The Forex Factory Blog

We’ve completed the rollout of Forex Factory’s new front-end.

It’s a lot more than a facelift! The new front-end utilizes the latest web technologies to load the site faster and make it more consistent across browsers and devices.

While the functionality of the site remains mostly unchanged, the design introduces a new “sticky” navigation that consistently keeps all FF products just one click away. The navigation also employs a wider layout to tap into muscle-memory, thereby reducing the amount of effort needed to get around the site.

Forget how the site used to look? Here’s a screen capture right before the new front-end launched:

We’ve already received some great feedback — thank you very much! We’re working hard to improve on issues that have been brought to our attention, and you can expect to see constant improvements in the coming weeks.

Like something? Something bothering you? Let us know in the comments or by contacting us. We carefully consider all feedback!

Thanks for helping to make 2012 another great year for Forex Factory! Best of luck in the new year!

Posted by Sidney, Forex Factory Director of Marketing

Behold! Forex Factory has a new logo!

We stuck to our roots with a factory shape, but the new logo bears precision and meaningfulness that better represent Forex Factory’s ideals and design approach.

The old logo served us well. It was a simple logo, proudly guarding over the site for almost nine years. In 2005, its shape was used as an icon to convey the expected market impact of calendar events ( ) — a pioneering feature that would later become ubiquitous in the financial world.

In 2011, the logo mark was again used to communicate market impact in an innovative way — this time signifying the actual impact of breaking news stories. Through the years, after serving millions upon millions of traders, our old logo became one of the most recognizable forex-related shapes in the world.

Goodbye ole’ buddy!

The new logo is the first step in a larger design initiative. We’re currently working on a new front-end for the site that will change the way you see FF. Here’s a preview:

You won’t have to worry about re-learning Forex Factory, as the new design will leave the site’s functionality and layout virtually unchanged. The only difference will be that the site looks better, loads faster, and will be more compatible across devices.

And thus begins a new chapter in Forex Factory’s evolution.

Posted by Sidney, Forex Factory Director of Marketing

Forex Factory has a new search engine! It’s smarter, easier to use, and more tightly integrated with Forex Factory’s products. Check it out: http://www.forexfactory.com/search.php

You can utilize four different search types to locate information. For everyday use, the ‘Google Powered’ search harnesses Google’s algorithm to find relevant content throughout Forex Factory. For Forum-specific searches, the custom-built ‘Forum Posts’ search is a powerful tool when used with the ‘Advanced Options.’ There’s also a News-specific search, and a ‘Posts by Member’ search that makes it easy to sort through posts a member has made.

The ‘Posts by Member’ search pulls together member-specific content from around the site, and it ushers in new nomenclature. The word ‘post’ now encompasses four items: forum threads started, forum thread replies, news stories submitted, and news story comments. This puts all of a member’s contributions into a single, easily-browsed list. Of course you can still search specific post types by clicking on the ‘Post Type’ links or setting the advanced options.

We hope this new search engine helps you find what you’re looking for! If you run into any bugs, or have feedback, please let us know.

Posted by Scot, Forex Factory Senior Developer

We’re hiring for several positions on the Forex Factory team. The positions are based in Tampa Florida, Kolkata India, and remote from Asia or Europe. Please visit our Careers page for more information.

We’re especially looking for traders and economists to join our growing Website Coordinator team, which manages the Forex Factory website on a day-to-day basis. If you’re an Internet power user with market experience, we urge you to apply for this opportunity!

Posted by Jan, Forex Factory Human Resources

We’re hiring two more Website Coordinators to work at our headquarters in downtown Tampa, Florida. Ideal candidates will have advanced computer skills, a few years of Forex trading experience, and be local to downtown Tampa. If this sounds like you, and you’re looking for a job with a growing company where you have real possibility for advancement, we want to hear from you!

Get the application process started!

Btw, I’ve been working at FF for over five years and can vouch that this is an awesome company to work for.

Posted by Sidney, Forex Factory Director of Marketing

Forex Factory is a proud sponsor of the FXCM Expo at the Rio in Las Vegas, May 3-4, 2010!

This free two-day event includes educational courses for all trading levels taught by FXCM’s course instructors as well as the DailyFX research analysts. There will be over 60 classes and workshops covering a wide range of topics important to today’s Forex trader. Many FF members will be pleased to know there’ll be a course track designed specifically for the MetaTrader community! See the full workshop schedule.

You can register for the Expo, for free, at fxcmexpo.com, or contact an FXCM representative for more information at 1.888.503.6739 or info@fxcm.com.

Please note FXCM has secured a limited number of discount rooms at the Rio for Expo guests. By staying at the Rio, not only are you an elevator ride from all the action, but every room is a luxurious suite! In order to get the exclusive Expo discount, you need to reserve your room online before they’re all gone!

See you in Vegas!

Posted by Sidney, Forex Factory Director of Marketing

We finally made it to Facebook! We welcome you to visit the official Forex Factory Facebook page and hope you’ll “Become a Fan” if you’re a Facebook member.

To kick things off we built an automatic Wall stream that pulls the most active new threads and the top-voted stories on a daily basis. Let us know if you find it useful! What else should we add to our Facebook page?

Posted by Sidney, Forex Factory Director of Marketing

We whipped up an interface to monitor the activity on the Trader Sentiment feature launched on Tuesday. It was only supposed to be used for internal purposes but I thought it was so cool that I convinced the team to let me put it on the blog.

Have a look: http://www.forexfactory.com/sentiment.php

Posted by Sidney, Forex Factory Director of Marketing

Are you bullish on the euro? How about the yen? If you were sharing your opinion with our new Trader Sentiment feature, I’d already know!

Launched today in beta form, Trader Sentiment lets you broadcast your opinion on currencies, commodities, stocks, and interest rates – right on your FF profile!

It’s pretty simple – you share your sentiment through an interface in your Control Panel, which then shows up on your public profile. Now anyone can see your detailed market outlook at any given time.

So give it a try, then comment or contact us to share your thoughts and observations. We love to hear your feedback!

Posted by Sidney, Forex Factory Director of Marketing