Forex software provider MetaQuotes, maker of the popular MetaTrader trading platforms, reported that as of the end of November it passed an important milestone, with 500,000 active users of mobile terminal versions of its MT4 and MT5 trading platforms. More specifically, the breakdown is 418,000 mobile MT4 users, and 83,000 MT5 users. Mobile trading has been around for several years, but only in the past year or so has it really begun to take off -- as mobile devices generally become more popular and ubiquitous, and as consumers and traders become more used to engaging in all types of financial transactions using ... (full story)