Overall trading volumes dropped in 2009
Drop off in hedge fund trading volumes had a disproportionate impact on global FX growth rates
$2.6 million in assets will be released to bankruptcy trustee for distribution to investors
Traders, portfolio managers gain direct access to real-time FX execution capabilities
Online brokerage disappointed, but will comply with decision
Discount brokerage ignored regulator’s warning on client margin rates
Staff notice sets out investor protection concerns
Smaller contract size and proportionally reduced margins aimed to attract retail participation
Gmarkets Inc. and Velocity Trade released of Velocity Trade’s Accelerator Foreign Exchange Trading Platform through Gmarkets Pilot Financial GPS, the two companies announced Tuesday.Effective immediately, Gmarkets subscribers will have access to executable prices and liquidity provided by Velocity Trade.“Gmarkets was founded to enable transparency and liquidity in the capital markets by providing superior content required […]
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the formation of a special task force charged with investigating and litigating fraud in the off-exchange retail foreign currency market.The creation of the task force within the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement comes following Congress passing legislation that clarified and strengthened the CFTC’s jurisdiction over this market. The […]