The markets that do the sort of high volume, low margin trades that would be affected by an FTT are the foreign exchange (FX), futures, options and stock markets (with special reference to high frequency trading of the often demonised computer algorithm type).

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The G7 announced they will cooperate as appropriate in the foreign exchange markets and combat excessive FX volatility.

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After speaking with many traders with color-vision deficiencies, designers of DJ FX Trader, a foreign exchange tool offered by Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, say they made a point of using icons to supplement color.

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This is a flow variable and so should largely exclude currency valuation effects, but the drawback is that it will usually overstate the amount of official FX intervention as it includes monthly foreign exchange transactions by the PBoC and commercial banks.

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The survey was carried out by RSGB on behalf of FX Currency Services, a wholesale supplier of foreign exchange services.

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In this case, it makes sense to use a foreign exchange broker or understand the detail yourself by using a comparison site such as FX Compared.

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