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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
Identifying the winners from Bank of Japan easing moves
Japanese investors will diversify overseas as the BoJ steps up its quantitative easing. Adam Cole follows the capital outflow to identify the currencies most likely to benefit
FXCM launches unregulated FXCM Markets
Margin foreign exchange broker targets traders outside of US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia and Japan
Betfair rejects CVC-led £912m takeover bid
A £912m takeover offer led by CVC Capital Partners has been rejected by UK–based online gambling business Betfair
Gain rejects FXCM, buys GFT for $107 million
FXCM's $195 million offer has been rejected, and Gain instead seals an acquisition deal with GFT
EBS and Moscow Exchange unveil plans for dollar-ruble fix
EBS says venture comes in response to market concerns about methodology of existing rate
Resilience in the euro fails to dent krona strength
A hands-off policy on the part of Sweden's central banks and good fundamentals mean the krona's ascendance will continue throughout 2013, say Swedish trading heads
Return of currency trends a boon for macro managers, says Insight Investment
The strong currency trends in 2013 have been good news for the asset manager, which uses strategies aiming to generate alpha from currency positions
US domestic oil production provides energy boost for the dollar
Cheaper available energy in the US could attract foreign direct investment to the country, making the structural outlook for the dollar much brighter
Banks beef up quant solutions for FX in response to buy-side demand
Morgan Stanley and Commerzbank are investing in quantitative offerings as a part of their FX strategy, but other banks are pulling back from the business
Standardised OTC swaps to launch within weeks
Isda-Sifma working group discussions continue but trueEX prepares to list OTC swaps with standard coupons and IMM dates
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
Smartphone user trends push mobile currency trading
Trevor Young, senior director of product management at margin trading company Oanda in Toronto says app developers should keep on top of changing technologies to capitalise on explosion of mobile activity
Icap: Sefs could lead to ‘sub-optimal hedging’
Moving NDFs to trade on Sefs could mean less hedging at longer end of the curve, says senior executive at Icap
Direct trading kicks off in Australian dollar and Chinese yuan
China allows direct trading between the yuan and Australian dollar to deepen financial links between the two countries and improve price transparency
Swedbank's Bo Sundström looks back on 40 years of FX trading
Bo Sundström is approaching retirement from Swedbank after almost 40 years as an FX spot trader in Stockholm. He talks to Miriam Siers about his experiences
City Index Australia compliance failing investigated
Retail broker set to appoint adviser to resolve weaknesses in compliance with new rules
CFTC should extend US persons fix, says O'Malia
Agency has not begun debating final definition of US person and "will need to provide relief" when temporary exemption expires, says CFTC commissioner
Market questions FXCM's $210 million bid for Gain Capital
Market participants divided over how much value Gain Capital really holds for hostile bidder FXCM
Spotlight on: Scott Wacker, JP Morgan
Scott Wacker, head of foreign exchange sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at JP Morgan, talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about how he plans to keep his team evolving
Jefferies embarks on ambitious expansion in FX
Ben Welsh at Jefferies talks about the US investment firm's plans to build its FX offering
Commodity trader CF Partners launches first hedge fund
CF Partners, active in the commodities market since 2006, has launched a long/short equity hedge fund after hiring Alvaro Ventosa from Spanish fund manager Cygnus Asset Management