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GAIN Capital Holdings Inc., a global provider of online trading services, announced today the opening of its newest office in Hong Kong, further extending its presence in the Asia-Pacific region alongside offices in Tokyo and Seoul. Â The company received regulatory approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission in 2009. Â
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FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – Despite the fact that the CFTC proposal to limit leverage to 10:1 is not the main problem in the new proposed regulation, this rule has made traders stand up and think about their market, according to Andrei Pehar, Senior Technical Analyst at fxKnight.com.
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IBTimesFX.com has partnered with ForexTV.com to present the Global Forex Conference 2010 in NYC. The first in a series of Global Forex conferences, this 1 day event aims to help traders gain an edge in trading through a series of thought provoking and insightful presentations by leading institutional FX traders. [PR.com]
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The ASX 200 finished 0.7% lower at 4717.9 after trading as low as 4679.9 earlier this morning. As expected, the typically defensive telecommunications, healthcare and consumer staples sectors outperformed. The materials space, however proved very resilient, only down 0.5%.
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Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell from almost the highest level against the euro since July and dropped against the yen on speculation President Barack Obama ’s proposal to rein in trading by financial institutions will reduce investment in U.S. assets.
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Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell against the euro, snapping six days of gains, on concern that a U.S. proposal to rein in trading by financial institutions will discourage investors from buying assets in the world’s largest economy.
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In this article we make an attempt to demystify foreign exchange overnight rollovers. In particular, we try to explain how rolls work by highlighting the differences between central bank benchmark risk-free rates and interbank offered rates.
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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - January 19, 2010) - GFI Group Inc. ( NASDAQ : GFIG ) announced today the appointment of Richard W. P. Magee to its Board of Directors. Mr. Magee is a former wholesale broker with over 20 years of experience in the field and former Chairman of Tullett & Tokyo Forex International Ltd. He also served as Non-Executive Director on the Board of Directors of Wilmington Plc ...
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In Asia, regional markets are mixed this Thursday after Chinese one-year swap rates rose after China announced its economic growth rate accelerated to 10.7% in Q4 2009, the fastest pace since 2007. The Hang Seng is the biggest decliner, down 0.6% while the Shanghai Composite is 0.1% softer.
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