Binary Options

Binary options or digital options are a new investment type that has only two possible outcomes, win or lose.

Payout and Refund Rate

This is the most important factor when trading binaries. The payout rate defines the profit potential if your forecast is right. Usually payouts are between 67% and 90%. The most popular assets enjoy better payouts. The best payouts are found in EUR/USD and in Gold Trading. The Refund Rate refers to a compensation amount if the trade is lost. Usually refund rates when trading binary options are between 5% and 15%.

Binary Option Types

There are many different types of binary options, here are the two major types:

Up & Down Options

It is the simpler and the most popular way to trade binary options. Choose an asset and a price direction (Up or Down) and if you are right, you win.

One-Touch Options

One-Touch binary options are contracts that win if the price of the underlying asset reaches a pre-defined price level.

New Alpari UK Cashback Forex Promotion 2014

This is the latest Alpari Uk Forex Promotion. You can trade 65 different currency pairs and get back up to 200 Euro cashback. Here is how it works.

New Alpari UK Cashback Promotion -How it works

(1) You open a new Account:

(2) You fund your account with at least 500 euro

(3) You trade a minimum of 10 lots

(4) You receive 100 euro cashback for 10 lots and 200 euro cashback for 20 lots.

■ Trade 10+ lots on any currency pair and Receive 100 euro cashback

■ Trade 20+ lots on any currency pair and Receive 200 euro cashback

Here you can read the full terms & conditions of the new Alpari UK promotion.

XEMARKETS $20,000 Real Trading Contest +30% Deposit Bonus

New Traders at XEMarkets can participate in the new XEM $20,000 Countdown Competition.

» Learn more about the Competiton

Competition Duration

The contest will be running between 1st to 26th July 2013 and the top 10 winners will be offered a prize pool of 20,000 USD.

Who Can Participate

Every XEMarkets new client can participate in the contest by registering a MICRO, a STANDARD, or an EXECUTIVE trading account. The minimum funding is 250 USD, while the level of leverage that can be used is up to the willing of the trader.

Deposit Bonus of 30% is Additionally Offered

A Deposit Bonus of 30% is additionally provided by XEMarkets. Every initial deposit made during the Competition will receive a 30% Extra Bonus.

Major Forex Acquisitions in 2012

FXCM Becomes a Major Institutional Forex Player by Purchasing the UK Based Lucid Markets (mid-2012)

FXCM purchased a 50% share of the UK company Lucid Markets. Lucid Markets is an institutional Forex company (market maker). In 2011, Lucid reported volumes of $13.4 trillion, and that makes Lucid a key player in the institutional Forex business. Furthermore, Lucid reported in 2011 EBITDA of over $110 million. So the price of $176 million for a 50% share that FXCM has paid to buy Lucid Markets seems more than fair for FXCM.

Tadawul FX was purchased and now Become Liquid Markets (November 2012)

Tadawul FX Forex Broker announced in November 2012 that it was purchased by Liquid Markets. As the company has stated, the key change during the transition to becoming Liquid Markets is the improvement of executions. The new company after taking advantage of the tier liquidity capabilities of Liquid Markets will be able to provide trading features such as direct market execution and five decimal trading. The next stage for the new company is to open an office in London.