Twenty-five years ago, FX introduced the retail market to the concept of trading online 24 hours a day, which was a novel and exciting development at the time. The ability to discover prices and execute trades in real-time, even during nighttime hours, made the market feel more accessible and tangible compared to the traditional trading schedules most were accustomed to. When I started at FXCM in 2005, phones lit up during economic announcements like non-farm payroll numbers. My first shift was midnight to 8am, and even throughout the night, traders would call in, as they could track events around the world with the ... (full story)