Forex Broker News for November 2013

You can find and read the latest news and press releases from all of our partner brokers here.

US Thanksgiving Trading Hours

Tuesday 26th of November 2013

On November 28 - 29, 2013, The US Thanksgiving holiday is being observed and the following schedule is to be observed from both an operational perspective & trading perspective for these dates:


Operational:

Funding/Withdrawals: No deposits will be processed. Withdrawals will be processed as usual.

Live Chat: Will be operational during the times when the Forex market is opened.

Email Support: Will be limited on November 28-29, 2013. As a result, you may experience longer than normal response times to general inquiries. For anything urgent, please contact Live Chat.

Compliance: Will be limited on November 28-29, 2013.


Trading (MT4 time):

Thursday November 28, 2013 (all times EST GMT-5):

• Oil closed at 1:15 pm reopens at 6:00 pm
• XAU/USD closed at 1:15 pm reopens at 6:00 pm
• XAG/USD closed at 1:15 pm reopens at 6:00 pm
• ND closed at 11:30 am reopens 6:00 pm
• DJ closed at 11:30 am reopens 6:00 pm
• S&P500 closed at 11:30 am reopens 6:00 pm
• US Equities closed all day. Reopens 9:30 am on November 29th, 2013

Friday November 29, 2013 (All times EST GMT-5):

• Oil early close 1:15 pm
• XAU/USD early close 1:15 pm
• ND early close 1:15 pm
• DJ early close 1:15 pm
• S&P500 early close 1:15 pm

FXPrimus: A Subsidiary Of Prime Mantle Corporation

Tuesday 26th of November 2013

FXPRIMUS are proud to announce that FX Primus Ltd is now a wholly owned subsidiary of PRIME Mantle Corporation plc, an investment holding company that will build on FXPRIMUS' success to develop a more broadly based financial services group which delivers a wide range of financial services offerings.

PRIME Mantle Corporation plc

The core business focus of PRIME Mantle Corporation plc is the provision of credible, well regulated financial services products and solutions through sustainable online platforms via its appropriately regulated subsidiaries.

PRIME Mantle Corporation plc will initially target the retail market in Asia and other emerging markets but has plans within the medium term to penetrate the Mass affluent and High Net Worth markets in those regions.

Leadership:

• Group Chief Executive Officer - David Hastings
• Group Chief Financial Officer - Fathi Ridzuan Ahmad Fauzi
• Group Executive Director, Corporate Affairs - Peter Ian Barbas
• Group Chief Operating Officer - Kevin De Silva

PRIME Mantle Corporation plc will develop its subsidiaries into a scalable single access online investment platform, which will give clients access to the following:

• Forex and Equity Trading
• Binary Options Trading
• Wealth & Asset Management Services

FXPRIMUS thank you for your continued support, and please stay tuned as they will be announcing an exciting offer soon!

Important Update: Replacements For Certain Instruments

Friday 22nd of November 2013

Beginning Sunday December 1st, the following instruments will be set to "close only":

Corn
Wheat
Coffee
Soybeans
Sugar
Gas
Heating Oil

This mean that no new positions can be established, and clients with open positions can close them at their discretion. Please note that these instruments will eventually be replaced by other instruments such as Copper & Natural Gas just to name a few over the next couple of weeks. An email will be sent out accordingly when the replacements are made.

Introducing the Flex Bonus Program: 100% Credit Bonus + 30% Rescue Bonus

Saturday 9th of November 2013

HotForex are pleased to announce the launch of their Flex Bonus Program which includes the re-launched 100% Credit Bonus and the newly launched 30% Rescue Bonus.

This program will be made available to all HotForex clients that make new deposits as of Monday the 11th of November 2013, 10:00 GMT.

100% Credit Bonus

Doubles your trading power when making a new deposit.

HotForex clients who utilize the 100% Credit Bonus can enjoy the following key benefits:

• Effectively makes the Stop Out on Cash Balance (Balance excluding Credit Bonus) zero.
• Increased Leverage.
• Full bonus amount withdrawal under the right conditions.

30% Rescue Bonus

Extends greater account protection during drawdown periods and can be also used as increased margin.

HotForex clients who utilize the 30% Rescue Bonus can enjoy the following key benefits:

• Can be used as increased leverage.
• Can be lost so it can actually protect accounts from Margin Calls and Stop Outs during drawdown periods.
• Effectively makes the stop out level on original balance as zero.

The bonus is applicable on all new deposits and is available for a limited time only. Terms and Conditions apply.

It is very easy to get started with either program. Our support team is available round the clock to assist you in every step of the way. Just open and fund a live account on the launch date of the program in order to take advantage of this generous promotion.

Please note that Bonus Programs increase the available leverage of your trading account and may therefore increase the risk of trading.

RBK Money is a new deposit option for FBS clients

Friday 8th of November 2013

FBS would like to announce that a new deposit and withdrawal option is launched for all FBS clients starting from today. Electronic system RBK Money provides you with safe and instant transfers.

Hurry up to take out advantages of making payments via RBK Money, because now FBS indemnifies all the commission fees charged for deposits and withdrawals.

The service is available to all account types in your Personal Area.

The 15% Rescue Bonus will no longer be available

Thursday 7th of November 2013

HotForex would like to inform you that as of Monday the 11th of November 2013, the 15% Rescue Bonus will no longer be available.

The 50% Withdraw Bonus will still be available.

Account holders under this bonus program will still be able to trade and perform financial operations as usual but no bonus will be awarded on new deposits and/or internal transfers into these account type(s).

Clients will now have the opportunity to enjoy the new Bonus Offerings, the re-launched 100% Credit Bonus and the newly launched 30% Rescue bonus.

Further details regarding the new Bonus Offerings will be provided shortly.

Please note that Bonus Programs increase the available leverage for your account and may therefore increase the risk of trading.

More Liquidity for Larger Trades, Swap Changes and More

Wednesday 6th of November 2013

In an effort to better serve you, FXPRIMUS has implemented the following changes to all trading accounts:

1. Effective immediately, as a result of recent access to deeper pools of liquidity, clients will be able to execute 100 lots on any instrument on any spread type on their MT4 platform. Regardless if you wish to trade $10 Million worth of EUR/USD, 100,000 barrels of Oil, or $10 Thousand ounces of Gold, it can now be done with immediate execution.
   
   For clients who wish to trade larger than 100 lots per trade, please contact support@fxprimus.com with your MT4 and desired lot size and FXPRIMUS will gladly make accommodations to allow this for your account.
2. Effective at the open of trading this coming Sunday, November 10th, swap charges will either be credited to or debited from your account for open Gold & Silver positions. These swap charges will be updated both on their website at http://fxprimus.com/trade-forex-and-more/swap-rates, and on your MT4 platform, by right-clicking with the Market Watch Panel, selecting "Symbols" and clicking either the Gold or Silver instrument and then selecting Properties.
3. Effective immediately, in an effort to reduce re-quotes, clients trading Fixed Spreads may notice a small increase in spreads during volatile times in the market such as moments before and after monthly US employment reports and severe market movements. Of course, during all other times, you will continue to enjoy trading on fixed spreads as usual.

CashU is now available as deposit and withdrawal option

Wednesday 6th of November 2013

FBS strives to make your working with us as convenient as possible. That is why they offer you to try out advantages of new deposit and withdrawal option - CashU.

CashU is instant and safe online payment system service that will make your transactions faster and easier. One of its greatest advantages is that you can make deposit and withdrawal without any commission.

This service is available in your personal area for each type of account.