Showing posts with label Forex. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forex. Show all posts

Friday, April 12, 2013

Follow-Up on FXCM, Forex, and Japan Stimulus

Modesty is a nice quality but it's not generally rewarded in the financial world.  So, I'll give myself a short, gentle tap on the back for my prediction that the the forex broker FXCM would rise in the wake of the Japan stimulus announcement.  I made that call on April 4 and FXCM has risen 6% since then (the stock was trading at $13.10 when I posted but ended the day at $13.44).   

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Forex Trading in Wake of Japan Stimulus: FXCM

I've been thinking about a position in FXCM, a retail foreign exchange trading retail broker.  Now, I've jumped in after a recent pull back in the stock and today's announcement of a massive stimulus by the Bank of Japan, partly aimed at devaluing the Yen.  It would seem that this move could spur a wave of forex trading, as traders assess the effect of the Japan stimulus on currency markets.  We'll see.