IKON GM fined $20,000 by NFA
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, [...]
IG Markets Launches Improved Advanced Trading Charts
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 [...]
Interview with Todd Crossland – Interbank FX’s Chairman and President
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 [...]
Currensee now supports Oanda
Currensee, Inc., the first Forex trading social network connecting traders from around the world based on real-time trades, today announced the first of its kind, real-time support for OANDA utilizing the OANDA API. This secure, automatic connection enables OANDA traders from around the world to join Currensee for free and link their live, OANDA brokerage [...]
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 [...]
Forex Factory launch new Live Market feature
Ok, so as everyone knows, Forex Factory have just announced that their new Market Data section has gone live.
So, what do I think of it?
On first impressions, it’s actualy rather impressive. Firstly because, it’s something unique in the forex market, and secondly because I can definitely see this being used more and more by traders. [...]
London Capital Group’s profit falls 46%
Seems that not all brokers share the same surge in volumes and activity that is recently seen across the board (thanks CFTC). Financial services firm London Capital Group Holdings Plc (LCG.L) reported a 46 percent fall in full-year pretax profit due to unfavourable markets, lower interest income and increased costs, and said it will not [...]
Binary Options in the Real World: Trading the German Ifo Business Climate Release
One of the ways that traders can use binary options is as a hedging vehicle. Rather than use only a stop-loss to protect against further loss, we can use binary options. The reason that binary options can be more attractive than stop-losses is that stop-losses lose money when they are hit. On the other hand, [...]
Roustech, an FX bridge provider, expands
It seems that lately there are plenty of firms entering the forex bridge solutions market. Days when Boston Technologies solely controlled the Metatrader 4 market are either going to be soon to be over or things are going to become a bit more tough on the Boston firm. I hear of at least 3-4 more [...]

