- FXCM recently introduced its new systems trading platform, Forex System Selector, which provides traders access to more than 40 back-tested systems. It is configured so traders can compare several systems side-by-side and choose which ones to add to their automated portfolio. With Forex System Selector, traders can view overlay performance of multiple systems, view back-tested performance of the portfolio, monitor all trades placed, apply risk management control options, and have access to unlimited portfolio customization and diversification. After creating and testing trading systems, clients can monitor their trading portfolio for results at any time, as well as abandon any system immediately or change their leverage. To help clients better understand Forex System Selector, FXCM has created an instructional video located at http://forex.acrobat.com/p42375479/ and a 30-day free Forex System Selector demo account.
- Interbank FX ( IBFX) has added the IBFX Instrument Monitor to its offering of forex trading tools. One of 10 free tools Interbank FX offers traders in the off exchange forex market, the IBFX Instrument Monitor allows traders to look at the broader picture of each currency’s relative strength across the board. The IBFX Instrument Monitor tracks the U.S. dollar (USD), euro (EUR), Great Britain pound (GBP), Japanese yen (JPY), Swiss franc (CHF), Canadian dollar (CAD), Australian dollar (AUD), and the New Zealand dollar (NZD) in real time. The tool uses a colored dot next to each currency to give traders an idea of a currency’s status. Red indicates the currency is trending down more than up, blue indicates the currency is trending up more than down, and black indicates a neutral position. The IBFX Instrument Monitor is available now as a free download at http://www.interbankfx.com. In order to use the tool, traders must have either a live account (full IBFX Instrument Monitor functionality) or a demo account (limited IBFX Instrument Monitor functionality). For more information please visit http://www.interbankfx.com/Tools/ExpertAdvisor.aspx.
- TradingEducation.com has launched Trader-News.com, a member of the TraderWeb.com network of affiliated Web sites offering education, chat rooms, blogs, quotes, news, and more. TraderNews.com provides economic news and market updates covering the latest economic reports and statistics as well as comments from key officials and other important developments. Traders can target U.S., European, or Asian news and can get reports on the latest events behind the changes in overall market values or in individual public company share prices. The site automatically refreshes the latest news about stocks, commodities, currencies, futures, or options in both domestic and global markets. For more information, please visit http://www.tradernews.com.
- Global Forex Trading’s product line has been enhanced to include global futures market trading. GFT Futures offers trading on more than 100 global futures products from electronic and open outcry markets in 10 exchanges. Traders are able to trade all global futures markets offered by GFT — including energies, E-Minis, stock indices, interest rates, and metals — electronically from the DealBook 360 desktop trading software platform. Suited to meet the needs of traders of all skill levels, DealBook 360 provides free advanced charting features for visual trading, customizable tools to meet a variety of trading preferences and risk management auto-notification emails — all from one platform. For more information on GFT Futures, visit http://www.gftfutures.com.
- LJM Partners, an investment management firm specializing in managed futures, has released its new trading and risk management system — LJM System for Trade Optimization and Risk Management (LJM STORMSM). The first generation of LJM STORMSM incorporates SPX, VIX, options, and variance futures. Future generations of the technology will introduce additional underlying commodities including ETFs, currency, and interest rates. LJM will work with select clients to design custom investment strategies tailored to specific standards of S&P correlation, risk/volatility, and performance. This system combines the following features: Monte Carlo simulations based on heavy-tailed asymmetric distributions, multidimensional implied and statistical models, volatility forecasting techniques and stress test scenario analysis, risk factor dependence vmodeling beyond traditional linear correlations, and coherent risk measure analysis more appropriate than VaR estimates. For more information, please visit http://www.ljmpartners.com.
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