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The Gain Capital (Forex.com) board puts in place a controversial "Shareholder Rights Plan".

Follows a very brief attempted "friendly" offer by FXCM, which was rebuffed by Gain Capital (Forex.com)...

Trade Interceptor received the Best Mobile Platform award at the Forex Magnates Summit in London, reaching an important milestone in the company’s mission, which is to offer the best forex trading platform for retail traders.

MIG Bank joins other FXCM, ETX Capital, Hantec Markets, GKFX and other top international brokers in the inaugural South Africa Forex Expo 2012. The much-anticipated event takes place in Cape Town on 7 & 8 December 2012 and expects over 5,000 visitors

Japan loses its position as the world's #1 Forex market, as volumes-per-client continue to fall, and as some clients are just stopping to trade altogether.

ICAP's EBS Oct and Nov numbers confirm global decrease in Q4

FXall offering likely postponed until Q1-2012 at the earliest.

Focus will be on ensuring proper separation and segregation of client funds

FXCM and Gain Capital's Q3 results were good overall, but confirmed that in their home market, the US, retail Forex volumes are way down. Why? Over-regulation.

Asia-Pacific accounts for 74% (!!) of Gain's retail volumes in Q3

Following large fine from the NFA, FXCM's inclusion in LeapRate's Approved List under review

Some recent company announcements, showing healthy volume numbers and an overall rosy outlook for Forex companies

IG Group reports Q4 results and FXCM reports May metrics – both showing steady if unspectacular growth

FXCM’s Speculative Sentiment Index (SSI) is a powerful indicator of market sentiment that has been pointing towards dollar losses for several days now.

Wall Street was clearly unimpressed with both firms, as the shares of both traded down sharply – FXCM by 17%(!!!) and Gain by 6%. But what did we really learn from the results of each?

Increasingly high petrol prices have led, not unexpectedly, to decreased driving and increased online shopping, also positively impacting the online trading world.

Many FXCM clients use the SSI as a contrarian indicator. We believe that the SSI has been a reliable forecasting tool in the forex market in the past. Below is the SSI’s success story for the past week, focusing on EUR/USD, GBP/ USD, and USD/CHF.

Gain Capital / Forex.com buys (but loses its largest IB), Deutsche Bank (dbFX) quits, FXCM loses major WL client, Alpari announces, TradeStation sells, Saxo Bank to sell?....

FXCM interviewed the top three participants from the March contest to determine what set the "King of the Micro" apart from the second and third place winners. T

Looking purely at the fundamentals, one would have expected the EUR/USD to fall, but instead, it rose. FXCM’s Speculative Sentiment Index (SSI), on the other hand, was consistently negative, pointing to EUR/USD gains.

LMAX loses its CEO - i.e. it is not easy to break into the Forex business.

LeapRate is pleased to announce the first major update to our Online Forex Industry Report, which we originally published in December 2010.

In the aftermath of FXCM’s and Gain Capital’s successful IPOs last December, a number of other Forex firms (and their shareholders) have begun to look more closely at going public as well.

Was this a one-time drop, or more indicative of a downward trend in Forex industry profitability?

And the figures are much lower than previously estimated.

Lawsuit on behalf of investors of FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) over alleged violations of securities laws announced - Deadline: May 2, 2011 - FXCM stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

Now that both FXCM and Gain Capital have announced their final results for 2010, what exactly have we learned about these firms, and the overall state of the global Forex market?

Or, the US$ is no longer the Manchester United of Currencies. (thanks to football fan Andre R. for the analogy!)

Is your online Forex firm LeapRate Approved?

Investigation on behalf of investors of FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) over possible violations of securities laws announced - FXCM stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

What exactly does the rising unrest in the Arab world have to do with Forex?

FXCM numbers underwhelm - but why didn't the analysts see this coming???!!!

After more than a decade of steady growth, it seems as though the online retail FX world has hit a speed bump.

Our research shows that traders do just as well at Market Maker firms, if not better.

LeapRate analysis shows that FxPro, based in Cyprus and one of the world’s fastest growing online trading firms, saw significantly lower trading volumes and profits in the second half of 2010.

We are beginning to see the effects of regulatory-mandated lower leverage levels. IG Group’s 1H results reported yesterday shocked the market, especially its statement “the run-rate of revenue in Japan will now be roughly half what it was…”.

The Kimono has been opened! A comparison of the IPOs of FXCM and Gain Capital (Forex.com)

LeapRate presents the first comprehensive review of the rapidly growing online Forex trading sector. Includes our estimates for industry size and growth. Regulatory review. Who are they key players. Reports on some of the leading firms in the sector.

New York, November 17, 2010—FXCM Holdings LLC (www.fxcm.com), a global online forex and CFD broker,* has released new updates to its free MarketScope charting package. Free for all FXCM account holders on www.fxcm.com/trading-from-charts.

FXCM Micro’s monthly currency trading contest starts on Wednesday September 1st, 2010. $25,000 in cash is awarded to the trader with the highest monthly trading return; $10,000 is awarded for second, and $5,000 for third place.

Each month, FXCM, a global leader in online forex trading, invites traders from around the globe to compete for the King of the Micro crown and its accompanying $25,000 cash prize.

The merge between Forex Capital Markets and ODL Group will create one of the largest non-bank forex brokers globally.

King of the Micro winner takes 970% profit and wins $25,000

Join FXCM at the Rio in Las Vegas, May 3–4, 2010, for a two-day Currency Trading Extravaganza

Direct Market Access to Some of the World's Largest Forex Liquidity Providers with Enhanced Order Execution from FXCM

FXCM Holdings LLC today announces the opening of its latest office, FXCM Germany (www.fxcm.de), based in Berlin. FXCM Germany will serve the German, Austrian and Swiss markets, thereby offering local service and support.

FXCM is giving away prizes each week through April. Winners will be announced via Twitter.

FXCM has introduced a beta version of its mobile trading platform, available for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile phones.

FXCM Ltd. today announces the opening of FXCM Hellas, its newest branch office in Athens, Greece.

Join FXCM at the Rio in Las Vegas, May 3–4, 2010, for a two-day Forex Trading Extravaganza!