Dec 312014
 
Dubai based FX broker Fortress Prime plans for UK FCA licence

Fortress Prime delivers liquidity in FX, precious metals, commodities, global indices and CFD's. It utilizes advanced MT4 and FIX API trading …
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New Dubai-based forex trading house Fortress Prime plans to achieveUK Financial Regulation …

Fortress Prime is seeing substantial demand for gold and silver spot trading with continued interest in retail forex trading. Having Sharia accounts …
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Will Biotech Fire on All Cylinders in 2015?

Making predictions for the New Year may feel as productive as peering into a crystal ball. But in the life sciences, hard science and long experience …
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ICE Exchange Implements Enhanced Rules Governing Disruptive Practises

Leading US trading venue, ICE, amends its rulebook to provide a single location for disruptive trading practises. The venue aims to reinforce its stance …
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Dec 302014
 
Kenyan shilling steady, seen trading in tight range

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan shilling was steady on Monday, and traders forecast the local currency would trade in a tight range this week with …
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Dollar's rise helps redress Oz imbalance

The kiwi has been on a roll against the aussie in the past few trading days. … Currency traders, particularly through Asia, don't take much of a break.
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Ditching US dollar: China, Russia launch financial tools in local currencies

China and Russia have effectively switched to domestic currencies in trading using financial tools as swaps and forwards, as they seek to reduce the …
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EUR/USD: Greece Election Crisis Engulfs the Euro-zone Economy

In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.2186, with the … The currency pair is trading between its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving average.
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Dec 292014
 
Forex Market: USD/JPY daily trading forecast

Yesterday's trade saw USD/JPY within the range of 119.98-120.83. The daily high was the highest level since December 9th. The pair closed at …
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FOREX-Euro edges up, still shaky on ECB and Greece

NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The euro recovered from two-year lows against the U.S. dollar on Monday, with traders citing limited volumes in the …
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Electric Utilities Benefit From Shale Gas Boom

Electric utilities are rebounding, in large part due to one factor – the shale gas boom. Abundant shale gas means cheap fuel costs for heavy industry.
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Naira Rebounds on New Forex Rules

The naira recovered to trade broadly flat after dipping 2.5 per cent in thin trade yesterday as dealers remained reluctant to quote prices owing to …
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Dec 282014
 
Currency trader wanted over '£130million fraud' vanishes hours after detectives missed chance to …

He admitted his company stopped trading foreign currency in 2009 after suffering 'substantial losses' – but he continued taking investors' cash for the …
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If it Ain't Broke, Why Fix It? Japanese Yen Remains My Top Trade

The Japanese Yen was without question one of the best trades of the year, and indeed I had the fortune to make it my … Put simply: currency wars.
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Belarus Introduces 30% Tax on Bank Card Transactions Buying Foreign Currency

… linked credit or debit card to the foreign currency of their trading account. … From a conversation with the Belarus Central Bank spokesperson, Forex …
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Dollar mixed as some traders take profits

While the Fed did not accelerate the timing to raise interest rates, currency traders are betting the US will normalise policy more quickly than its …
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Dec 272014
 
RBS to Hold Bonuses for 18 as Part of Currency Trading Review

… of a unvested portion of bonuses to 18 current and former employees until it completes an internal review of its foreign currency trading operations.
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Currency Dumping Triggers Move to Drain Pesos: Argentina Credit

Besides using the central bank auctions to drain pesos, central bank chief Alejandro Vanoli cracked down on illegal currency trading on the streets of …
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Trading Corner – FX derivatives: hedging currency risks of an exporter

Automated Trader is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the … Our trading strategy explains how exporters can hedge their currency risks with …
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Ruble Gains Third Day as Russia Tells Exporters to Sell Dollars

Russia's currency has rebounded since plunging as much as 20 percent on Dec. … Russia's foreign-exchange woes are largely tied to exporters' actions, … Denis Korshilov, head of fixed income, currencies and commodities trading …
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Dec 262014
 
Trading Crushed as Nigeria Curbs Bets Against Currency

Nigeria's efforts to shore up its currency are crushing foreign-exchange trading. There were 70 trades in the naira in the five hours through 2:30 p.m. in …
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RBS Holding Bonuses for 18 as Part of Currency Trading Review

… payment of a unvested portion of bonuses to 18 current and former until it completes an internal review of its foreign currency trading operations.
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Canada Dollar Trades at Almost 5-Year Low as U.S. Economy Surges

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which tracks the U.S. currency against 10 trading partners, rose 0.4 percent to 1,132.15, headed for the highest …
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Russian rouble rebounds after informal capital control measures

… sell their foreign currency reserves, while officials and banking sources said the central bank had installed supervisors at the currency trading desks …
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Dec 252014
 
DERIVATIVES: Industry stresses coordinated reg effort for FX clearing

The panel – the Global Markets Advisory Subcommittee of the CFTC – recommended the agency submit an initial proposal to clear NDF trades no …
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GBP/USD Plunged Following Disappointing Final UK GDP Revision

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CBN traps offshore investors as interbank FX liquidity collapses

Nigeria officially devalued the currency by eight percent last month and widened its target trading band to N160-176 against the dollar, but few …
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Currently breaching 147.01, perky again but just off session highs

Mike Paterson has more than 30 years of experience trading FX including as a senior trader with UBS and Credit Suisse. He was also head of FX at …
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Dec 242014
 
European Regulators Cross Unregulated Binary Options & Forex Providers

The regulator highlights the risks associated with trading OTC binary options and forex and explains that the fact that it hasn't published a warning …
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Forex trading analysis: USDJPY tests topside trend line and holds the line

Today is still a holiday/end of year trading day, so the confidence in the trend hope may be tested. Plus running into the topside resistance level should …
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USDJPY – Yen Selling Extend a Third Year

But even foreseeable events could materially change JPY trading dynamics. … DailyFX provides forex news and technical analysis on the trends that …
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RPT-FOREX-Dollar pushes higher after strong US growth data

The euro plumbed fresh 28-month lows against the greenback, trading at $1.2179 for a loss of more than 0.40 percent on the day. The currency was …
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Dec 232014
 
Holiday ideas thread – what are you up to over the break?

If you hadn't already noticed, ForexLive is following along with the FX … If you are taking some time off from your regular routine, trading less or not at …
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GAIN Capital shares pop 6% Monday on positive analyst comments

GAIN reacted by trading up more than 6% in Monday trading to close at … The lower barrier to entry to FX trading of the late 2000s and subsequent …
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US stocks continued to rise on Friday

Therefore, due to the Christmas holidays, trading activity can be significantly reduced. This week, a regular meeting of the Bank of Japan will be held.
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The Ideal Year-End Portfolio Fix

Some years back, my wife and I embarked on a cross-country trip in our first motor home. Driving a 40-foot bus was a bit frightening at first.
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Dec 222014
 
Ruble Carnage Continues as Brokers Halt Trading, Cut Margin

Some brokers have indicated to Forex Magnates that their clients are … As a result, at many brokers, trading in the USD/RUB is business as usual, just …
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U.S. Federal Court orders Missouri FX fraudster and his company to pay over $2.5M in monetary …

The defendants concealed trading losses, misappropriated approximately $1 million of pool participants' funds, issued false account statements to …
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Euro Nears 2-Year Low; Yen Nears 120

The euro continues the downside and trades near its 2-year low at 1.2282 against the USD. The single currency weakened after the Fed signaled a …
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Ontario's financial regulator issues warning on C6 Forex Inc.

As always, if you are a trader reading this – be cautious with which firm to do your FX trading with.Having an offshore or fancy address does not mean …
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