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[Jason Rogers]

Attention Traders in Sydney, Australia

FXCM will be holding a free CFD & FX Boot Camp at the The Menzies Sydney Hotel on Thursday, 27 February from 5:30 to 9 PM.

We will take a look at the recent movement of Gold and the Australian Dollar and show you how you can continue to take advantage of the opportunities created by all the action. Below is a video from our boot camp in Perth last year.

[video=youtube;uH5yvMcNSus][/video]

Registration is free but space is limited so reserve your seat today!​

 

[Jason Rogers]

Attention CFD Traders

FXCM is making exciting new updates to our CFD offering.

Most CFD instruments on FXCM accounts will be enabled to trade in smaller sizes (micro lots) after February 28. Now you will be able to trade indices and commodities in 1/10th the size as was previously used. This means you can trade these instruments in smaller amounts, freeing up your available margin and allowing you greater flexibility in your trading.

Watch Video on PowerPoint​

General FAQs...

Just a reminder that micro lot sizes for commodity and stock index CFDs are now available on FXCM live accounts


Highlights of this upgrade:


- Micro lot sizes (approximately 10 cents per pip) for popular CFD instruments (US 30, SPX 500, UK 100 ...)

- Lower Margin Requirements (UK 100 minimum margin requirement was $90, New MMR is $9)

- Smaller trades sizes mean more flexibility and lower transaction costs (Spread on GER 30 lot was $2.40, but is now 24 cents)


As always, there are no re-quotes when trading with FXCM

 

[Jason Rogers]

New Trading Hours for Daylight Savings Time in the US

Daylight Savings Time in the US begins on Sunday, March 9th. That means the following changes to FXCM trading hours in GMT starting next week. Forex trading opens on Sundays between 22:00 and 22:15 GMT. The trading desk closes on Fridays at 21:55 GMT.

In addition, for FXCM clients on our newest MT4 server which has New York Close charts, please note that the time zone on your server is switching from GMT+2 to GMT+3 to remain in sync with the 5pm New York Close.

 

[Jason Rogers]

Attention Traders in Perth, Australia

FXCM will be holding a free CFD & FX Boot Camp at the The Pan Pacific Perth Hotel on Monday, 24 March from 5:30 to 9 PM.

We will take a look at the recent movement of Gold and the Australian Dollar and show you how you can continue to take advantage of the opportunities created by all the action. Here's a video from last year's boot camp:

[video=youtube;uH5yvMcNSus][/video]

Registration is free but space is limited so reserve your seat today!​

 

[peleus]

Quick question here, they are still listed at NYSE still for this year, correct?

 

[Jason Rogers]

Quick question here, they are still listed at NYSE still for this year, correct?

Hi Peleus,

Yes, we are a publicly-traded company listed on the on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE ticker: FXCM). For more details, you can visit the Investor Relations section of our website.

 

[Jason Rogers]

FXCM would like your feedback

We're looking at ways to improve the online support we offer to you, but before we make any changes, we'd like to know more about your preferences.

Please take a moment to complete our short survey.

Your feedback from the survey will be individually read and used in our improvement plans.

Thanks in advance for your input!

 

[Jason Rogers]

Attention MT4 users

We've recently received calls from traders experiencing difficulty with the latest MT4 build released by MetaQuotes (Build 625). Problems reported range from missing charts or missing rates, to an inability to launch the platform altogether. Our customer service team has been able to assist people having these issues, so I encourage you to contact our 24-hour live support, if you updated to MT4 Build 625 and have any of the problems I mentioned.

 

[Jason Rogers]

New Trading Hours for European Summer Time

European Summer Time begins on Sunday, March 30th which means the following changes to FXCM trading hours starting next week.

Forex trading hours remain unchanged opening on Sundays between 22:00 and 22:15 GMT and closing on Fridays at 21:55 GMT.

 

[Jason Rogers]

How do traders like George Soros read the market?

TopTradr, the co-hosts of our weekly trading contest, are starting a new webinar series to share the "Secrets of a TopTradr". Their goal is to create a venue where people can learn from and ask questions of experienced traders representing a variety of approaches to the markets.

The subject of their first webinar is Kelly Tonkin, an experienced macro trader. Macro traders operate by looking for patterns in detailed and long term economic data and then using that knowledge to trade relevant financial markets. This trading approach was made famous by George Soros, the "Man Who Broke the Bank of England". But what's it like to seize the opportunity and capture the big moves (and big wins) by studying the long term economic forces behind the market?

Tonkin currently manages a $75M fund at Penrich Capital where he heads the UK division. His 20 years of experience in the industry includes time at Bankers Trust and Lehman Brothers. With his extensive career and strong belief in trading education and risk management, he looks forward to sharing his knowledge in the first "Secrets of a TopTradr" webinar.

I'll post more details with the exact date and time of the event when I receive them.