April 2009

IBFX gives Three New Customer Rewards Programs

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Interbank FX (Ibfx) is offering investors incentives for opening a new live account as other forex brokers close their US operations due to stiff changes in regulation (the amount that a forex broker must hold in order to operate in the US has increased to $15 million and will be rising to $20 million in May) by the National Futures Association (Nfa). The incentives include a program in which new customers can earn up to $2,500 in rewards and up to $50 for transferring funds from another broker to Ibfx and trading 15 standard round turns. They can also take advantage of the Ibfx Platinum Rewards Credit Card.

FX Live! Has Arrived And It’s Free

www.umttrading.com

FX Live! is a live training course and system catered solely to forex traders from beginner to advanced levels. FX Live! provides forex traders with a four-week live online training program, forex-specific indicator software compatible with MetaTrader, access to daily live forex training rooms, and follow-up training resources. FX Live! topics include the best forex markets, time frames, and time intervals as well as training on the FX Live! forex strategy. Students are encouraged to ask their questions directly to the coaches.

ICAP EBS Liquidity Added To Dukascopy–SWFX Swiss FX Marketplace

www.dukascopy.com

Dukascopy–Swfx Swiss FX Marketplace announced that it had agreed with Icap Ebs to provide liquidity into its interbank forex marketplace. This additional liquidity provider will further provide greater interbank liquidity and instant execution to its clients. Liquidity is of paramount importance in the forex markets to achieve the tightest spreads, greatest volume, and instant execution, regardless of market conditions.

NASDAQ OMX Introduces NASDAQ Market Pathfinders Datafeed

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The Nasdaq Omx Group has introduced Nasdaq Market Pathfinders, a real-time datafeed provider with insight into the aggregated buying and selling patterns of well-informed market participants. Market Pathfinders captures the sentiment of Nasdaq market participants and enables users to compare the number of bullish vs. bearish Pathfinders and the number of shares they bought and sold. Market Pathfinders can help investors anticipate price increases or decreases by indicating buying or selling volume from those participants taking active positions.

Newest Version Of eSignal On Sale; QuoTrek 2.0 Is launched

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www.QuoTrek.com

eSignal 10.3 is now available, the company announcd. Its features include trading from the charts, allowing users to place orders via the Advanced Chart by either using new toolbar icons or by right-clicking, and drag & drop capabilities, which make it possible to move columns and symbols within a Quote Window easily. Version 10.3 incorporates more than 100 enhancements.

In other news, eSignal has launched the QuoTrek 2.0 mobile financial service available for BlackBerry and other Java-enabled mobile devices. The QuoTrek 2.0 platform allows users to view five portfolios containing up to 15 symbols each and features Snap Quote, which provides on-demand pricing information on a scrollable screen. The news window has been upgraded to include Dow Jones energy and commodities news and supports keyword and symbol searches. QuoTrek 2.0 monthly fees start at $59. Current subscribers can add QuoTrek to their subscription for free for the first 30 days and for only $35 per month thereafter.

CQG Connects Platforms to Russian Trading System (RTS) Stock Exchange

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Cqg has added the Russian Trading System (Rts) Stock Exchange to its list of direct trading connections. This will provide customers with direct market access to Forts indexes, metals, and energy contracts. All contracts are available on both the Cqg Trader and Cqg Integrated Client professional trading platforms. Cqg accesses the Forts market via the Fix protocol, which offers market accessibility to the exchange. The Rts is the latest addition of exchanges available for order routing with Cqg.

FXCM Launches Active Trader Trading Platform

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Designed for the high-end retail forex investor, Fxcm’s new platform displays five levels of market depth similar to an equities platform, but for foreign exchange trading. Active Trader displays an Ecn-type view of total liquidity through the platform, providing two major advantages: transparency in execution, and a short-term market direction indicator. If the amount of liquidity is tilted toward either the bid or ask, this indicates that short-term prices may be moving toward the side with less liquidity.

tradesignalonline’s Market Scanner Identifies Trading Opportunities

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www.tradesignal.com

The tradesignalonline.com charting portal expands to include an additional service and introduces an international market scanner. Based on individual filter criteria, this scanner enables users to find attractive stocks and make better use of trading opportunities. A premium service is available for particularly active users and professional investors. One of the functionalities this service offers is self-defined indicators.

At Last! Mathematica—Home Edition

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Wolfram Research announced Mathematica Home Edition, which lets people explore their personal interests using all the power of Mathematica at a fraction of the cost.

Mathematica Home Edition contains the functionality of Mathematica 7, integrating technologies like image processing, parallel computation, and rich data on astronomy, geography, life sciences, and more.

It includes Mathematica’s user interfaces, making it possible for new users to achieve high-impact results.

Mathematica Home has more than 4,500 examples of concepts in life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and other areas. Mathematica Home Edition, which is sold for $295, is not licensed for commercial, nonprofit, academic, or government use.

TraderPlanet Index Gauges Market Psychology

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TraderPlanet.com is introducing the TraderPlanet Index (Tpi) to serve as a resource for traders and financial media providers to gauge market sentiment. Tpi is a compilation of individual traders’ opinions on the degree of bullish or bearish sentiment for several key market sectors. These opinions take into account technical and fundamental factors affecting the market sector as known by participating traders. The markets are rated on a scale of zero to 100 and include sectors like currencies, energies, grains, metals, USTreasuries, indexes, and more.

Trading Technologies Launches X_TRADER 7.6

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Trading Technologies International (TT) has released the X_Trader 7.6 version of its derivatives trading platform. X_Trader 7.6 enhances functionality, usability, deployment, and user administration. X_Trader 7.6 improves performance across all major functional areas and provides traders with additional market insight and decision support.

OptionsXpress Adds To Brokerage Platform

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optionsXpress announced three additions to its brokerage platform.

The debut of the myOX modular portal and the Research and Education Centers underscore the company’s continued commitment to self-directed investors with resources and information to manage their investments. The myOX portal allows users to control how they see the markets and their individual account information.

The Research Center gives a single destination for all of their investing information needs with a single access point.

The Education Center is a destination site within the optionsXpress website that offers access to investment education courses, events, and a large library of general investing information.

Autochartist Launches Charting Service Through Forex Club

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Autochartist has launched its automated chart pattern service on the Forex Club platform and expanded its client base to include Forex Club members. Forex Club’s members have been provided with a special version of Autochartist’s existing service. Autochartist recognizes patterns such as channels, head & shoulders, triangles, and wedges. It scrutinizes the major markets in real time and identifies emerging as well as complete patterns, offering traders target price sections on probable price movements.