XEMARKETS Trading Contest 2013

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

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

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.

Forex Industry's Acquisitions in 2012

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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.

World Interest Rates 2012

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WORLD INTEREST RATES

These are the World's Interest Rates as for 2012

Country	Current Interest Rate	Date of the Last Change	Change (%)	Previous Rate
United States	0.25%	Dec 16 2008	-0.75%	1%
European Union	0.75%	Jul 05 2012	-0.25%	1%
Japan	0.10%	Dec 19 2008	-0.20%	0.30%
United Kingdom	0.50%	Mar 05 2009	-0.50%	1%
Australia	3.25%	Oct 02 2012	-0.25%	3.50%
India	8%	Apr 17 2012	-0.50%	8.50%
Brazil	7.25%	Oct 10 2012	-0.25%	7.50%
Canada	1%	Sep 08 2010	0.25%	0.75%
Mexico	4.50%	Jul 17 2009	-0.25%	4.75%
Chile	5%	Jan 13 2012	-0.25%	5.25%
China	6%	Jul 05 2012	-0.31%	6.31%
Hong Kong SAR	0.50%	Dec 17 2008	-1%	1.50%
New Zealand	2.50%	Mar 09 2011	-0.50%	3%
Israel	2	Oct 29 2012	-0.25%	2.25%
Korea, Republic of	2.75%	Oct 11 2012	-0.50%	3.25%
South Africa	5%	Jul 19 2012	-0.50%	5.50%
Sweden	1.25%	Sep 06 2012	-0.25%	1.50%
Switzerland	0%	Aug 03 2011	-0.25%	0.25%
Indonesia	5.75%	Feb 09 2012	-0.25%	6%
Taiwan	1.88%	Jul 01 2011	0.13%	1.75%
Thailand	2.75%	Oct 17 2012	-0.25%	3%
Turkey	5.75%	Aug 05 2011	-0.50%	6.25%
Malaysia	3%	Jul 08 2010	0.25%	2.75%
Norway	1.50%	Mar 14 2012	-0.25%	1.75%
Colombia	5%	Nov 23 2012	-0.25%	5.25%
Czech Republic	0.75%	May 06 2010	-0.25%	1%
Denmark	1.25%	Jul 08 2011	0.25%	1%
Egypt	9.25%	Nov 24 2011	1%	8.25%
Hungary	6%	Oct 27 2012	-0.25%	6.25%
Iceland	6%	Jun 13 2012	0.25%	5.75%
Philippines	3.50%	Oct 25 2012	-0.25%	3.75%
Poland	4.50%	Nov 07 2012	-0.25%	4.75%