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Retail volumes bounce back at FXCM; active traders drive up volumes at FXall
Margin foreign exchange broker sees a reversal of fortunes, while active traders drive up volumes at FXall
FXCM recruits ex-sales head after Alpari stint
Mark Davison has rejoined FXCM after two years at rival Alpari where he headed institutional sales globally
FXCM enables cross-asset margining via Phoenix
Online broker to roll out new trading platform to access exchange-traded and foreign exchange products
Major online brokers publish fall in volumes and revenues
FXCM and IG Group retail and institutional traders cut activity amid market uncertainty and low volatility
FXCM promotes Hampton to head options sales
Anoushka Hampton has been appointed global head of FX options sales at FXCM in London
Taking HFT to task
As a small group of high-frequency traders (HFTs) rise to prominence as market-makers in spot FX, the reliability of their prices during times of market stress has been called into question – so much so that electronic trading platforms are taking steps…
Bloomberg to offer FX options after six-month pilot
The vendor's FXGO platform is the latest in a long line of electronic platforms to add FX options ahead of forthcoming regulatory requirements for electronic platform trading
FXCM revenues up; gets increase in credit facility
Margin forex broker sees revenues up despite fall in volumes
GVC Gaesco white-labels FXCM platforms
Spanish broker signs up FXCM for retail forex and CFDs
Gain Capital revenues down as retail volumes halve
Margin forex broker takes hit from fall in retail forex volumes but aims to build institutional business.
FXCM rolls out dealing desk to fight price war
The retail brokerage has launched a principal-based execution option to create tighter spreads for smaller clients, but will continue to advocate its preference for the agency model
Barclays Stockbrokers taps FXCM for retail FX platform
FXCM replaces Integral as the chosen technology provider for Barclays Stockbrokers' new FX trading platform
Spotlight on: Drew Niv, FXCM
FXCM’s co-founder and chief executive talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about the challenges facing the foreign exchange market in 2012, as well as the company’s new initiatives, including the FastMatch platform and the 50% stake it has acquired in Lucid…
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,…
Platform proliferation branded unsustainable as Tullett/Integral venture launches
The frenzied round of FX trading platform launches will undoubtedly lead to a round of consolidation, with less successful players squeezed out of the market, argue FX Week USA speakers
Eurodollar on its way to parity, says FXCM
An accurate three-month forecast on the euro's plummet to 1.25 against the dollar lands FXCM at the top of this week's forecast rankings
FXecosystem hires US salesman
FX sales veteran Robert Dantone will join FXecosystem from FlexTrade on June 1
Overcrowded market for forex options platforms will lead to consolidation
With at least six new multibank options platforms now competing for market share, differentiation is crucial for participants, but some believe consolidation of platforms is also inevitable. Chiara Albanese reports
FXCM hires currency broker to sell on DCX
Scott Sillitoe has joined FXCM from BGC Partners
FXCM and SuperDerivatives to add new pairs to options platform
Since its launch in July last year, the DCX joint venture has now attracted nine liquidity providers and plans to add new emerging market pairs
Bank focus on new options platforms intensifies
Tradeweb recently became the latest technology provider to launch a multibank trading platform for FX options, as a handful of new platforms compete to harness liquidity in the product. More than a year since the first platforms went live, which ones…
What’s in store for 2012?
At the dawn of a new year, FX Week speaks to senior traders, strategists, technologists and lobbyists about their expectations for 2012. The eurozone crisis, implementation of regulation and technology upgrades top the agenda for many participants…
FXCM wins out with accurate medium-term euro view
Prediction that the euro would break out of its range during the fourth quarter lands FXCM at the top of the three-month forecast rankings
Finch returns to DealHub to head new Singapore office
DealHub will open Singapore office in early 2012, under the leadership of former sales and marketing head Tim Finch