October 2008 TRADE NEWS
News Releases & Products
CQG
Connects Traders To Forex ECN
Robotic
Stock Trading System Is Launched
FXstreet
Offers Educational DVDs
TMXmoney.com
Launches North American Financial Portal
PowerShares
Introduces Exchange Traded Fund Based On New Index
UNX
Unleashes New Tactical Trading Engine
DailyFX.com
Analysts Give Free Trading Ideas
FXCM's
Discount Division Opens
Reuters
Website Updated With New Brand
Conference
In Barcelona On October 29-31, 2008
TradingMarkets
Conference In Las Vegas On November 14-16
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TRADE NEWS & PRODUCTS
CQG Connects Traders To Forex ECN
CQG has expanded its direct trading to enable clients to trade foreign
exchange through the FXall forex platform. Traders can now use CQG's Integrated
Client to trade currencies via Accelor, FXall's anonymous forex electronic
communications network (ECN).
www.fxall.com
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Robotic Stock Trading System Is Launched
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CoolTrade announced that it had released the latest version of its Robotic
Stock Trading System. CoolTrade's all-in-one system includes charting,
stock scanning and filtering, an easy-to-use point & click strategy
builder, a real-time testing environment, historical backtester, and more.
CoolTrade has also partnered with TD Ameritrade to offer the software free
to all TD Ameritrade account holders.
www.cool-trade.com |
FXstreet Offers Educational DVDs
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FXstreet.com said it had released an educational DVD set on foreign exchange
with Rob Booker and Dave Murphy, the first in a series. In this two-DVD
set, traders are guided through powerful and easy-to-use trading techniques.
Viewers will learn to set up trades on any currency pair on any time frame
chart. The trading setups come with examples and descriptions of why the
setups work. The launch offer is $197. (Rob Booker has an article that
starts on page 14 of this issue.)
www.Fxstreet.com |
TMXmoney.com Launches North American Financial Portal
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TMXmoney has launched a financial portal for North American investors and
provides new features, market information, and investment tools. The new
website contains timely, relevant, and accurate information about detailed
quotes and company information for North American stock markets including
searchable price history, annual and quarterly financials, and news. US
quotes will also include options chains, consensus research and SEC filings.
www.TMXmoney.com |
PowerShares Introduces Exchange Traded Fund Based On New Index
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The NASDAQ OMX Group has introduced the NASDAQ OMX Ireland Index. The new
global benchmark will be a modified market-capitalization weighted index
made up of the largest and most liquid Irish companies listed on an index-eligible
global exchange. The OMX Ireland Index will be disseminated in dollars,
with a value of 250.00.
www.nasdaqomx.com |
UNX Unleashes New Tactical Trading Engine
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UNX said it had released a new tactical execution engine within its Advanced
Market Access trading platform, which continues to implement a building-block
approach to creating complex, adaptive, and measurable solutions. This
tactical engine enhances UNX's ability to actively create low-latency,
tactical components that are highly responsive to market conditions and
closely positioned to the marketplace.
www.unx.com |
DailyFX.com Analysts Give Free Trading Ideas
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DailyFX.com analysts now offer traders a roundtable discussion of favored
currency picks on a daily basis. Published at 9:30 am, the portal's researchers
share their trade for the day and tell the online community what to look
for when positioning a trade. Each business day places a different currency
under scrutiny, allowing traders to see how many analysts are bullish and
bearish on the market, and providing professional insight for individual
strategy decisions. In the "Pick of the Week," analysts identify the trade
they foresee as most promising based on current market conditions.
www.dailyfx.com |
FXCM's Discount Division Opens
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FXCM has opened FXCM Micro, its discount brokerage division, which allows
traders to trade with superlow spreads, automated execution, and 1,000-lot
sizes. FXCM Micro, which is offered for individual, self-traded accounts,
is accepting new clients.
www.fxcm.com |
Reuters Website Updated With New Brand
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Reuters Group has announced its merger with The Thomson Corp., forming
Thomson Reuters. Reuters.com and its online properties will continue to
use the "Reuters" name, but the branding will incorporate the look and
feel of the overall Thomson Reuters organization. On August 15, the reuters.com
website was updated with the new brand.
www.reuters.com |
Conference In Barcelona On October 29-31, 2008
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FXstreet.com presents its second conference, the International Traders
Conference (ITC), which will be held on October 29-31, 2008, in Barcelona,
Spain. Eight top forex speakers will be present for an interactive forex
event. The conference is limited to 80 attendees and will cost 700 euros.
Deadline to register is October 11.
www.traders-conference.com
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TradingMarkets Conference In Las Vegas On November 14-16
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TradingMarkets 2008, a live show for active traders, will be held at the
MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, November 14-16. Attendees will have the opportunity
to learn from and socialize with some of the best traders and money managers
in the world, including Larry Connors, Victor Sperandeo, Gil Morales (former
head trader for William O'Neil), Kevin Haggerty (former head of trading
for Fidelity Capital Markets), Steve Nison, Michael Covel, Tim Ord, Gary
Kaltbaum, Jon Najarian, AJ Monty (of the Market Guys), Bennett McDowell,
Kathy Lien, Raghee Horner, Bill Kraft, Larry Pesavento, and more. Through
interactive workshops and informal gatherings, attendees will have an opportunity
to gain knowledge and strategies to help them become more successful traders.
TradingMarkets2008.com |
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Originally published in the October 2008 issue of Technical Analysis
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