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FBS Partners with FC Barcelona for Global Expansion

FBS just became FC Barcelona’s Official Trading Partner for the next four years through June 20, 20204. The partnership is a part of Barca’s global commercial strategy to continue being a benchmark marketing club. The partners plan to hold joint programs to offer unique online and offline experiences for their respective audiences. The FBS name …

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GAIN Recovers from Forex Drought | Wibest Broker

After a long, slow November in Forex, GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. bounces back with a four percent jump in volumes. The forex broker’s clients transacted a total of $130.8 billion in December 2019. The broker’s transaction volume was at $125.6 billion in November of 2019, which was significantly lower than October 2019. However, the company’s …

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GMO: Tokyo Tower, Japan

Higher Expectations in Toll for GMO Click | Wibest Broker

The retail brokerage unit of Japanese IT giant GMO Internet recovered from its weakest Forex OTC volumes throughout 2019. November proved quieter for investors than the holiday season in December. Namely, the broker reported a 4.6 percent uptick month-on-month in December from $465.2 billion to $486.8 billion. The increase wasn’t as notable as the firm …

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24Option Prohibited from Trading

24Option received an order to stop financial securities operations in Italy this week. According to the country’s securities regulator Consob, the company was banned from non-compliance with specific regulations. Domains barred from the country include www.24option.com, www.rodeler.com, www.24fx.com, www.grandoption.com, and www.quickoption.com. Consob’s decision also prevents the Cyprus-based company from soliciting customers and providing investment services …

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Third Heavy Suit Against IKON, in Progress | Wibest Broker

Two years after UK firm IKON Finance exited the Forex market, a heavy retail client filed several suits against them. Consequently, the broker’s client, acquisitor Hantec Markets was dragged along with it for a much higher price. The Jordanian heavyweight client Hafex Fakhri Taji Al Farouqi seeks nearly $11.6 million in misappropriated funds and damages. …

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Freetrade Starts Flagship Platform in the UK | Wibest Broker

Invest by Freetrade will offer a thousand new stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the UK starting Tuesday. The mobile-based parent stockbroker said the platform will reduce costs tremendously. Founder and chief executive Adam Dodds said unreasonably high fees from traditional providers should not be normal. Instead, users can benefit from Invest in the form …

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Broker Slowdown List Grows in November | Wibest Broker

Saxo Bank posted a month-on-month drop for FOREX, commodities, fixed income, and equities trading volumes. The drop puts the broker in the list of firms slowing down as US-China tensions rise again. FOREX trading measured lower against the previous month by 23.9% at $107.4 billion against last month at $141.2 billion. The slump represents the …

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FXOpen Offers ECN Trading via MT5

FXOpen UK joined MetaTrader 5 adopters this week when the company launched MetaQuotes Software’s latest flagship terminal. The UK entity of the FXOpen group will offer access to Electronic Communication Network trading and interbank liquidity. The broker’s clients can now choose between two order accounting systems via MT5, in addition to its economic calendar. The …

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The trading platform reported 21,052 new account openings in January.

TradeStation Launches Zero-Fees in TS SELECT

TradeStation Securities, Inc., announced its new product, TS SELECT, last Wednesday. TS SELECT is a pricing plan offering free commissions on the web or mobile platforms. The solution gives investors fees on their desktop platform. Clients can open a TS SELECT account that allows them to trade stocks, options, equities, equity options, and futures. However, …

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AFX: Logo Letter Combinations A, F and X

White and Williams LLP Leave AFX Legal | Wibest Broker

AFX Capital Ltd. declined to pay its outstanding invoices for the legal services it received. Consequently, White and Williams LLP filed a motion to withdraw from the broker and its defendant as its legal representative. WW claims they repeatedly attempted to communicate with the broker for this matter, but the broker refused to respond. The …

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Swissquote’s Advanced Trader App Diversifies

Swissquote’s Advanced Trader recently added a new option into the platform. The Vanilla FX options are “call and put.” These are options that enable easier, more unique trading strategies. The new options are available for 45 currency pairs with an emphasis on diversification, including specific expiration dates. The “Tailored term” option has a setting range …

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MT5: MetaTrader 5 app.

MT5 Enters Southeast Asia | Wibest Broker

Cambodian derivatives broker BIC Markets pushed the MetaTrader5 platform into Southeast Asia. MT5 continues to see its availability rise across global markets with brokers, shifting from its variant MT4. CEO of BIC Markets, Bun Sovatdy, said the MT4’s successor is a comparably more intuitive trading platform. BIC Markets is a leading derivatives broker in Cambodia …

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