Dow Jones to Launch Real-Time FX News, Info Platform

Financial news gatherer Dow Jones & Co. announced it will launch a real-time FX information service that will provide traders with news, analysis, and data that can help them direct their strategies.

Dow Jones said it will deploy a team of 100 journalists to break news for the DJ FX Trader platform. With the global FX market expected to grow from $4 billion to $10 trillion by 2020 according to UBS AG data, the firm is betting that demand for information about the world's most liquid securities market will soar.

"Currencies were once merely a measure, but they are now a global asset class," Dow Jones Editor-In-Chief Robert Thompson said in a statement. As the Senior Editor of Advanced Trading, Justin Grant plays a key role in steering the magazine's coverage of the latest issues affecting the buy-side trading community. Since joining Advanced Trading in 2010, Grant's news analysis has touched on everything from the latest ... View Full Bio