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New Zealand to increase supervision of margin foreign exchange brokers, says government official
180 companies come under fire by regulators for failing to meet rules for operating as a financial services provider
CME reports four days of record open interest in yen
Investors continue to pile into yen options to capture gains from further yen weakness
National Futures Association announces timeline for client fund reporting
Bank and trust company depositories to begin reporting end-of-day balances from February
ThinkForex registers under new Asic rules in move to target large accounts
Broker abandons lax registration in New Zealand to gain larger clients in Asia-Pacific
FXCM enables cross-asset margining via Phoenix
Online broker to roll out new trading platform to access exchange-traded and foreign exchange products
Saxo opens office in Istanbul
The Danish bank solidifies its presence in Turkey with a new office, headed by Egemen Kaya, formerly head of emerging markets and precious metals
Management changes announced at Oanda, Gain Capital and speculated at CMC Markets
Retail-focused trading companies shift strategies to new market and regulatory environment, while Cruddas tipped to return to chief executive post at CMC Markets
Mexican peso futures trading up 24% on CME
Following an 8% rally against the US dollar last year, CME's Craig LaVeille says the unit should continue to provide trading opportunities in 2013
Major online brokers publish fall in volumes and revenues
FXCM and IG Group retail and institutional traders cut activity amid market uncertainty and low volatility
Retail foreign exchange brokers continue to diversify into CFDs as volumes fall
Online trading companies move to expand revenue streams as low volatility hits volumes
NFA demands $3.3 million from FXDD
Regulator forces margin forex broker to set aside funds to meet client repayment fines ahead of guilty verdict
US regulators fine forex trading companies $1.8m for fraudulent retail FX trading scheme
New York court fines three companies and bans them from trading in off-exchange market
GFT exits retail FX in US and Japan
Retail broker remains in a strong financial position with sufficient regulatory capital, says chief executive Gary Tilkin
Almost $1 billion in MF Global UK client assets recovered
Findings of six-monthly progress report published by special administrator of defunct broker
GKFX selects Gold-i Gate Bridge to connect to liquidity providers
Online broker expands product coverage with new connectivity to liquidity providers
NFA takes enforcement action against KS Global Strategies and Khaled Salama
Retail regulator continues to crack down on fraudulent activity
Saxo Bank cuts 266 jobs
Danish bank becomes latest victim of tighter regulatory controls on margin and contracts-for-difference trading
Alpari registers in New Zealand, signalling pursuit for safe-haven markets
Retail brokers pushes out to New Zealand
Thomson Reuters targets retail market with niche data and analytics product
Market data vendor responds to speculation that it is extending its flagship Eikon platform to retail traders
Citi offers liquidity to Spotware’s cTrader and cAlgo Platforms
Citi extends liquidity offer to margin trading system
PFSoft launches white label solution for FX brokers
Technology vendor ties up with Lmax to offer liquidity to retail market
Sucden Financial builds up Gold service
Institutional broker extends gold trading size to enable hedging in size
FXCM revenues up; gets increase in credit facility
Margin forex broker sees revenues up despite fall in volumes
GVC Gaesco white-labels FXCM platforms
Spanish broker signs up FXCM for retail forex and CFDs