Spanish bank Banco Santander, S.A.

Westpac - "Over the last month the optimal currency to have owned CAD against has been AUD.

Oil and gas company Hess Corp.

Personal computer maker Dell Inc.

Shares of Health Management Associates, Inc.

Societé Generale - "Trading is dominated by retail and asset managers which continue to seek yield at ever lower investment grades.

raderTools has added order management capabilities to complement the aggregation functionality inherent in its LightFX next-generation hosted FX trading service.

Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) said Thursday it has identified its polypropylene licensing and catalysts business units as well as its plastics additives business units for divestment and now targets $1.5 billion in proceeds from from asset sales over the next ei

Southeastern Asset Management Inc., Dell's (DELL) largest outside shareholder, expressed its extreme disappointment over the proposed go-private transaction announced earlier by the struggling PC maker.

Sterling rises slightly towards yearly high on minutes from the last meeting; BoE sees inflation above target in the upcoming year…

Activist investment company Elliott Management Corp., Monday offered to acquire Compuware Corp.

Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Monday's session are Supervalu, Deckers Outdoor and Health Management.

-Participants Generally Favored Thresholds Over Date In FOMC Statement -Several Participants Questioned Effectiveness Of Current Asset Buys By Brai Odion-Esene WASHINGTON (MNI) – A number of pa

Canadian property owner Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.

By Alyce Andres-Frantz HAMMOND, Indiana (MNI) – Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans Wednesday said he expects the Fed to continue asset purchases at current levels once the current maturity exten

By Steven K. Beckner (MNI) – San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said Monday that the Fed is prepared to keep buying mortgage backed securities “as long as needed” to ge

Apollo Global Management LLC (APO) plans to raise between $10 billion to $12 billion for its next flagship buyout fund, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.

another one... this is tiring... Francesc The CFTC today issued an order sett

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One of THE most critical components of trading is Money Management…the technique of sizing your trade relative to the size of your trading account.

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CHICAGO, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, annou

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Hope you had a chance to go through our article last week:  Trading Psychology  The... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.

Nissan Americas, a unit of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co.

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM, BAM_A.TO) on Friday reported a profit for the fourth quarter that declined 46 percent from last year.

Health care services provider Health Management Associates, Inc.

Oil and natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp.

The yen that rose in early Asian deals on Tuesday in response to Moody's downgrade of six European countries fell sharply after the Bank of Japan announced its decision to expand the size of its asset purchase by JPY 10 trillion to JPY 30 trillion.

Barcelona, February 6th , 2012 – FX Bootcamp, Wayne McDonell's website specialized in the education of currencies traders, will join the FXs

Gold’s London AM fix this morning was USD 1,744, GBP 1,106.74, and EUR 1,327.65 per ounce.... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.

Bond insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd.

As the UK struggles with growth issues, the Bank of England today left its interest rate unchanged while maintaining current quantitative easing.

Court permanently bars Whitney, Cox, and Integra Capital Management from co

Ray White pleaded guilty to related federal c

The decision to expand asset purchases made by the MPC was certainly expected but the timing and size of the action has caught many by surprise which has led to a sizeable Sterling sell-off intraday….

by CFTCLawThe CFTC has obtained an emergency order freezing the assets of Toby D.

Litigation Release No. 22086 / September 8, 2011 Securities and Exchange Commission v.

Specialty medical products company Cooper Companies, Inc.

Acute care hospitals operator Health Management Associates, Inc.

The article states: "But in February 2008, Pettengill said he and his associates learned that Crown Forex was "illiquid." It claimed to have received investor assets of $15 million but had just $1 million remaining, and its managem

June 22, Chicago - National Futures Association (NFA) announced today that it has taken an emergency enforce

Ruling follows a verdict retur

Mark Lishchynsky Appointed President of Peregrine Diversified Investment Services Corp.

Garbage hauler Waste Management, Inc.

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.

As the week of trading limps to a close, here’s a quick look at what worked and what were some of the worst trades of the week. Grains got crushed.

Belize’s IFSC - International Financial Services Commission - released on January 5th a warning notice in its site warning that AVS Carter Asset Management - today known as London Pearson Financial Ltd -  is no loger license

The Bank of England held its key overnight lending rate and asset purchase target at 0.50 percent and 200 billion pounds in February as widely expected.

January 25, Chicago - National Futures Association (NFA) has permanently barred from NFA membersh

Investment bank Morgan Stanley (MS) on Thursday announced several management changes.

Interesting… Francesc A Citigroup foreign exchange survey revealed that as a res

The FX Liquidity Management component monitors and controls inward and outward liquidity fl ows to make pricing and execution decisions in real time.

Trouble in Europe is flaring up again, but European stock indexes have largely held up.

It is funny how things change in the markets and a Euro which was once so well bid on dips, can not find any momentum on intraday rallies…

Hi everyone Finally we are pleased to publish the highly anticipated second part of the , a follow up to the first installment which was released some weeks prior.

Gold prices head into the coming week perched at a new record high just below the $1400 figure, with continued gains promised ahead after the Federal Reserve announced it would top up the stimulus punchbowl with $600 billion in additional asset purchases.

CFTC Charges California-Based Highlands Capital Management, LP and Glenn Kane Jackson with Defrauding Customers in an Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Scheme - The U.S.

By Geraldine Lambe at The Banker FX volumes have risen to new heights on the back of a huge increase in spot volumes and more activity from a broader range of

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The downward-slopping movement from the USD/CHF reached its low record... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.

CFTC Charges Texas-based Company and its Principals w

Natural gas distributor AGL Resources Inc.

LIMASSOL, Cyprus September 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Further to the recent introduction of new services and expansion

Could the tide finally be turning on the high frequency churners-cum-manipulators? In an exclusive report, Reuters informs that “a

Stocks are taking it on the chin this morning, down about 1.2% in the S&P.

Interesting…. Francesc By Bradley Davis Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–The currency

Oil giant BP plc (BP, BP.L) may replace Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg and Chief Executive officer Tony Hayward after the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is capped, the Financial Times reported Saturday, citing several leading shareholders and peopl

Another one forex scheme… Francesc

Professional technical and management support services provider Aecom Technology Corp.

FX Bridge Technologies has announced that AVS Asset Management, headquartered in Dubai, has selected ProTrader Plus™ to provide its combined CFD, spot, and options trading platform.

Hi everyone Yesterday I was surfing around and I found a few pieces of information that I did not like at all as I think they are unfair with the retail Forex industry that we all form a part of. As you all k

DS Smith plc (SMDS.L) said Thursday, in its Interim Management Statement, that third quarter trading was ahead of management's expectations, supported by better than expected sales across Packaging and Office Products Wholesaling.

Hi everyone This morning I tried to contact Alexandre Axarlis, director and partner of ACM (AC Markets) and got the e-mail back. I went to ACM’s web site and I was not able to find Alex at their Man

February 8, Chicago - National Futures Association (NFA) has accepted CFS Capital Management LLC’s (CFS) settlement

Property development and investment company Helical Bar Plc Friday issued an interim management statement for the four months ended on January 31 and stated that its investment values have continued the recovery with IPD reporting growth of 8.1% in the la

Hi everyone talks about trading risk incorporating how risk changes under a 10:1 leverage scenario as the CFTC is proposing. I hope this articl

U.S. stock indices are trading better overnight.  Last night’s rally took out the recent top in the March E-mini S&P 500, reaching 1114.75.  The next upside targets are 1119.00 to 1122.00.  Optimism over a U.S.

General Motors, or GM, on Friday announced management changes as part of a drive by the company's chairman and acting CEO Edward Whitacre to accelerate decision-making and revitalize the automaker following its exit from bankruptcy in early July.

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Ever see one of those "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" statues or pictures? The ones with the three monkeys, one covering his eyes, one covering his ears, and one covering his mouth? That's pretty much what the Federal Reserve app

Recently we talked about the use of a 1:2 risk:reward ratio on our trades and the use of a trailing stop to manage those trades in an attempt to be consistently profitable.  But we also have to keep track of our account balance so we hav

Melrose Plc (MRO.L) said Thursday, in its interim management statement for July-to-date 2009, that its current trading is marginally ahead of management expectations for 2009.

When it comes to Lay's potato chips, the saying goes, you can't eat just one.

The age of de-leveraging is upon us.

Gold Gold is continuing its strong upward run and is currently trading at $1.061.40/oz.

A really cool piece from Evans-Pritchard. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/6461568/Central-banks-across-the-globe-tighten-credit-again.html

Charts and PowerStats courtesy of Autochartist.

According to Bloomberg on Thursday, private equity firm Allied Capital Corp.

Taking FX Deal Flow Management to the next level With Tim Finch, Head of Marketing & Sales, Option Computers Ltd From: eforex Views: 48

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) will hire up to 200 staff to build its asset management business as the company aims to establish a dominant position as one of the world's leading asset managers, according to a report in the Financial Times on Sunday.

“We needed a platform that not only met our requirements for execution, order and risk management, but was flexible enough to allow us to modify it for proprietary purposes,” said Eyup Saltik, Investment Manager at Sector Asset Management.

Lloyds Banking Group plc (LYG, LLOY.L) might sell part of its fund management business to raise cash after its bailout by the U.K.

The Bank of England Minutes showed the MPC unanimously agreed to keep the benchmark interest at the record-low, but voted 6-3 to increase the scope of...

Minutes of the July 14-15 meeting of the Bank of Japan revealed that they will extend purchases of corporate debt and asset-backed paper by there additional...

A trading turning point? Security dollar versus repatriating dollar The fear bubble in dollar assets If no economy recovers can the dollar rise? The reaction of traders to Friday’s Non Farm Payrolls may be the most concrete sign that the currency

Today’s sample of Futures Analysis from FuturesHound.com Better than expected overnight reports out of the United Kingdom should solidify speculation that the Bank of England is prepared to temporarily end its asset buyback program.&n

Before I dive into this topic, let me start by saying that money does not buy happiness and yes, the best things in life are free.

Financial services company Citigroup, Inc.

Insurance giant Aetna Inc. (AET) is considering the sale of its pharmacy-benefit management business, Wall Street Journal reported Monday citing several people familiar with the matter.

Market Brief The last few day have seen some big move in the risk assets on no particular news or events.

Financial News’ David Walker reports: John Meriwether, the trader who founded Long Term Capital Management, the hedge fund that spectacularly crashed in 1998, is reportedly shutting his latest fund.

GBP experienced downside pressure as risk appetite waned on Monday.

Some thoughts on using technical market analysis to determine risk management in forex trading. Perhaps the greatest strength of technical analysis is that it allows traders to quantify

This Data Point largely measures the Supply Side-Factors for Manufacturing and other Sectors of the Economy.

This Data Point largely measures the Service/Non-Manufacturing Side of the Economy.

MetaQuotes Software Corp. has released the trial version of the groupware system TeamWox.

The Obama administration will announce this week that several large banks will be approved to repay TARP funds.

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan And if we need

Tony Juste's presentation at the International Traders Conference (ITC) , held in Barcelona in October '07.

Money Management There are some common mistakes I’ve seentraders make in the area of money management.

The live session transcript of the “Money Management” webinar is now available for viewing on the Fxstreet “transcripts session - http://transcripts.fxstreet.com/2009/05/understanding-the-simple-rules-of

Hi everyone Saxo Bank has sent me over this very interesting interview with Lars Christensen, Co-CEO at Saxo Bank, where Lars explains Saxo’s plans to bolster asset management business and to expand business through n

Tuesday, Aberdeen Asset Management Plc reported a profit decline in its 2009 first-half, reflecting the impact of higher redemptions as investors reduced exposure to risk assets amid volatile equity markets.

The Bank of England Minutes showed that the MPC voted unanimously to hold the benchmark interest at the record-low of 0.50%, and agreed to continue its...

Taking FX Deal Flow Management to the next level�With Tim Finch, Head of Marketing & Sales, Option Computers Ltd

With Tim Finch, Head of Marketing & Sales, Option Computers Ltd

Lessons from Japan from Keiichiro Kobyashi.

Trade With Sufficient CapitalOne of the worst blunders that forex traders can make is attempting to trade without sufficient capital.The trader with limited capital not only will be a worried trader, always looking to minimize losses beyond the point of r

Regional bank Huntington Bancshares Inc.

FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair released the following statement late y/day: “It has been clear for some time that troubled loans and securities have depressed market perceptions of banks and impeded new lending.

EUR/USD The consolidation of the EUR/USD continues while the currency pair weakens Monday due to a much weaker than expected Trade Balance combined with a downward revision of the last release.

(CEP News) - The main highlight of the day will be the U.S.

The NY Times has some details … From Edmund L.

EUR The pre-planned long positions from key supports range were realized with overlap of minimal assumed target.

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Switzerland’s biggest bank UBS plans to cut up to 5,000 senior an

Details can be found @ http://www.fin.gc.ca/dtman/2007-2008/dmr08-eng.asp

Trade With Sufficient CapitalOne of the worst blunders that forex traders can make is attempting to trade without sufficient capital.The trader with limited capital not only will be a worried trader, always looking to minimize losses beyond the point of r

Trade With Sufficient CapitalOne of the worst blunders that forex traders can make is attempting to trade without sufficient capital.The trader with limited capital not only will be a worried trader, always looking to minimize losses beyond the point of r

The Bank of England is calling for a fresh approach to improving the standards of risk management. In remarks to a conference on stress-tesing, the Bank’s executive director for financial stability, Andrew Haldane, sa

BOE will buy newly issued commercial paper at a minimum spread over risk-free rates; it will also buy from the secondary market BOE will buy CP issued by firms that make a material contribution to economic activity in the UK<

Asian Market Update: Better than Expected Machinery Orders in Japan Help Related Nikkei Names, While Index Pares Early Gains and Nomura Plummets on Share Offering; Rio Tinto Rallies as Asset Firesale Continues; Commodity Currencies Reverse Gains - Equitie

Accountability should be standardized to establish fair, transparent program UPFRONT for dealing with troubled assets to alleviate market uncertainty..including compensation focused on long term goals and defineable metrics.  Program

BHF-BANK (BHF), one of the largest private banks in Germany, has licensed TraderTools’ Liquidity Management Platform (LMP) to facilitate its FX trading.

FiREapps has released a new software suite that helps multinational companies identify and resolve FX data integrity issues within existing ERP and G/L systems.

TraderTools has announced the launch its Liquidity Management Platform.

Glenn Stevens was recently appointed CEO of US-based online currency trading firm GAIN Capital.  With GAIN since February 2000, Mr.

Summit Systems has launched a real-time collateral management module which has been designed to fully manage the complete collateral management process in real-time, automating the whole process from counterparty demands, pledges, identification and valua

FXall has revealed that trading by asset managers in 2004 had increased 146% to $1.036 trillion.

To meet the needs of its high volume clients, Currenex has added a new Daily Spot Positions screen to compliment its existing Execution and Order Management suite.

Hotspot FXi's spot foreign exchange platform is introducing enhancements to meet demand from institutional investors, and other clients, including the ability to deal on all-in rates that include Hotspot FXi's fee in the dealing spread.

BHF-BANK (BHF), one of the largest private banks in Germany, has licensed TraderTools’ Liquidity Management Platform (LMP) to facilitate its FX trading.

FiREapps has released a new software suite that helps multinational companies identify and resolve FX data integrity issues within existing ERP and G/L systems.

TraderTools has announced the launch its Liquidity Management Platform.

Glenn Stevens was recently appointed CEO of US-based online currency trading firm GAIN Capital.  With GAIN since February 2000, Mr.

Summit Systems has launched a real-time collateral management module which has been designed to fully manage the complete collateral management process in real-time, automating the whole process from counterparty demands, pledges, identification and valua

FXall has revealed that trading by asset managers in 2004 had increased 146% to $1.036 trillion.

To meet the needs of its high volume clients, Currenex has added a new Daily Spot Positions screen to compliment its existing Execution and Order Management suite.

Hotspot FXi's spot foreign exchange platform is introducing enhancements to meet demand from institutional investors, and other clients, including the ability to deal on all-in rates that include Hotspot FXi's fee in the dealing spread.