Admiral Markets: Margin Requirements on European Index and Bonds CFDs
Information from Admiral Markets website:
Dear Trader,
We'd like to inform you that the temporary amendments to trading terms connected to the Italian referendum have been lifted and all instruments are now available for trading, with margin requirements on the DAX30 index CFD brought back to...
EasyMarkets Introduces Fear Index (VXX) To Its Trading Platform
Volatility is a central feature of the global financial markets and as a trader, you may either fear it or aim to capitalize on it. By offering a CFD on the CBOE Volatility Index, easyMarkets is making it easier than ever before to trade...
FXCM US and QuantConnect Announce Live Trading Integration
Forex Capital Markets LLC, ("FXCM US" or "FXCM" ) the US entity of FXCM Inc. (NASDAQ:FXCM), a global online provider of foreign exchange (FX) trading and related services, announced today Live Trading Integration with QuantConnect, a leading cloud-based algorithmic trading platform for strategy creation,...
SEC Awards $3.5 Million To Whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a whistleblower has been awarded approximately $3.5 million for coming forward with information that led to an SEC enforcement action.
“Whistleblowers do a tremendous service to the investing public and we will continue to reward those who...
FCA proposes stricter rules for contract for difference products
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today proposing stricter rules for firms selling ‘contract for difference’ (CFD) products to retail customers to improve standards across the sector and ensure consumers are appropriately protected.
Contracts for differences, such as spread bets and rolling spot foreign exchange...
MetaTrader 5 web platform update: Two-factor authentication and password change
Following numerous client requests, we have improved protection of accounts against unauthorized access in the MetaTrader 5 web platform. The enhanced protection includes the two-factor authentication using one-time passwords and the ability to change master and investor passwords.
In order to enable the two-factor authentication, launch...
XM Company News – Important Notification – Italian Constitutional Referendum
We would like to inform you that the upcoming Italian Constitutional Referendum, which will take place on the 4th of December 2016, will possibly lead to increased market volatility, thin market liquidity, abnormal spreads and price gaps in EURO currency pairs and stock markets.
In...
Polish Financial Supervision Authority approves Warsaw Stock Exchange Prospectus
PFSA has approved the WSE series D and E bond prospectus.
WSE will issue up to 1.2 million bearer bonds with a nominal value of PLN 100 per bond.
The bonds to be issued are series D and E and will be introduced to...
Neil McDonald appointed Oanda head of trading
OANDA, a global leader in online multi-asset trading services, has announced that Neil McDonald has joined the firm as Global Head of Trading and Quantitative Analytics.
Based in New York, Neil will be responsible for driving the strategic growth of OANDA’s electronic trading business as...
CME Clearing Europe Approved as a Derivatives Clearing Organization by CFTC
CME Clearing Europe, CME Group's London-based clearing house, today announced that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has registered it as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) which allows it to clear swaps for US customers of US Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs).
As both an...
