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    FxPro CEO Discusses Leverage, Agency-Model Prospects After The SNB Crisis (1)

    PART II -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What caused the big loss at FxPro, what could have been done better? Our losses were of course entirely down to us being an agency broker. As to what could be done to avoid such events in the future; the big...
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    FxPro CEO Discusses Leverage, Agency-Model Prospects After The SNB Crisis (1)

    THIS ARTICLE IS QUOTED FROM FOREXMAGNATES. THE LINK IS AS FOLLOWS: http://forexmagnates.com/fxpro-ceo-discusses-leverage-agency-model-prospects-snb-crisis/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the next chapter of the Forex Magnates...
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    FXCM CEO Drew Niv Discusses Firm's Future after the CHF Crisis

    I would like to raise a question to FXCM: in the aftermath of the SNB debacle, what additional risk management practices could be put in place, in addition to what you mentioned in the interview article (such as lowering margin leverage and removing over-manipulated currency pairs)? These...
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    Why Do You Need to Know Who Is Your Forex Broker’s Broker?

    THIS ARTICLE IS QUOTED FROM FOREXMAGNATES. THE LINK IS AS FOLLOWS: http://forexmagnates.com/why-do-you-need-to-know-who-is-your-forex-brokers-broker/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The recent Black Swan event of January 15 has forced the trading...
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    Why FXCM is dead and GAIN is survived?

    From trader's perspective in the aftermath of the debacle, would it be considered appropriate risk management practice to do business with GCAP type brokers (albeit the inherent conflict of interest business models they have)? The other alternative would be for FXCMers to establish a more...
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    December Forex Industry Review: M&A, Capital Introductions and P2P Finance

    THIS IS AN ARTICLE QUOTED FROM FOREXMAGNATES. THE LINK IS AS FOLLOWS: http://forexmagnates.com/december-forex-industry-review-ma-capital-introductions-p2p-finance/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Its official, 2014 is wrapping...
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    Will FastMatch Volumes Decline Since Black Thursday’s Effect on FXCM?

    THIS IS AN ARTICLE QUOTED FROM FOREXMAGNATES. THE LINK AS FOLLOWS: http://forexmagnates.com/decline-fastmatch-volumes-black-thursday-fxcm/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With FXCM stating that it will look to sell non-core assets...
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    Meet The Man Behind The Scenes: The "Pro-Market Socialist" Banker Who Will Shape "Europe's Financial

    THIS IS AN ARTICLE QUOTED FROM WWW.ZEROHEDGE.COM. THE LINK IS AS FOLLOWS: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-04/meet-man-behind-scenes-pro-market-socialist-banker-who-will-shape-europes-financial- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by...
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    $25 Billion Hedge Fund Manager Explains 'How To Be A Great Trader'

    THIS ARTICLE WAS QUOTED FRO WWW.ZEROHEDGE.COM. THE LINK IS AS FOLLOWS: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-04/25-billion-hedge-fund-manager-explains-how-be-great-trader ------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/04/2015 21:35 Some perspective...
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    Box Spread Arbitrage

    I like this post a lot, thanks for sharing the perspective.
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    What am I missing?

    This is a great exposition on time factor of trading options or any other assets. Great words, Thanks
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    Forex Option brokers

    rmiller3, I would like to pick up this thread, because I am also interested in a similar trading platform. I want to find out after these years, did you find a suitable platform meeting all your requirements? Thanks, stwh
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    New, Wondering about Brokers?

    Hello Jason, I would like to pick the thread up from a year ago by asking you a straightforward question, i.e. is FXCM a market maker or ECN? It seems to me that your explanation below did not really touch on the key difference between MM and ECN but put more emphasis on the difference...
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    Pair Trading Strategy Journal

    I have been reading this wonderful threads from the very beginning and got impatient during the process and jumped all the way to the end. Just wondering how the original interlocutors Johnnysharp and Yobo are currently doing. I wish they are really doing well which will be a nice testament to...
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