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FXCM on the Acquisitions Trail After IPO?

Jim — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:37:51 +0000

Earlier this week Robert Lande, chief financial officer of US broker FXCM Inc, was interviewed on Bloomberg about the prospects for FXCM following their recent IPO. Robert also talked about the prospects for retail forex in general. Here's that interview:

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FXCM Like the Look of MetaTrader?

Jim — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:58:17 +0000

For the last month FXCM have been busy migrating all the new customers they acquired when they took over UK broker ODL. I have now received several emails from ODL on the topic. The one I received on May 21st informed me that:

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More on "ODL Powered by FXCM"

Jim — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:51:10 +0000

Following the formal announcement yesterday of FXCM's takeover of ODL I've been chatting to both companies about what to expect from the new larger group, which must now be vying for the position of largest retail forex broker on the planet. As we pointed out previously, the enlarged FXCM is still a long way from being the largest retail broker in the world per se, but the likes of Interactive Brokers deal in an awful lot more than just spot forex.

FXCM Acquire ODL Group

Jim — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:58:09 +0000

Last night The Daily Telegraph reported that British forex broker ODL Group Ltd. has "agreed on terms to be acquired" by FXCM Holdings LLC. It looks as though the new brand of the combined organization in Europe is going to be "ODL Powered by FXCM – Bigger, Better, Stronger"

Start Your Own Brokerage for Dummies

Jim — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:24:15 +0000

As you know, I was idly perusing the Boston Technologies website the other day when I happened across their very own MetaTrader robot, which seems to have developed an unfortunate habit of losing money rather than making it hand over fist.

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