It was only a week ago that we reported about the launch of Lion Binary Options, the new trading platform by Forex broker Hirose Financial UK. And today the broker announced the first set of enhancements to the offering, with new expiry times now available.
As the service is brand new, it currently provides traders with the opportunity to choose amid options on four very popular currency pairs: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and AUD/USD. Clients of Hirose UK can make use of high/low options on these pairs, which means that they may speculate on whether the price of an underlying asset would end up higher or lower than the current market price. This is the most common and simple type of binary options. Until today, the broker offered its clients to trade binary options with expiration times (that's the duration of the trade unless you close it manually beforehand) of 60 minutes. But as of Monday (April 17th), binary options on EUR/USD can be traded for 10 minutes.
This is a very wise of the broker as it reflects the high volatility accompanying this very popular currency pair. In addition, many traders shun long-term binary options and instead target short-term moves in prices.
I know what you're thinking right now – well, this period of time is not so short, in fact, it cannot even be compared to expiry times of Turbo options of meager 15 seconds. We should have in mind though that Hirose UK is a subsidiary of Japanese Forex broker Hirose Tusyo Inc and this comes along with a certain business ethos. When it comes to trading, the Japanese differentiate it strictly from gambling, so any excessiveness like the one related to Turbo options must stay away from the legitimate, normal trading. For that matter, expiry times of 10 minutes and 60 minutes are acceptable and seconds are not.
One more trading opportunity added to the new platform is the ability to purchase an option up to 3 minutes before the expiry of the contract. And this also gives traders plenty of time to assess whether they want to purchase an instrument or give up a given trade.
To trade on Lion Binary Options you need an MT4 USD account with Hirose UK, which you can then use to open a dedicated account for the new platform. In case you'd like to test the new solution first, then you can easily do that with a free practice account.
About Hirose UK
Hirose Financial UK Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of Hirose Tusyo Inc. which is one of the most successful Forex companies in Japan, and offers high quality service in the worldwide financial markets. At Hirose UK traders can find excellent trading conditions: tight spreads, fast STP execution and a reliable proprietary trading platform. Hirose Financial UK Ltd. is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, registration number 540244.