What the Reauthorisation Act means for retail FX

Watching the market in 3D

Chip Lowry, senior managing director of Currenex, and John Vause, managing director of State Street's Global Link business for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, evaluate the evolution of the FX market's structure

What's ahead for 2008

Retail forex traders will bounce back

Retail foreign exchange traders were among the hardest hit in the August turmoil, where risk aversion led to a sharp reversal in carry trades. But it looks like many market participants haven't been deterred from pursuing the potentially lucrative...

Margin trading platform race gathers pace

The race to launch a margin trading platform continues to gather pace, with at least two further banks in the process of signing deals with online trading companies to launch retail platforms.

Why retail FX should be taken seriously

According to research from client strategy firm ClientKnowledge, profits from retail FX traders can be anywhere between $1 billion to $2 billion a year.

Algorithmic trading's new frontier

Happy new year! We're two weeks into 2007 and are already seeing some exciting new developments.

Weighing up the alternatives

Jeffrey Lins , Executive Director of Quantitative Analysis at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen, evaluates the pitfalls of using maximum drawdown-based performance measures, and points to recent advances that may help to expand opportunities for investment...