International derivatives marketplace CME Group today announced that more than 1 billion Micro futures and options contracts have been traded to date. “Retail participation across…
SEC sanctions eight firms for cybersecurity failures
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today sanctioned eight firms in three actions for failures in their cybersecurity policies and procedures that resulted…
Dukascopy Japan reduces MT4 transaction fees
Online trading company Dukascopy Japan is improving trading conditions for its clients who trade on the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform. In a short notice published on…
smartTrade expands deal with Japan’s SBI Liquidity to crypto trading
Multi-asset electronic trading solutions provider smartTrade Technologies has announced that it has inked an expanded partnership with SBI Liquidity Market, a Japanese leading FX infrastructure…
CFTC fails to secure default judgment against Forex fraudster Casper Mikkelsen
Judge John P. Cronan of the New York Southern District Court has slammed the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over the ways it…
Spotware releases new collection of FIX API examples
Spotware, the company behind the popular cTrader platform, today announces the release of its brand new collection of FIX API examples using quickFIX/n library. The…
CQG adds Brazilian exchange B3 to network of exchanges
CQG, a leading global provider of high-performance technology solutions for traders, brokers, commercial hedgers, and exchanges, announced today that it has added to its global…
QFC owner Glen Galemmo banned from trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered a Consent Order for Permanent…
SEC invites comments on “gamification” of trading
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that it is requesting information and public comment on matters related to the use of…
FX week in review: eToro and Dukascopy results, PayPal UK crypto trading, Libertex license
How did eToro do in Q2 and 1H-2021? And how about Dukascopy? What’s new about PayPal’s UK crypto trading offering? What happened to Libertex’s CySEC…