Retail FX hots up in Australia as traders' risk appetite grows

Volatility in 2015 boosts retail activity, but traders prove fickle with platforms

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Australia has about 50,000 FX retail traders and 2015 was the first since 2011 that the total did not shrink

In 2015, the number of retail FX traders in Australia resisted a decline for the first time since 2011, as higher volatility boosted their appetite for risk, and activity is expected to increase this year, according to a report on April 5.

"Foreign exchange traders like volatility, and the instability in global financial markets over 2015 provided a welcome boost to leveraged trading globally," notes the report by Australian research firm Investment Trends, which draws on a survey of 4,000

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