Gain Capital
FX markets start to test sentiment data
Already widely used in equities trading, data derived from news and social media is now being applied to foreign exchange
Gain taps McGonagle for growth in Japan
He will focus on increasing retail opportunities in the firm’s largest market in the Apac region
Gain Capital chooses Eventus for market surveillance
The broker will use the technology provider’s Validus platform to monitor trading in its futures business
FXTM hires Webster as chief commercial officer
Alexis Webster joins Cyprus-based retail FX broker from Gain Capital
360T and FXall enter price-distribution deal
Banks using 360T’s price engine will be able to price FXall customers, as well as clients on the Deutsche Börse-owned venue
360T buys GTX
The move will expand 360T’s footprint in the liquidity provider-to-liquidity provider space and financial institutions segment
FX volumes dip in March
But trading activity on most platforms remains strong year on year
Gain Capital expands cryptocurrency offering
Customers can trade the digital coin against the euro, pound and Australian dollar
Esma proposes crackdown on CFDs and binary options
Esma considers ban on binary options and tighter leverage limit rules for contracts for difference
GTX to launch full-amount trading on its ECN
Gain Capital’s trading venue offers full-amount execution as it seeks to reduce market impact
Esma warns it may intervene to regulate CFDs and retail products
Two years since Esma set up a task force to supervise risky products such as CFDs, rolling spot FX and binary options
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
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
Mash, Spillman and Calloud join TJM's FX sales team
Mash and Spillman have worked together in FX sales at other firms for more than a decade
A president, two central banks and the FX market
Donald Trump's economic policies could determine the Fed's response, while Brexit could put BoE and ECB in the spotlight
Gain Capital launches money transfer service
New service allows customers to transfer 20 currencies to 200 countries
City Index wins on stronger yen
The broker tops our one-year forecast tables with an on-target call on EUR/JPY
Gain's GTX ECN unveils binary data protocols
Clients using the ECN's new GTTP protocol can receive data faster at lower latencies
Gain takes top spot on steady dollar call
Firm sees choppier trades ahead and Fed resuming hiking cycle this year
Brandon-Bravo quits GTX
FX veteran with more than three decades of experience leaves the ECN after six years
Gain Capital takes top spot with close calls
The firm sees the dollar strengthening further