| //07-03-2009 |
Saxo Bank A/S, the online trading and investment specialist, announces today that it has launched its FX service in Japan with the acquisition of Astmax FX Co., Ltd. (Astmax FX). The purchase is approved by relevant regulatory bodies in Denmark and Japan.
Saxo Bank opened its Japan office in 2008 providing support to institutional clients. The acquisition and renaming of Astmax FX to Saxo Bank FX K.K. allows Saxo Bank to offer FX related products to the Japanese retail market under the Type 1 Financial Instrument Dealer license with the Japanese Financial Services Agency. Saxo Bank FX’s client funds will be held in a separate trust bank account.
|
| //07-03-2009 |
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC)announced results of the Early Tender Period of its previously announced debt exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange more than $1 billion of newly-issued zero coupon Convertible Debentures due 2019 (the "Debentures") for all of its 8% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "2011 Notes") and a portion of its 12.5% Springing Lien Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Notes", and together with the 2011 Notes, the "Notes"). Assuming the Exchange Offer is completed, the Debentures issued in exchange for any Notes tendered during the period that ended at midnight, New York City time, on July 1, 2009 (the "Early Tender Period"), will be Class A Debentures and have a conversion price of $1.0340 per share. In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company also announced that during the Early Tender Period it obtained consents (the "Consents") required to amend and waive certain provisions of the indentures governing the Notes.
|
| //07-02-2009 |
Paul Day, Chief Market Analyst, will appear on Bloomberg TV's weekly FOREX segment live from London on Friday, July 3rd @ 08:15 CET.
|
| //07-02-2009 |
FXCM LLC would like to notify all FXCM clients holding MetaTrader 4 (MT4) accounts with FXCM U.S. of the changes that will occur after July 31, 2009. The National Futures Association (NFA), the primary regulatory authority for forex in the United States, has adopted new compliance rules that will have dramatic consequences for your MT4 account. The most significant new requirement requires all open positions to be closed out on a first-in-first-out basis.
|
| //07-01-2009 |
Advanced Currency Markets is the June 2009 voting prizewinner! MIG Investments is #2. eToro and Dukascopy are #3. Starting a monthly rating from zero allows to identify a monthly winner and thus more objectively display the voters' opinion. We rate brokers by the actual number of votes.
|
| //06-30-2009 |
Dear Customers,
We would like to inform you that in June 2009 we have passed a big milestone in our business development by opening a new Admiral Markets Ltd branch office in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. Online trading has become one of the mainstream occupations of the modern Malay society, and we have already obtained a solid clientage as one of the most competitive broker-dealers in Eastern Asia.
|
| //06-30-2009 |
 As a brokerage, Forex Club’s main goal is to teach first time traders how to trade. Forex Club offers six different videos (each over an hour in length) for all traders to view. Whether or not traders are just beginning or experienced, they are bound to learn from these videos. In addition, Forex Club offers a slew of free reading materials on their site that are at anyone’s disposal, Forex Club customer or not. Forex Club offer customers instructive online seminars as well as one of the easiest platforms to start trading on; the ExpressFX platform. After Forex Club teaches a trader how to trade, they supply them with 15 days worth of Autochartist signals to help them with their first trades.
|
| //06-30-2009 |
|
| //06-29-2009 |
5% Credit Boost.
At Alpari (UK), we strive to improve your Forex trading experience and offer you ways to do more with your Forex investment.
Receive a 5% credit bonus* when you make a deposit to your live account, between June 1st 2009 and August 31st, 2009.
|
| //06-29-2009 |
Learn the basics of real time broker trading using the Finexo trading platform.
|
| //06-29-2009 |
Banker Middle East - June 2009
|
| //06-26-2009 |
Go to FXLabs for a sneak preview of OANDA's latest trading tools, currency services and other innovations.
|
| //06-26-2009 |
dbFX have teamed up with Bloomberg to launch a video series on forex trading.
|
| //06-25-2009 |
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) announced that it has closed its Common Stock Offering, which raised gross proceeds of $550 million. This includes proceeds from the sale of 65,000,000 shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. When combined with the $65 million raised under its previously disclosed Equity Drawdown Program, the Company has raised more than $600 million of cash common equity this quarter. The net proceeds, after commissions, from equity offerings in the second quarter were approximately $586 million.
|
| //06-25-2009 |
Open positions will not have to be liquidated for purposes of determining the contest winners. All open positions will be marked to market as of 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the last day of the contest. The dollar gain will be based on the absolute trading P/L between the beginning and end of the contest for each account net of additions added during the contest period. The absolute trading P/L will be calculated based on trading P/L inclusive of swap (rollover) fees.
|
| //06-25-2009 |
Demo Contest win $5,000
PrimeForex is organizing a new Demo Contest, Sign up for free and make your dream come true
|
| //06-24-2009 |
Earn a 10% credit bonus when you introduce a friend to Alpari
If you know someone who wants access to innovative institutional-level Forex trading tools, comprehensive research and expert training, why not recommend Alpari?
Whoever you introduce before will receive a 10% credit bonus* on their first deposit. Then you will receive a 10% credit bonus on your next deposit into your live account.
|
| //06-24-2009 |
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) announced the launch of a registered public offering (the "Common Stock Offering") of $400 million of its common stock. The Company also announced that, upon pricing of the Common Stock Offering, it will launch significant debt exchange transactions for certain of its outstanding notes (the "Exchange Transactions"). The consummation of the Exchange Transactions will be subject to certain conditions, including the closing of the Common Stock Offering and shareholder approval. Affiliates of Citadel Investment Group L.L.C. ("Citadel"), the Company's largest stock and bond holder, have agreed to participate in both the Common Stock Offering and the Exchange Transactions.
|
| //06-24-2009 |
MadaFX would like to offer GTS clients the opportunity to receive a $50 bonus. Open a new GTS account or fund an existing GTS account between June 1, 2009 and June 30, 2009, and you will be eligible for the bonus:
|
| //06-24-2009 |
Dear Clients and Partners of "Broco"!
Please be aware that current market conditions for RTS index changed: liquidity for main assets heavily declined, high‒liquidity stocks suffer from stagnancy. As a result, hindrances arose for covering RTS index.
Therefore, on June 24 of 2009 year from 10:45 a. m. MSC time the spread for RTS index will be increased up to 10 p., whereas time of execution can be as long as 3 seconds.
In addition, trading rules applied for this instrument are to be changed: the margin shall be 50% from the index value.
We remind that for now indexes are introduced in testing mode, thus, our company reserves the right to amend conditions of operating with these instruments.
Please take this information into account!
We apologize for inconveniences brought.
|
| //06-23-2009 |
For the second consecutive year, Profit & Loss Magazine announced GAIN Capital's FOREX.com as "Best Retail FX Platform" at the 2009 Digital Markets Awards Ceremony.
Profit & Loss' Digital Markets Awards recognize the efforts of the foreign exchange (forex) services industry in providing the tools and functionality that make trading forex more efficient. Winners are selected by professionals in the industry.
|
| //06-23-2009 |
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) released its Monthly Activity Report for May and provided an intra-quarter update on its loan portfolio delinquencies and certain key financial and balance sheet metrics.
The Company ended May with record total accounts of more than 4.5 million, which included record brokerage accounts of more than 2.7 million. This included gross new brokerage accounts of 43,000 and net new brokerage accounts of 23,000. Total Daily Average Revenue Trades ("DARTs") for May were 239,439 - an increase of 4 percent from April and 34 percent from the year ago period. The Company reported approximately 220,000 DARTs for June month to date (as of June 12), with second-quarter DARTs on track to be approximately 15 percent higher than the prior quarter.
|
| //06-22-2009 |
MoneyRain Corporation launches a new service – SMS mailing to a mobile phone. The following SMS mailings are available:
* Balance of the trade account
* Password changes
* Analytics
* Company’s news
|
| //06-22-2009 |
Paul Day, Chief Market Analyst, is scheduled to appear on Bloomberg TV live from Johannesburg on Tuesday, June 23rd @ 12:15 CET.
|
| //06-22-2009 |
VT Trader™ 2.0, CMS Forex’s new eye-catching trading platform is packed with significant enhancements in usability and performance. All-new docking, tabbing, and "Auto Hide” functions allow traders to optimize the layout of their trading environment.
|
| //06-18-2009 |
Dear Customers!
We are happy to inform you that Admiral Markets is now licensed for main investment and brokerage activities in the European Union and regulated by European financial law, including the newest Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).
|
| //06-18-2009 |
Join our students in the Power Course to learn the tools and principles of technical analysis. Meanwhile, follow along with an expert in the Chartist Corner Strategy Sessions as he applies these tools and principles to the current market.
|
| //06-18-2009 |
Saxo Bank has purchased the entire share capital of Capital Four Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S and 51 % of the share capital of Global Evolution Fondsmæglerselskab A/S. This is in line with its commercial strategy of developing the bank’s activities within the field of asset management.
|
| //06-16-2009 |
Please join us for a FREE open forum about making the most of your forex trading.
Plan to tune in every Wednesday at 6 p.m. Central time, when seasoned webinar facilitator Ari Estrada, an IG Markets senior broker, will be moderating an open discussion where everyone is encouraged to share tips and learn about the volatile forex marketplace.
In this new webinar format, IG Markets provides traders of all levels the ability to interact, using online and telephone conferencing technologies, to swap thoughts and learn what's working for others.
Whether you have a strategy or idea that you would like to share, or if you just want to ask questions, this is the perfect place for you.
|
| //06-16-2009 |
As a world leading forex broker FxPro has partnered the BMW Sauber F1 Team as an official partner in the largest motor racing event - FIA Formula One World Championship.
|
| //06-15-2009 |
The new control option will allow Managed Clients to set a stop loss level on their investment.
Manager’s trading activity will be blocked as soon as equity of the account will trigger the stop loss level.
This functionnality will be given to all new clients starting from 10th of June. Existing clients can also take advantage of this new service upon a request made to their Account Manager.
|
| //06-15-2009 |
Sometimes, IG Markets will give you a better price than the level you have requested.
This is Price Improvement. If we have a better price* available when your deal is executed, we give it to you – thanks to our revolutionary Price Improvement technology.
|
| //06-15-2009 |
June 8th, 2009. Neuchatel‐based, leading Swiss FX broker, M I G Investments appoints Howard Friend as M I G Research Department Chief Technical Analyst.
|
| //06-12-2009 |
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) announced that Kenneth C. Griffin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Citadel Investment Group, LLC, has joined the Board of Directors of E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation and will serve as a member of the Company's Finance and Risk Oversight Committee.
"Mr. Griffin's leadership skills and financial markets acumen will make him an outstanding contributor to our Board," said Donald H. Layton, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation. "His perspective of the capital markets and on managing a sophisticated investment business will complement the wide range of expertise among the current Board members."
|
| //06-11-2009 |
WORLD FOREX EXPO is a huge event which holds in different countries worldwide. This is a unique show with a long tradition. Since the very first event, the Forex Expo has pursued the goal of bringing together international professional FOREX market players and help to get an unrivalled opportunity to promote their products and services to the international market.
|
| //06-11-2009 |
If you know someone who wants access to innovative institutional-level Forex trading tools, comprehensive research and expert training, why not recommend Alpari?
Whoever you introduce before will receive a 10% credit bonus* on their first deposit. Then you will receive a 10% credit bonus on your next deposit into your live account.
|
| //06-11-2009 |
Beginning June 10, some regularly updated portions of the IG Markets website will be on hiatus while we introduce some wonderful new products to the trading platform.
You will be able to trade forex as usual using PureDeal during the scheduled website upgrade. However, updated features such as FX Focus and Market Commentary will not be available for a brief period of time.
Make sure you check back in around June 22 to learn about all the great new product offerings that will be available to account holders.
|
| //06-11-2009 |
Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, is launching its first Commodity Contracts for Difference (CFDs), lowering barriers to trading the most liquid global commodities as demand for energy, agricultural and metals futures contracts grew 64.5% in 2008.
|
| //06-11-2009 |
Intuitive Online Tool Provides Investment Guidance According to Individual Preferences, Risk Tolerance and Goals
|
| //06-10-2009 |
Dukascopy - Swiss Forex Marketplace will participate in Invest 09 Geneva,on 10th and 11th of June, 2009. Please visit us at stand 20
|
| //06-10-2009 |
Saxo Bank has purchased the entire share capital of Capital Four Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S and 51 % of the share capital of Global Evolution Fondsmæglerselskab A/S. This is in line with its commercial strategy of developing the bank’s activities within the field of asset management.
|
| //06-09-2009 |
To open an account, simply fill out an application. It only takes a few minutes. Most applications are processed on the same business day. At Forex Club, we strictly adhere to the "know your customer" principles, rules and procedures established by the CFTC and National Futures Association, making it mandatory for all clients to submit an application. Who knows, signing up may be the greatest decision of your life. You'll never know unless you sign up, right?
|
| //06-09-2009 |
Press coverage 2009
|
| //06-04-2009 |
FXCM Holdings LLC continues to make a public release of its balance sheet. The numbers reflect the firm’s financial strength and status as of April 30, 2009. Highlights of the (unaudited) balance sheet include the following: $114,985,838 In Capital (Assets Minus Liabilities); $130,307,551 In Operating Cash (Excludes Client Funds).
|
| //06-03-2009 |
|
| //06-03-2009 |
5% Credit Boost.
At Alpari (UK), we strive to improve your Forex trading experience and offer you ways to do more with your Forex investment.
Receive a 5% credit bonus* when you make a deposit to your live account, between June 1st 2009 and August 31st, 2009.
|
| //06-02-2009 |
The dbFX Trading Platform is a world-class online foreign exchange Trading Platform designed to provide clients with comprehensive market information and a high level of execution.
|
| //06-02-2009 |
Forex Capital Markets LTD announced today that the FXCM MetaTrader4 demo, powered by Boston Technologies, is now available. FXCM has joined together with Boston Technologies to enhance FXCM’s MT4 offering.
|
| //06-01-2009 |
First day of every month all rating results are brought to naught. Starting a monthly rating from zero allows to identify a monthly winner and thus more objectively display the voters' oppinion. We rate brokers by the actual number of votes
|
| //06-01-2009 |
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) today announced the results of its Annual Shareholder Meeting held today, May 28, 2009, in Arlington, VA. Over 83 percent of all outstanding shares were voted.
Shareholders voted in favor of the election of four directors; a proposal to increase the shares authorized under the Company's 2005 Equity Incentive Plan by 30 million shares and ratify the performance criteria stated in the plan; and the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's auditors. Shareholders voted against a proposal by a Company stockholder to make changes to the Executive Bonus Program.
|
