Opinion/Retail
Culture Wars: how long can David keep saving Goliath?
Ed Eger, CEO of Oanda, argues why smaller players can no longer be fall guys
Japan's retail investors: A piece in the yen puzzle
Michael Klawitter, senior currency strategist at Commerzbank in Frankfurt, evaluates the relationship between Japanese retail traders and the yen
Regulatory arbitrage
Glenn Stevens, chief executive at Gain Capital in New York, looks at how tightening restrictions around the globe are creating unwelcome possibilities for regulatory arbitrage in retail FX
Retail FX: the light at the end of the tunnel?
Retail foreign exchange continues to be a beacon of light for wholesale FX banks, as they push ahead with plans to expand initiatives into next year.
Chicago's wind of change
Felix Shipkevich, general counsel at CMS Forex in New York, highlights the difficulties of applying similar regulations to retail foreign exchange and the exchange-based commodities and futures markets
'Instividual' investors switch on to FX
One area of the foreign exchange market that appears to be continuing on a healthy growth trajectory is retail FX trading, according to research released last week.
What the Reauthorisation Act means for retail FX
Felix Shipkevich, general counsel at online FX trading company CMS Forex in New York, provides an overview of the US regulatory environment for retail FX brokers
The murky side of retail forex
In these days of heightened regulatory scrutiny, Saxo Bank could take it upon itself as a pioneer of the retail foreign exchange market to more effectively monitor who is using its technology and how.
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
Small retail FX firms face extinction
Felix Shipkevich, general counsel, and Anna Vidiaev, staff attorney, at online foreign exchange trading company Capital Market Services in New York say a proposed rise in capital requirements for retail brokers will result in an anticompetitive market
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…
The bonuses of networking
Ronald Balzano , president of COESfx, says businesses relying too heavily on trading desks will lose out to firms that offer customers quick and easy access via ECNs