Earlier today the biggest forex broker in the world up to date, FXCM, reported its operational metrics for January 2013 and we were glad to notice that the stagnant, low-volatility markets of 2012 are in the history, where they belong. 42% is the growth of the broker's retail trading volumes compared to December 2012, which translates into 22% YoY increase. 22 seems to be an occurring number, as this is also the growth rate of average daily trading volumes both in comparison with the previous month, and year-on-year. With $16.5 billion average daily volume, the company almost broke its own record. These volumes were ... (full story)