(MENAFNEditorial) LONDON, April 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FXCM Group, LLC ("FXCM Group" or 'FXCM') , a leading international provider of online foreign exchange trading, CFD trading, spread betting and related services, has been named as a 2017 Most Interesting API in the trading and finance category by ProgrammableWeb.
ProgrammableWeb is a leading destination for web and mobile application developers to research the API landscape and search for API-related solutions. In 2017, over 100 APIs were added to the website's Banking category, of which FXCM's FIX API is commended as a messaging standard for real-time global trading transactions. 'Developers can use the off-the-rack Trading Station or develop their own custom institutional interfaces. The API can deliver up to 250 price updates per second,' said ProgrammableWeb.
FXCM offers FREE access to four APIs that each directly connect to FXCM's trading server. Traders can choose from FXCM's REST API , FIX API , Java API , or the ForexConnect API , each with dedicated tools and documentation available on Github .
'FXCM is honored to be recognized by a leading website in the Algo trading community. We are proud of our API offerings and look forward to the community's feedback on our newest REST API ,' said Brendan Callan, CEO of FXCM.
To learn more about FXCM's API offering or to open a live account, traders can contact our API Support team at or a FXCM specialist at or call +44 (0)207398 4050. FXCM specialists are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
About FXCM:
FXCM is a leading provider of online foreign exchange (FX) trading, CFD trading, spread betting and related services. Founded in 1999, the company's mission is to provide global traders with access to the world's largest and most liquid market by offering innovative trading tools, hiring excellent trading educators, meeting strict financial standards and striving for the best online trading experience in the market. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one-click order execution and trading from real-time charts. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on FX trading and provides trading tools, proprietary data and premium resources. FXCM Pro provides retail brokers, small hedge funds and emerging market banks access to wholesale execution and liquidity, while providing high and medium frequency funds access to prime brokerage services via FXCM Prime. FXCM is a Leucadia Company.
FXCM's free or cost-effective unique market data includes volume, sentiment, order and market depth. Read more here: https://www.fxcm.com/uk/algorithmic-trading/market-data/
FXCM Group is a holding company of Forex Capital Markets Limited, inclusive of all EU branches ( FXCM UK ), FXCM Australia Pty. Limited ( FXCM AU ), and all affiliates of aforementioned firms, or other firms under the FXCM group of companies [collectively "FXCM"].
Trading foreign exchange and CFDs on margin carries a high level of risk, which may result in losses that could exceed your deposits, therefore may not be suitable for all investors. Read full disclaimer.
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