Saima Farooqi
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MIG Bank launches subsidiary in Hong Kong under MIG Capital Asia
Online broker targets rapid growth in foreign exchange trading in Asia with the establishment of a licensed office in Hong Kong
CFTC files complaint against Banc de Binary for breaching off-exchange options trading ban
Regulator gets tough on online brokers of off-exchange options brokers
GKFX backs Rising Sum
Retail broker expands into equity-linked contracts-for-differences with new trading tool
Haitong Futures deploys FlexFutures trading platform
Chinese broker moves to match demand for local futures by qualified foreign institutional investors
FCStone fined $1.5 million for risk controls failings
Futures broker suffers $127 million in losses following risk management failing in client account
Sucden Financial live with liquidity on tradable
Open-source front end trading platform adds to liquidity pool and enters agreement with software developer MT4i
Alpari New Zealand registers in St Vincent as new rules come into force
Retail broker changes jurisdiction to retain trading terms as new rules come into effect in New Zealand
Japan to drive 36% rise in retail foreign exchange volumes in 2013
Yen volatility to drive $380 million a day in global retail FX and CFD market in 2013
FXCM and Gain Capital report sharp rise in Q1 revenues
Margin foreign exchange brokers signal a recovery in activity with a sharp rise in first quarter revenues
MetaTrader 5 live with Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)
Margin foreign exchange broking system adds Polish listed securities
Interdin targets 25% share of Spanish retail foreign exchange market
More brokers look to rapid growth in retail margin foreign exchange trading in Spain
FXCM launches unregulated FXCM Markets
Margin foreign exchange broker targets traders outside of US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia and Japan
US futures brokers to meet new capital requirements from June 30
Regulators push to prevent abuse of loophole in capital requirements between retail forex and futures brokers
Saxo Capital Markets UK rolls out targeted spreads as gold price collapses
Danish dealer moves to encourage trading on SaxoTrader as precious metals prices fall
City Index Australia compliance failing investigated
Retail broker set to appoint adviser to resolve weaknesses in compliance with new rules
Chicago Mercantile Exchange offers retail access to futures trading via MetaTrader 5
Margin foreign exchange trading company gains approval to connect to Chicago exchange
Foreign exchange market set for growth in 2013
Drop in global asset correlation and regulation set to favour foreign exchange
Demand for new FX trading platforms boosts providers
New trading platforms are being created to fill the gap between incumbent providers and the more niche areas of the market. Saima Farooqi looks at some of them
Currency investors discuss strategies for 2013
FX Invest asks industry experts to describe their experiences during 2012, and what they are looking forward to in 2013
Sucden launches electronic trading for NDFs
London institutional broker plans to expand into Asia by leveraging commodities background
Saxo Bank and Gain Capital net profit collapses by 80% in 2012
Online bank and trading companies suffer as retail trading volumes fall amid stagnant markets