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FXTM Sponsors Rookie IndyCar Driver Ed Jones
FXTM has announced its sponsorship of Rookie IndyCar driver Ed Jones, a partnership which comes right after the company partnered with Sahara Force India, an F1 team. FXTM's partnership with these leading brands gives the company a prominent role in two-thirds of the most iconic motorsport events of the season.
AvaTrade Introduces More Digital Currency Trading
AvaTrade, a widely-respected global Forex broker headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, announced this week that it has added trading of three digital currencies to its already wide range of tradeable assets. The assets are Ethereum, Dash and Ripple. These currencies have shown a 1,000-4,000% increase in the past year, as has Bitcoin, the most famous digital currency, which AvaTrade also offers.
Changes to Turkish Forex Regulation ?€“ What Do They Mean?
In recent months the Capital Markets Board of Turkey, the Turkish regulator implemented dramatic changes on the way the industry functions. Among the changes were the new requirement for a minimum deposit of TRY 50,000 for any Forex trading account, and a maximum leverage of only 1:10, lower than even The United States' NFA imposes. The Turkish Capital Markets Association has tried to ease these restrictions but has thus far been unsuccessful in reversing these unquestionably harsh restrictions.
HYCM Granted CySEC Regulation
HYCM, an FCA-regulated Forex broker has been granted CySEC licensing and regulation, expanding the company's reach throughout Europe. The brokerage also has strong operations in the UK, Hong Kong, Cyprus and Dubai.
DailyForex Expands to Support Swedish & Polish Traders
DailyForex, a company that provides currency traders with updates and analysis about the currency markets, has announced today the launch of its website in Swedish and Polish. The Swedish and Polish websites offer timely market analysis directly from the DailyForex trading desk as well as reviews of Forex brokers that serve the Swedish and Polish markets.
More Changes for FXCM
FXCM announced earlier this week that it will be changing its company name to Global Brokerage, Inc. and that its stock trading ticker will be changed to GLBR as of market opening on February 27, 2017.
FXTM Gears Up to Reveal New Partnership with Sahara Force India
Global award-winning broker FXTM is the official forex partner of the Sahara Force India Formula One™ Team.
FXCM Exits the U.S. Market
AvaTrade, an internationally-regulated Forex broker, has announced its partnership with FutexLive, an interactive online trader knowledge portal whose goal is to help traders learn how to trade profitably. FutexLive offers Forex learning at a quick speed to help traders develop an edge in their trading as soon as possible.