raise rates under current US and world economic conditions
CMC comes top with stronger dollar calls for 2015
The FX broker does not see the dollar maintaining that strength this year
Financial Ombudsman rules against CMC Markets
The initial opinion by the FOS follows a complaint over a client's losses – CMC Markets has 14 days to respond
Strong euro view gives CMC Markets a clear win
Growing concerns about China push the euro higher and lift the UK-based financial derivatives dealer to the top of the table
CMC Markets triumphs with close calls
Forecasts on euro and sterling against the dollar push the financial derivatives dealer to the top
CMC Markets wins with bullish dollar view
The firm anticipates larger moves in the G10 on the back of increasing policy divergence between the major central banks
CMC Markets spot-on with three-month Swissie forecast
An accurate forecast in USD/CHF has pushed CMC Markets to top spot in this week's three-month currency forecast rankings
MIG Capital targets retail FX traders in eastern and southern Europe, says CEO Cirulli
Margin foreign exchange broker leverages demand for alternative trading assets and algorithmic trading
Management changes announced at Oanda, Gain Capital and speculated at CMC Markets
Retail-focused trading companies shift strategies to new market and regulatory environment, while Cruddas tipped to return to chief executive post at CMC Markets
US dollar remains the safe haven of choice, says CMC Markets
CMC Markets forecast in mid-October that the US dollar would appreciate narrowly against the euro and the yen, landing it at the top of the one-month rankings
The platforms of 2012: LMAX Exchange
The launch of new trading platforms and the restructuring of incumbents has become a clear trend in the foreign exchange market in 2012. In the first of a series of articles seeking to assess the strategies and challenges of new and existing platforms,…
Gain Capital’s product head eyes growth for institutional platform
Muhammad Rasoul, who joined Gain Capital from GFT Markets last month, will be responsible for three of the firm’s key products and sees particular potential for growth in its institutional platform, Gain GTX
Chart-topping CMC goes against the grain on yen
Strategists at CMC Markets took an accurate view on the long-term direction of two major safe-haven currencies in 2011, landing the firm top in the 12-month forecast rankings
CMC on top of ECB's 2011 rate hike reversal
CMC Markets accurately predicted the euro would rise and then fall as the ECB reversed its interest rate policy in 2011
Ashraf Laidi joins City Index
Former CMC strategist will continue to run his own start-up consultancy in addition to his new role