Articles by Saima Farooqi
FXall trading volumes surpass EBS
Multi-bank trading platform bucks falling volume trend
US CFTC fines Chicago-based RJ O'Brien & Associates $300,000 for supervision failures
Futures broker pulled up for failing to uncover fraudulent activities of introducing broker, marking the extension of accountability
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
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 on the yen's decline
John Hardy, global head of FX strategy at Saxo Bank shares his views on the G-3 currencies
Saxo Bank cuts 266 jobs
Danish bank becomes latest victim of tighter regulatory controls on margin and contracts-for-difference trading
FX Invest latest edition now available
Read the about the latest developments in forex and cash management; alpha vs beta in currency; the true value of high-frequency trading and the challenges facing the emerging markets
FircoSoft expands its solutions within India through its new partner Peocit
Transaction monitoring technology gains traction in India
Alpari registers in New Zealand, signalling pursuit for safe-haven markets
Retail brokers pushes out to New Zealand
A reality check for emerging markets
Are things a little too good to be true in emerging markets? SLJ Partners’ Stephen Jen thinks so, and warns that healthy GDP figures are not telling the whole story of what lies beneath. Saima Farooqi reports
People moves
Roundup of the latest hires in investment management and central banks
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
StanChart launches offshore renminbi index
Dealer launches non-tradable index to track global adoption of offshore renminbi
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
Gain Capital revenues down as retail volumes halve
Margin forex broker takes hit from fall in retail forex volumes but aims to build institutional business.