FXCM Greece opens up
Looks like FXCM doesn’t stop even for a second. Less than a month since launching another East European client with Czech Patria Direct using its Trading Station platform FXCM now expands into the Mediterranean and opens a local office in Greece which until now wasn’t a very known Forex hub. With the exception of Zulutrade [...]
FXCM is hosting a Forex Trading Expo in Las Vegas in May
Join FXCM at the Rio in Las Vegas, May 3–4, 2010, for a two-day Forex Trading Extravaganza
FXCM is hosting a forex trading expo in Las Vegas on May 3–4, 2010. This two-day conference includes dozens of educational courses for all levels of trader experience. Central to the expo experience is a course track designed specifically [...]
FXCM scores another East European client: Patria Forex
FXCM and Saxo have been battling it out for the European dominance in the past few years, more increasingly in 2009. Saxo’s battle is lost, if you ask me, despite opening a few Eastern European offices lately. Not only the US brokers should fear the latest CFTC requirements but also their European colleagues – when [...]
Advanced Markets LLC signs a second partner in Korea
It looks like Korea (South Korea obviously) is becoming the new Dubai with more and more firms partnering up with local outfits to offer margin FX trading. I pointed at Korea’s potential as another gateway to mainland China back in May 2009. Until recently the Korean market was all but fully dominated by FXCM with almost all [...]
Monthly Retail Forex Volume report for January, 2010 – $109 billion daily traded volume
This is the first online retail forex volume survey report for 2010. Last report was released in August and estimated $118 Billion in daily traded volume.
Many things happened since and I made a few important changes in the current survey:
First and foremost I removed Gaitame – Japan’s largest broker from the list mainly because Japanese [...]
FXCM upgrading its Trading Station II
Over the weekend FXCM has introduced a number of great new features to its Trading Station II platform. This is the email that was sent to its clients:
Dear Client:
In response to your requests, FXCM has added a number of great new features to the FXCM Trading Station II platform. On Sunday, 31 January, FXCM will [...]
Broker responses to the new CFTC rules: GFT, Oanda, IBFX, Gain Capital, FXCM, FX Solutions, PFG Best, Alpari US and MB Trading
A week after most of large US brokers have issued a collective statement and united under the FXDC (Forex Dealers Coalition) brand name they have also issued their own statements regarding the proposed CFTC rules concerning leverage and IB relationships.
The FXDC is now comprised of: GFT, Oanda, IBFX, Gain Capital, FXCM, FX Solutions, FXDD, PFG Best, [...]
The Weekend Read: FXCM, IBFX, ACM, Interactive Brokers and more
French, Swedish bloggers: FXCM got a job for YOU!
FXCM has several positions open for FX Analysts / Bloggers and is searching for candidates based out of the following countries: 1)France 2)Sweden
Primary responsibilities include (not limited to):
Media Relations: Establish relationships with the local financial press (TV, online, print, and radio). Provide market analysis several times a week through [...]
FXCM offers a free VPS to MT4 clients
FXCM sent the following email to its clients. It is now offering a free VPS to clients using the Metatrader 4 platform. This should prove as a great offering as high frequency traders (most of them trade on MT4) are typically required to pay the high costs associated with the ownership and maintenance of VPS servers. VPS [...]
FXCM Upgrades to Include Dynamic Trailing Stops: New Feature will be Precise to a Fraction of a Pip
London 21 December, 2009 – FXCM has upgraded its trading station to offer Dynamic Trailing Stops. This exciting new feature allows traders to place a stop order that automatically optimizes to lock in potential profits if the market should move in the trader’s favor.
Dynamic Trailing Stops are accurate down to 1/10 of a pip and [...]
