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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
Gain Capital hires new chief for GTX
The former head of Knight Direct and founder of EdgeTrade is joining Gain Capital to head its institutional FX platform, GTX
Agency execution model gains favour for FX trading
Under pressure from new regulations that will constrain balance sheet usage, the agency model is becoming increasingly popular with banks, but agency desks won't escape forthcoming hikes in cost
High-frequency trading: managing the nuclear power supply
New York-based AienTech likens HFT to nuclear power that can be used for both positive and negative purposes, and chief executive Ugur Arslan is preparing to distribute his technology to the broader market in 2013
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.
Trading places, October 1, 2012
New hires at Barclays and Citi, while Gain Capital loses its CIO and Knight Capital reorganises its management team
QE3 sparks widespread dollar bearishness
The US dollar fell against most major currencies following the announcement of QE3 on September 13, but market participants are lukewarm on the likelihood of its success
The platforms of 2012: Gain GTX
Two-and-a-half years after its launch as a subsidiary of Gain Capital, the GTX platform is gathering steam and now trades average daily volumes of up to $8 billion. In the latest in a series of articles assessing the challenges facing new and existing…
Gain hires PFG trading team to boost GTX platform
Gain Capital's GTX institutional platform has hired 10 traders from collapsed broker Peregrine Financial Group as well as FXCM Pro salesman Anthony Scamardella
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
Trading places, May 21, 2012
Jamie Rose departs e-FX role at Marex Spectron, while CIBC and Gain Capital make senior appointments
Gain Capital adopts StreamBase LiveView
Real-time analytics platform will enable Gain Capital to ensure its liquidity partners are providing consistent FX prices
Trading places, November 21, 2011
New appointments at ANZ, ICI Global and Bats Europe, while Gain Capital's CFO departs
Gain launches new voice-trading desk
Gain Capital's GTX institutional offering adds a new phone-based execution service
Japan’s new leverage limit will hurt carry trade, says Glenn Stevens
Japan FSA's 25:1 leverage limit implemented on August 1 could kill the popularity of the carry trade for retail investors, says Gain Capital's chief executive
Spotlight on: Glenn Stevens, Gain Capital
The retail broker’s chief executive talks to Farah Khalique about the changing nature of retail foreign exchange, the advent of tighter leverage limits in the US and Japan, and Gain Capital’s recent acquisition of dbFX from Deutsche Bank
Best retail platform: Citi
Citi wins top spot in retail category, in recognition of the success and growth of CitiFX Pro since its launch in 2008
White labelling preferable in retail FX, says Aite Group
White-label solutions will reduce tech spend for new entrants, says senior analyst Javier Paz
BNP Paribas launches iPhone app for GlobalMarkets access
Gain Capital and IPC Systems add their insights on the advent of mobile-based trading
Citi goes live with Fix API
Bank announces first customer for spot FX pricing plug-in
Gain Capital targets mid-tier investors with prime-brokerage offering
Online FX broker steps into prime brokerage with GTX Direct platform
Retail FX poised for further growth in Asia, says Aite Group
Aite Group identified demographic trends, internet penetration and potential returns in financial turmoil as the key drivers for the strong performance of retail platforms
Retail FX platforms braced for further consolidation
The FDIC last week unveiled proposed margin requirements for retail FX transactions in the US in the latest sign of a clampdown on the retail segment of the industry. How is regulation changing the shape of retail FX? Farah Khalique reports