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IG Markets, the leading Contract for Difference (CFD) provider, has announced that its Smart Order Routing technology will now be extended to incorporate liquidity from BATS Europe, the operator of an innovative and technology-leading European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF).
We were the first company of our kind to start working with the MTFs last November, and [...]

Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it charged Willie L. Cloud, Jr. and his investment company, C & R Financial, Inc., both of Houston, Texas, with operating a Ponzi scheme in connection with foreign currency (forex) trading.
The CFTC’s complaint, filed on March 4, 2010, alleges that, since at [...]

FXCM, one of the world’s largest online forex brokers, has introduced a beta version of its mobile trading platform. Available for i-phone, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile phones, FXCM’s mobile Trading Station II provides forex trading anytime and anywhere.*
FXCM Mobile TSII gives traders the ability to keep track of their account (balance, equity, and margin), [...]

StreamBase Systems, a leading provider of Complex Event Processing (CEP) technology, today announced a new partnership with Gain Capital, a global provider of online foreign exchange services, to offer a complete solution for their mutual clients to quickly deploy FX high-frequency trading algorithms.
The deal combines StreamBase’s award-winning CEP platform and with direct adapter to GAIN [...]

He will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer of CLS Group and President and CEO of CLS Bank International, effective 30 June 2010 on the retirement of Rob Close after nine years with CLS. This executive change is part of the group’s planned succession strategy.
In announcing the appointment of Alan as Rob’s planned successor, Gerard [...]

On November 17, 2009, NFA issued a Complaint charging IKON with failure to observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade; and failure to adopt enhanced supervisory procedures.
ANSWER:
On December 21, 2009, IKON filed an Answer to the Complaint in which it denied the material allegations contained therein.
Decision:
On March 4, 2010, [...]

New websites:

Forexkills.com – a new blog by mataf.net’s Arnaud Jeulin. In his humble words: “This is my first post here. I’m Arnaud Jeulin, the owner of Mataf.net. I live in France.I don’t think I will publish more than one or two post per month. I won’t speak about trading here, only about forex industry and [...]

Those who are a few years in this market should remember One World Capital Group which was even registered with the NFA at the time but was shut down as under-capitalized and following numerous complaints.
One World owned the 1world-forex.com domain and was barred by the NFA in early 2009 for failing to cooperate with an investigation for a Complaint [...]

CFD Trading company, IG Markets is happy to launch an extensive upgrade to its advanced charting package that provides clients access to an array of new professional-grade charting tools and enhanced CFD & forex trading functionality.
Key Facts

New advanced charts include a huge range of professional features
Enhanced features include new indicators, dynamic colour zones and more
Open [...]

Interbank FX, is a major US broker, and it is lately growing very nicely outside of the US as well. What I find in particularly appealing in this broker is its emphasis on transparency and social elements in Forex – such as the performance page which shows Interbank FX’s real time performance allowing traders to see actual [...]