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ActTrader introduces an integrated Mirror Trader solution

06/20/2014

ActForex is now providing its clients with an integrated Mirror Trader tab within the ActTrader platform, making registering for, and using of, a Mirror Trader account easy and convenient.

June 20, 2014 – Tradency, a global technology company and the originator of the Mirror Trader trading concept & services and ActForex, a leading independent provider of cutting-edge trading technology solutions, are strengthening their cooperation by adding an integrated Mirror Trader option within the ActTrader platform. The cooperation between these companies results in a more convenient solution for ActTrader and Mirror Trader users alike.

The new functionality includes an integrated front end, seamless account creation and login. Mirror Trader is now available via a tab in ActTrader that allows users to trade and monitor their accounts from within either front end. Any trades placed through Mirror Trader are immediately reflected in ActTrader. In addition, ActTrader users can sign up for a Mirror Trader account directly within the ActTrader platform. The Mirror Trader account is created with a single click without having to re-enter any information that the trader had already submitted during registration for the ActTrader account. The trader is automatically logged into Mirror Trader when logging into ActTrader, eliminating the need to re-enter the login and password.

Mirror Trader has been popular with ActTrader users for several years. Ilya Sorokin, CEO of ActForex: “We are committed to providing the best trading tools to our clients and their traders, this functionality provides a lot of real-world value since traders benefit by having the market’s best integrated features and trading technology available, while brokers enjoy the obvious benefit of having improved account trading activity”.

About Tradency

Tradency Inc. is the developer and originator of Mirror Trading technology, which enables FOREX traders to use the knowledge of experienced traders in real time for their own trading techniques. Tradency’s Mirror Trading Platform offers traders a flexible choice of combining its groundbreaking approach with traditional online trading methods. Since its inception in 2005, Tradency has pioneered this new method, creating a new category of platform trading. Tradency continues to innovate its services, reinforcing its reputation as the creator of cutting-edge industry practice. www.tradency.com

About ActTrader

ActTrader is a widely used independent multi-instrument trading platform. ActTrader is equally well suited for novices, professional traders, and money managers. Traders can create their own strategies without writing a single line of code, or use over 200 popular strategies which come with the platform. With applications for desktop, web, iPhone, iPad, Android and mobile phones, it is possible to trade anywhere, any time. ActTrader is employed by a multitude of Forex Market Makers, Introducing Brokers, Money Managers and other financial institutions worldwide since 2000. For more information, please visit www.acttrader.com

ActTrader Adds Access to the Award-winning LMAX Exchange

10/02/2013

New York USA, October 1, 2013 – ActForex, Inc., the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms is pleased to announce a partnership with LMAX Exchange, the first FCA regulated MTF for FX trading.

Access to LMAX Exchange is now integrated into ActForex’s advanced retail trading platform, ActTrader. Through the ActTrader platform, LMAX Exchange delivers exchange quality execution in over 60 FX pairs with an average matching speed of 4ms and no ‘last look’ as standard – ensuring FX execution with optimal precision.

ActTrader, with integrated LMAX Exchange access, is a complete scalable and fully hosted trading solution for FX Brokers delivering:

  • User Friendly customizable multilingual interface
  • Traditional Algorithmic trading with MT4 Converter
  • Visual Algorithmic Trading (VAT), requiring no programming skills
  • Extensive API for third party integration
  • Complete back office with over 50 real time and historical reports
  • Fully integrated Risk Management system
  • Native iPhone, iPad, and Android applications
  • Built-in FXApps store with over 220 ready-to-use strategies, indicators & apps

Jeremy Barnes, Head of Institutional Relationships at LMAX Exchange commented, “The ActTrader cutting-edge trading platform powered by LMAX Exchange liquidity and trade execution capabilities, will prove a formidable combination for brokers seeking a premium trading experience for their clients.”

“By completing integration with LMAX Exchange, ActForex is able to offer its customers access to open order-book with firm liquidity and exchange-quality low latency execution, meeting the most demanding execution requirements of modern high performance trading” stated ActForex CEO, Ilya Sorokin.

The platform technology of ActTrader with access to the award winning LMAX Exchange will significantly enhance the user experience of FX Brokers and their clients.

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Notes to Editors

About ActForex Inc:
ActForex, Inc. is a leading independent provider of cutting-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers, Money Managers and financial institutions worldwide since 2000. To find out more about ActTrader please visit www.actforex.com

About LMAX Exchange:
The award-winning LMAX Exchange is the first FCA authorised and regulated MTF for FX. Servicing brokers, funds, corporates, asset managers and banks, LMAX Exchange delivers a unique vision for global FX trading - a transparent, neutral, level playing field for all market participants, regardless of status, size or activity levels.

The LMAX Exchange OPEN order book is driven by streaming, non ‘last look’ limit orders supplied by General Member liquidity providers. LMAX Exchange offers markets in 62 FX pairs, spot Gold and Silver, with complete pre and post-trade transparency and order execution where no ‘last look’ is standard. Orders are executed in strict price/time priority at an average speed of 4ms.

FX Industry awards:
2013 Ranked #15 Fastest Growing Tech Company in the UK - Sunday Times Tech Track
2013 Best Margin Sector Platform - Profit & Loss Readers’ Choice Awards
2013 Best FX Trading Platform - ECN/MTF - WSL Institutional Trading Awards
2011 Best Trading System - Financial Sector Technology Awards
2011 Oracle's "Duke's Choice" - Innovative Programming Framework Award

LMAX Exchange - FX execution with optimal precision.

LMAX Limited operates a multilateral trading facility (MTF). Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FCA Registered no. 509778.

www.lmax.com

For further information, please contact:

ActForex:
David Boyer
Senior Vice President/Business Affairs
E-mail: david.boyer@actforex.com
Web: www.actforex.com

LMAX Exchange Press Centre
+44 (0) 20 3192 2524
press@LMAX.com

LMAX Exchange Institutional Sales
+44 (0) 20 3192 2682
institutionalsales@lmax.com

FCStone Licenses ActForex Trading Platform

01/05/2012

Business Affiliation Offers More Liquidity Alternatives for Trading Firms
 
New York, NY, January 4, 2012 – (PR.com) – ActForex, the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, is pleased to announce today the addition of FCStone, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of INTL FCStone Inc., as one of its highly esteemed clients.
 
“We are very gratified to have entered into a business relationship with this esteemed company,” said ActForex CEO, Ilya Sorokin, “and feel confident that our technology will make a formidable contribution to their operations.” 
 
ActForex has been an innovator in providing cutting-edge trading platform technology for Forex and many other financial instruments on a global basis. Its ActTrader platform is a leading choice for hundreds of thousands of retail traders and the company has made recent inroads in its effort to expand into the institutional users segment as well.  
 
“As a prime brokerage company having a liquidity relationship with twenty-two of the world’s largest financial institutions, adding the ActForex platform to our lineup of trading solutions was a logical choice,” Joseph Conlan, Global Head of FX Sales at FCStone, remarked. “We look forward to working with them.”
 
FCStone provides ActForex Brokers with an auto hedging and STP trading plug in that enables Brokers to turn on auto hedging for specific client deals, specified currencies, or at defined times of the day. FCStone is a US-based, live executable liquidity source available globally on the ActForex platform.
 
About INTL FCStone Inc:
 
INTL FCStone Inc. provides execution, clearing and advisory services in commodities, capital markets, currencies, and asset management while working with large counterparties to provide access to fluid markets. FCStone’s expertise in the Foreign Exchange markets includes sales, trading, risk management, operations, and business solutions for the professional trader and trading firm.
 
About ActForex, Inc:
 
ActForex, Inc. has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers, Money Managers and financial institutions worldwide since 2000.
 
ActTrader and the ActForex logo are trademarks of ActForex, Inc. ActForex is a registered trademark of ActForex, Inc.
 

ActTrader Introduces Visual Algorithmic Trading

10/17/2011

Breaking Technology Benefits Hundreds of Thousands of Non-Programming Traders Worldwide

 
ActTrader, the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, is pleased to introduce today its Visual Algorithmic Trading functionality, known as ActVAT™ which is yet another innovative solution for the burgeoning algorithmic trading community.
 
In recent years, the advancement of online trading technology has led to unprecedented levels of automation and sophistication and today hundreds of billions of dollars are traded using various types of trading robots based on algorithmic strategies. Due to this demand for ever better automated trading tools, ActForex created its own programming language, ActFX, to work with its globally used ActTrader platform. Although tens of thousands of traders have been using ActFX to program their own strategies, until now, non-programmers were left without the ability to employ such algorithmic trading because of the complexity of learning and using computer programming code.
 
ActVAT allows traders to create their own algorithmic strategies using visual elements from any chart such as indicators, chart patterns, trend lines, utilize current rates, pre-set price levels and timers. Once programmed, ActVAT can open or close positions, create and remove entry, stop, and limit orders, and execute many other possible actions. Statistical and graphical data allows the user to monitor and fine-tune the strategy’s performance.
 
“Trading with automated robots is not entirely new but being able to build automated strategies without using a programming language certainly is”, said ActForex CEO, Ilya Sorokin. “Due to how intuitive it is to use ActVAT, traders can now create their own custom strategies directly from the visuals of charts without having to write a single line of computer code. This is a huge step forward for millions of traders that had to either hire a programmer or forgo the algorithmic trading revolution altogether.”
 
ActVAT is not only for Forex but can also be used with any financial instrument offered by ActForex licensees. The principles of technical and fundamental analyses are universal and any trader with a good understanding of the markets can now develop algorithms that will assist in trading, generate trading signals, or completely automate trading activity.
 
About ActTrader, Inc:
 
ActTrader, Inc. has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000.
 
ActTrader, ActFX, ActVAT, and the ActForex logo are trademarks of ActForex, Inc. ActForex is a registered trademark of ActForex, Inc.

ActTrader Integrates Binary Options Into ActTrader Platform

08/30/2011

New York, NY, August 30, 2011 ‐ ActForex, the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, today introduced ActBinary™, a Binary Options trading module, into its highly popular ActTrader™ platform. Binary Options is a simplified and very easy to understand alternate form of trading well suited for those with any level of knowledge, from beginner to pro. It perfectly fits into today’s highly volatile markets.

“Adding Binary Options into the already feature-rich ActTrader platform is an important development. Traders can use ActBinary to trade all of the financial instruments available in the platform without the steep learning curve associated with professional trading,” said ActForex CEO Ilya Sorokin. “This product’s seamless integration into the ActTrader platform gives existing customers instant access to Binary Options, and new traders all of the superior tools ActForex is known for,” he added.

Some of the ActBinary features include:
- Seamless integration into the ActTrader platform
- Traders can use the same account – no need to open a separate account
- Unlike most platforms, ActForex offers Binary Options for most financial instruments, not just Forex
- Conveniently displays current rates, mini-charts, and all pertinent information on a consolidated dashboard for faster and easier execution
- A full variety of binary options are offered for any expiration time: from minutes to weeks
- Will be available as part of all state-of-art ActForex mobile applications

For those traders who want to take Binary Options to a professional level, ActTrader platform provides its own reporting, as well as professional charting and trading tools.

About ActForex, Inc:
ActForex, Inc. has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000.

ActTrader, ActBinary, and the ActForex logo are trademarks of ActForex, Inc. ActForex is a registered trademark of ActForex, Inc.

New ActWebTrader Dazzles Traders With a Refined Look

06/06/2011

New Look and Feel Provides Traders an Edge in Managing Essential Information

ActForex, the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, today announced the release of its latest upgrade to its ActWebTrader platform based on ActTrader, which is one of the most highly regarded platforms in the world. ActWebTrader allows a user to login to his or her account on virtually any computer that has web access and does not require that software be downloaded to that computer.

“Who says looks aren’t everything?” asks ActForex Chief Operating Officer, Igor Litinsky. “For a trader, the way a user interface looks may not have to be ‘pretty’ but it better be really functional – a trader needs to see and keep track of a lot of things and move around intuitively between them to keep up with the pace of trading so, ActForex has built a new web-based interface that greatly enhances the trader’s usability. And it looks great too!”

New features include:

  • the ability to customize and resize trading windows in up to three separate panels, which can expand, collapse, or nest with the touch of a button
  • an improved All-In-One Toolbar that provides direct access to all windows and functions of the platform
  • an improved visual implementation for Account Information, which allows traders to easily monitor one or more accounts or switch between accounts
  • ability to display a simplified or detailed view of complex information such as Accounts, Orders, Positions, and more

“ActForex constantly gathers input from real-world users and continues to innovate features and cutting-edge functionality for traders”, adds Litinsky. “Part of our long success story is founded on being responsive and we look forward to always continuing with that tradition.”

About ActForex, Inc:

ActForex, Inc. has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000.

ActForex logo and ActTrader ActWebTrader are trademarks, and ActForex is a registered trademark, of ActForex, Inc.

ActTrader Platform Now Displays Market Depth Information

05/10/2011

Traders Now Have Access to Professional Interbank Trading Function

ActForex, the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, is pleased to announce today the addition of Market Depth functionality to its already extremely versatile and intuitive ActTrader platform. Every tick on the platform is able to display market liquidity in real time with the whole spectrum of price/volume data, rather than a single rate per instrument.

“Market Depth information used to only be available to professional Forex traders on an interbank level and even now for retail traders, this important feature is offered by just a few firms,” commented ActForex CEO, Ilya Sorokin. “Traders can now trade with greater information and confidence due to this seldom-before-seen transparency.”

Best Bid/Best Offer rates are computed by the platform, which also calculates and displays volume-based pricing for any selected order volume. This data allows the trader to see the real execution rate for high volume trades before opening an order. The new Market Depth feature creates a clear visual representation of how markets change with news or after hours, how the spreads correlate to volumes, and when the market shifts to the bid or offer side. This powerful information is extremely valuable to anyone trading Forex in such an enormous and fast-changing market.

About ActForex, Inc:

ActForex, Inc. has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000.

ActForex logo and ActTrader are trademarks, and ActForex is a registered trademark, of ActForex, Inc.

ActTrader Optimizes Trading Technology For Apple’s iPad

12/14/2010

Release of ActPad Application is Widely Anticipated

ActForex, Inc., the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, today announced the release of ActPad™, a full trading application optimized for Apple’s popular iPad™. ActPad is designed with a complete feature set that allows traders using the ActTrader™ platform to log into their existing account and view dealing rates, place trades, manage their accounts, view reports and much more.

“Apple successfully brought one of the most elegant mobile solutions ever created to market with its iPad,” said ActForex COO Igor Litinsky, “and we followed suit by creating ActPad that has the ability to make trading in our mobile society, a much better experience. Because so many traders trade directly from charts, the iPad’s graphic resolution for the ActTrader platform alone makes ActPad an important consideration for any serious trader.”

ActPad, ActTrader, ActPhone™, ActDroid™ along with other mobile trading applications make up the extensive line of trading and mobile trading solutions offered by ActForex. Traders are able to trade on any or all of these platforms while all trading activities are automatically synchronized.

Key features of ActPad include:

  • Live streaming dealing rates and news
  • Place, modify and remove orders
  • Real-time interactive charts with 18 of the most popular indicators and custom settings
  • Live trading from the existing ActTrader account
  • Access accounts, trading history, orders and open positions
  • Instrument subscription management
  • Attractive and intuitive interface with portrait and landscape screen layout options

ActPad is now available from Apple’s iTunes Store.

About ActForex, Inc:
ActForex, Inc. has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000. ActForex platforms allow firms to offer trading in Forex, Futures CFDs, Equity CFDs, Currency options, ETFs, and Forwards.

ActPad, ActTrader, ActPhone, ActWebTrader, ActDroid and the ActForex logo are trademarks of ActForex, Inc. ActForex is a registered trademark of ActForex, Inc. Apple is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc. and iPad is a trademark of Apple, Inc

ActTrader Announces Release of ActDroid

11/17/2010

Android’s Winning Technology Creates Demand for Better Trading Applications

ActForex, Inc., the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, today announced the release of ActDroid™, a complete mobile trading solution for the Android™ smartphone platform. ActDroid is a full featured trading application that allows ActForex traders to log in to their existing trading account, view dealing rates, place trades, manage their accounts, and much more. Due to the excellent technology found in the Android platform, ActDroid offers more advanced features, and is specifically designed to take advantage of the sophisticated capabilities of Android’s technology.

“The most successful traders know how to leverage the best technologies, which explains the demand from our clients to integrate the ActForex platform into the Android world,” said Ilya Sorokin, CEO of ActForex. “As we’ve watched this stellar mobile platform emerge as a leading player in the mobile market, we are very pleased to offer our ever-trusted and sophisticated ActTrader™ technology on the Android platform, further enhancing trading opportunities for our clients and their end users.”

ActDroid, ActTrader, ActPhone™, ActWebTrader™, along with other mobile trading applications make up the extensive line of trading solutions offered by ActForex. Traders are able to trade on any or all of these platforms while all trading activities are automatically synchronized.

Key features of ActDroid includes:

  • Live streaming dealing rates
  • Real-time interactive charts
  • Live trading from the existing ActTrader account
  • Comprehensive order management
  • Detailed account information
  • Open position information
  • Access to trading history
  • Live, up to the minute news stream
  • Instrument subscription management
  • Background mode
  • Push notification in the device status bar
  • Attractive and intuitive interface

ActDroid is now available from the Droid Market.

 

About ActForex, Inc:
ActForex, Inc. has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000. ActForex platforms allow firms to offer trading in Forex, Futures CFDs, Equity CFDs, Currency options, ETFs, and Forwards.

ActDroid, ActTrader, ActWebTrader and the ActForex logo are trademarks of ActForex, Inc. ActForex is a registered trademark of ActForex, Inc. Android is a registered trademark of Google, Inc.

New Solution Created for Regulatory Margin Requirement

06/26/2010

Latest Japanese FSA Rule Puts Focus On Leverage Control

ActForex, Inc, the leading provider of independent retail Forex trading platforms, today announced the creation of Margin Requirement as a Percent of Trade Notional Value functionality, just in time for new regulations taking effect in Japan on August 1.

This trading platform enhancement automatically calculates the margin requirement for opening and keeping the position open based on its current value. The margin will be recalculated in real time at every price change, ensuring that the trader’s positions are continuously leveraged at a permanent rate. The ActForex solution, developed specifically for calculating margins, guarantees the constant leverage that will soon be required by law from Japanese Forex brokers.

For brokers outside of Japanese jurisdiction, ActForex trading platforms always allow flexible system configurations, which can be used for setting simple fixed margins in account currency, a popular feature among retail FX clientele.

“We stay on top of changing compliance issues and create technology that helps our clients to fulfill their applicable regulatory requirements,” says Ilya Sorokin, CEO of ActForex. “I believe we will see many more requirements from governmental agencies worldwide in the near future and having a technology provider that is responsive is absolutely essential these days.”

“Worldwide our licensees provide 450,000 traders with ActForex technology so we take our responsibilities very seriously. We were the first to introduce a solution for the NFAs’ FIFO and No-Hedging rules last year,” Sorokin continued, “so having introduced one of the very first retail FX trading platforms ten years ago and many innovations along the way, clients rely on us to protect their interests. Our expertise in Forex and other financial instruments incorporated into ActForex’s highly flexible trading platform allows our clients to concentrate on their business, while being compliant with regulations.”

Some other trading technology providers currently offer limited functionality to address coming Japanese regulations, which simply uses a position’s opening rate to calculate the fixed margin. Such margin stays fixed for the lifetime of a position. Since, in the real market, the position value constantly changes with each tick, the other methods of providing this functionality do not provide constant leverage. Ultimately these alternatives to the ActForex solution do not comply with the FSA’s upcoming leverage requirements, according to Japanese compliance specialists.

ActForex, Inc is a leading-edge Managed Service Provider that has been providing turn-key trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000. ActForex platforms allow firms to offer trading in Spot Forex, CFDs on Equities and Futures, Currency options, ETFs, and Forwards.

ActTrader Releases ActPhone, the New Trading Solution for the iPhone

06/02/2010

Comprehensive feature set marks the most complete mobile trading solution to date

ActForex, Inc., the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, today announced the release of ActPhone™, its new and innovative trading solution for Apple’s iPhone. ActPhone is a full featured trading application that allows ActForex traders to log in to their existing trading account, view dealing rates, place trades, manage their accounts, and much more. Unlike the WAP-based mobile trading solution that ActForex has offered for several years, ActPhone has been built from the ground up, offers more advanced features, and is specifically designed to take advantage of the sophisticated technological capabilities of the iPhone.

“ActForex has long been at the technological forefront of mobile trading and today we have reached a new milestone,” said Ilya Sorokin, CEO of ActForex. “We are thrilled to bring the features, speed, and reliability that traders have come to expect from ActTrader to the world’s most popular mobile platform.”

ActPhone joins ActTrader™, ActWebTrader™, and the existing mobile trading application to make up the suite of trading applications offered by ActForex. Traders are able to trade on any or all of these platforms while their trading activity is automatically synchronized.

Key features of ActPhone:

  • Live streaming dealing rates
  • Real-time interactive charts
  • Live trading from the existing ActTrader account
  • Comprehensive order management
  • Detailed account information
  • Open position information
  • Access to trading history
  • Live, up to the minute news stream
  • Instrument subscription management
  • Attractive and intuitive interface

ActPhone is now available from Apple’s iTunes application store. Click here to download ActPhone.

 

About ActForex, Inc:
ActForex, Inc. has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000. ActForex platforms allow firms to offer trading in Forex, Futures CFDs, Equity CFDs, Currency options, ETFs, and Forwards.

ActPhone, ActTrader, ActWebTrader and the ActForex logo are trademarks of ActForex, Inc. ActForex is a registered trademark of ActForex, Inc. iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.

ActTrader Releases Enhanced Charting Package

05/05/2010

New release offers unprecedented level of chart analysis, customization

ActForex, Inc., the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, today announced a major enhancement of the charting package for its EnterpriseFX™, CommandFX™ and ActIB™ applications. This update introduces many chart features, including new measurement tools, greater customization, and additional technical indicators. “We know that the proper analysis of charts is at the heart of any informed trading decision,” said Ilya Sorokin, CEO of ActForex, “which is why we continue to provide our traders with the most advanced and comprehensive charting tools available anywhere.” Besides giving traders new ways to analyze and customize charts, the update also accelerates performance for complex analysis.

Key new capabilities of the charting package:

  • Access many new technical indicators, including Pivot Points, Auto Trendlines, and more
  • Set alerts on penetration of a trend line
  • Save charts and chart templates for later use
  • Copy, paste and link various objects across multiple charts
  • Create and apply custom text labels on the chart body
  • Customize the name, color, and style of manually plotted chart objects
  • Pre-load additional chart history upon opening a chart
  • Use three new candle formation indicators: Morning/Evening Star, Tweezer, Engulfing
  • Customize the parameters of the Fibonacci Retracement tool

The charting package is a free component of all ActForex applications. The update has been rolled out to all ActForex Licensees for internal evaluation this week and will become available free of charge to all current end users of ActForex platforms by the beginning of May.

 

About ActForex, Inc:
ActForex, Inc has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000. ActForex platforms allow firms to offer trading in Forex, Futures CFDs, Equity CFDs, Currency options, ETFs, and Forwards.

ActTrader Introduces New Innovative Features to Dealers and Traders

04/23/2010

Enhanced convenience, content management at the center of new functionality.

ActForex, Inc., the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, today announced an update to its front-end dealing and trading applications, ActDealerTM and ActTraderTM. This update is being released together with a comprehensive new charting package. ActDealerTM enhancements include new features helping dealers better manage risk by efficiently processing large amounts of information. “Dealers handle a great deal of real-time streaming information as part of their job,” said Igor Litinsky, COO of ActForex. “The new features in this release give them additional tools they need to make their work much easier and more efficient, thus increasing the profitability of their operations.” ActTrader enhancements expand the global nature of the platform (currently available in 12 languages and used in over 50 countries) allowing traders to set their own custom time zones that correspond to the geographic location of their trading activity.

Key new front-end features for dealers and traders:

  • Content Filtering in ActDealer allows dealers to filter the contents of almost any window by various parameters. This represents a great new convenience to dealers who often must deal with large amounts of information on their screens and need to customize it for fast decision making.
  • Multiple Orders windows in ActDealer give dealers greater flexibility in managing a multitude of orders coming into the system. The two Orders windows can be filtered and customized independently of each other, providing a multidimensional view of the same information.
  • The Multiple-Level Sorting feature enables both traders and dealers to keep better track of their accounts, orders, positions, and trade history.
  • Customizable Time Zones allow traders to view their platform and reports in the time zone of their choice. This can help localize ActTrader even further, or align their platform with the time zones of different world markets.
  • System owners can now offer a charts-only version of ActTrader for demonstration, educational, or analysis-only purposes.

ActForex, Inc has been providing leading-edge trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Managers worldwide since 2000. ActForex platforms allow firms to offer trading in Forex, Futures CFDs, Equity CFDs, Currency Options, ETFs, and Forwards.

ActTrader, Inc. Launches New Website

11/20/2009

New version of site coincides with release of enterpriseFX® 3.0; follows recent opening of algorithmic trading portal

ActForex, Inc. today announced the launch of its new website at www.actforex.com and the recent opening of www.actfx.com – the Internet portal for ActForex’s proprietary automated trading technology. The unveiling of the new website coincides with the wide release of enterpriseFX® 3.0, the latest version of ActForex’s comprehensive turnkey trading solution. The new website is designed to make it easier for any type of prospective client to quickly find information on products and services they are interested in. The site also contains more content geared toward individual traders, providing them with information on ActTrader™, ActForex’s cutting edge trading application, and allowing them to open a demo account with one of ActForex’s many existing licensees.

ActForex has also recently launched the Internet portal for ActFX (www.actfx.com), ActForex’s proprietary automated trading technology. ActFX is the environment inside ActTrader that allows traders to create custom technical indicators and algorithmic trading strategies, as well as to test and execute these strategies. ActFX is also the name of the script used to write these indicators/strategies. “Today’s markets are driven by innovation, and a top-notch algorithmic trading system is quickly becoming a must for many traders,” said Ilya Sorokin, CEO of ActForex, Inc. “ The opening of ActFX.com shows ActForex’s continued commitment to giving traders and financial firms the best technology and support they need to succeed in today’s markets.”

 

The ActFX Internet portal offers the following:

  • User forum that allows traders to ask questions and share tips on automated trading
  • ActFX Knowledge Base
  • ActFX Code Library
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Comprehensive ActFX Manuals

ActForex ActTrader platforms provide the most efficient, flexible, and reliable path to trade Forex, Future CFDs, Equity CFDs, Currency options, ETFs, and Forwards. ActForex provides Financial Institutions with the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art trading technology available for retail Forex and OTC instruments. Since 2000, ActForex has consistently been the largest and most respected independent platform provider in almost every corner of the world. Designed around the needs of its clients, ActForex offers total turnkey solutions that allow firms to be completely operational within a few days.

To learn more about ActForex, Inc. and its products and services, please visit www.actforex.com.

ActTrader, Inc. Launches enterpriseFX 3.0

11/20/2009

New version of trading platform offers revamped trading interface, comprehensive risk management and white label customization

ActForex, Inc. today announced the launch of enterpriseFX® 3.0, the hotly anticipated new version of its comprehensive turnkey trading solution. Some of the most visible new changes are on display in ActTraderTM, ActForex’s cutting edge trading application. “A great trader experience is the key to the business success of any trading institution,” said Ilya Sorokin, CEO of ActForex, Inc. “The innovative new features and design of ActTrader show our commitment to delivering the most competitive trading solution to our licensees, helping them continue to attract and retain clients for years to come.”
In addition to the brand new ActTrader, this release offers a host of new features for dealers and administrators, giving them greater control over instrument customization, risk management and STP functionality, and enhanced white label options. ActForex ActTrader™ platforms provide the most efficient, flexible, and reliable path to trade Forex, Future CFDs, Equity CFDs, Currency options, ETFs, and Forwards.

Key Features of enterpriseFX 3.0:

  • Comprehensive redesign of the ActTrader interface
    • Easily access all necessary trading functions through the innovative new FXVoyager™ interface
    • Select one of the preset desktop profiles or configure and save your own
    • Enjoy a live at-a-glance view of used margin with the margin utilization indicator
    • Choose from 9 new technical indicators in charts
  • Greater control for Dealers and platform Administrators
    • Schedule instrument trading hours with maximum flexibility by setting multiple non-trading intervals per instrument
    • Edit out bad ticks (spikes) in the Rate History report
    • Maximize efficiency and minimize distractions by replacing pop-up messages with floating ones in ActDealer™
    • Set conditional order execution rates separately on individual instruments
  • More advances in risk management and Straight-Through Processing (STP)
    • Offset trades from certain accounts onto a virtual clearing account for maximum risk management flexibility
    • Tell the system how much risk to take on in the event of partial execution of a clearing order
    • Configure the platform’s response to potential negative spreads in external rates
    • New IB-level settings for even greater white label customization
    • Set different commissions and transaction fees per IB
    • Apply different price shifts per IB
    • Configure condition distance per instrument per IB
    • Offer a variety of HTML windows for custom IB content

ActForex provides Financial Institutions with the most comprehensive and state- of-the-art trading technology available for retail Forex and OTC instruments. Since 2000, ActForex has consistently been the largest and most respected independent platform provider in almost every corner of the world. Designed around the needs of its clients, ActForex offers total turnkey solutions that allow firms to be completely operational within a few days.

To learn more about ActForex, Inc. and its products and services, please visit www.actforex.com.

Forex Trading Compliance, 101

07/08/2009

ActForex Makes Regulatory Requirements Highly Manageable.

ActForex, Inc, the leading provider of independent retail Forex trading platforms, today announced that its trading platform is compliant with the impending National Futures Association (NFA) regulation known as Rule 2-43(b) that will affect all US based Forex Dealer Members (FDMs) after July 31, 2009. This rule requires every FDM to offset positions in a customer account on a first-in, first-out basis. The rule also prohibits a trading practice commonly referred to as "hedging."

“The most effective way to deal with regulation is to stay one step ahead of it,” says ActForex CEO, Ilya Sorokin. “Our platform has had the solution to Rule 2-43(b) before there even was a rule and transitioning is as easy as a mouse click for our clients. In fact, our ‘back-office’ functionality has remarkable depth and flexibility with hundreds of client adjustable parameters, which has been instrumental to our continued growth.”

Director of Business Analysis, Alex Bromberg agrees, “In high technology, everyone has to walk a fine line when deciding what resources need to be allocated to features and functionality. But ultimately it all has to go beyond just bells and whistles. Putting resources into upcoming regulations well before the effective date makes it easy for our clients to be instantly compliant and they don’t have to worry about their business being affected by their trading platform because of ever-changing regulations.”

The NFA is a self-regulatory organization for the US futures industry that is accountable to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a federal regulatory agency with jurisdiction over futures trading. Originally Rule 2-43(b) was scheduled to become effective on May 15, 2009 but because many technology providers were unable to be compliant by then, the NFA extended the date to be effective after July 31.

ActForex, Inc is a leading-edge Managed Service Provider that has been providing Forex trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Mangers worldwide since 2000.

Trading Firms Offer More Alternatives to Traders

06/14/2008

Trading Platform Expands Available Instruments with a Modular Approach.

ActForex, Inc, the leading provider of independent retail Forex trading platforms, today announced the release of ActModulesTM, a new suite of solutions that allow trading firms to offer a vastly expanded number of financial instruments to retail traders. Based on the highly regarded ActForex ICTS® platform, ActModules are available that support trading CFDs, Futures, Currency Options, Forwards, EFTs, Commodities and Forex. Allowing simultaneous connectivity to multiple feeds for multiple instruments further enhances this proven, ultra-stable platform.

“ActModules represents a major breakthrough in the trading technology industry,” says ActForex CEO, Ilya Sorokin. “Because of the new modular approach, our clients can now offer their traders as many or as few financial instruments as they want, based on their company’s specific business objectives. All ActForex clients will benefit by being able to customize their product mix using the modular building blocks available, yet, avoid paying for technology they don’t use. And all of this diversity is easily managed internally due to ActModules’ extensive back-office features, which includes comprehensive risk management tools for each instrument.”

Alex Melnik, ActForex Vice President of Business Development adds, “ As a Managed Service Provider offering so many different market opportunities, ActForex trading solutions continue to allow firms to focus on developing and maintaining relationships with their clientele – not IT issues. With the convergence of advanced technology and today’s in-demand financial instruments, ActModules sets the scene for virtually any trading firm to create the so-called ‘perfect storm’.”

ActForex, Inc is a leading-edge Managed Service Provider that has been providing Forex trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Forex Brokers, Broker/Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Mangers worldwide since 2000.

Innovation is Key to Client Retention

11/16/2007

Forex Market Makers and Retail Traders Experience Financial Success Through Better Technology

ActForex, Inc, the leading provider of independent retail Forex trading platforms, today announced the release of a new update to its ICTS® product suite that enhances important features for more than 1200 institutions and IBs worldwide. The new release includes a host of intuitive elements requested by retail currency traders and trading firms using ActForex technology.

“We do not just sell technology to our clients, we partner with them to make their business a success - our bottom line depends on it,” says Ilya Sorokin, CEO of ActForex, Inc. “We have always shown great commitment to our licensees by addressing their needs, consequently better technology leads to more business. Continual input from our clients has literally driven the technical sophistication of our trading platform.” He adds, “Retention through product innovation works very well for everyone.”

Several major upgrades to the ActForex platform features include:

Spike Protection
Dealers and market makers have comprehensive tools to manage risk in a volatile and unpredictable market but until now, occasionally experienced rate spikes caused by errors in external price feeds. This newly advanced component automatically filters out erroneous rate quotes, ensuring that only valid dealing rates are offered to traders, protecting both dealers and traders from the risk of invalid rate spikes.

Trading from Charts
Many traders prefer using the advanced charting information available with ActForex platforms and can now create and manage orders and positions without leaving the informative environment of the chart. When every second counts, not having to switch windows to place trades gives traders a crucial edge.

Managed Account Self-Administration
ActForex offers advanced features and support for money managers operating multiple accounts simultaneously. With this new release, money managers as well as traders have the capability to set up and manage their own groups of accounts and no longer have to rely on system administrators for help. This unprecedented freedom means that it is quicker and simpler than ever to organize groups of managed accounts and begin trading.

ActForex, Inc is a leading-edge Managed Service Provider that has been providing Forex trading technology solutions for a multitude of FCMs, Broker Dealers, Introducing Brokers and Money Mangers worldwide since 2000.