www.leaprate.com/2014/04/leaprate-interview-jake-amar-ceo-and-co-founder-of-mercer-fx-takes-the-long-term-view-on-running-a-brokerage/ - JAKE AMAR FOREX - The long and often obstacle-strewn road to sustainability within the highly contested retail FX sector these days has generated a need for ingenuity and diversification. Market participants around the globe have experienced a narrowing of spread, which in turn adjusts the profit margins to far narrower levels than those which were attainable just two years ago, and retail traders in most regions with a sizable Forex trading population have become considerably more astute as the industry has matured. Add this to the regulatory developments which have taken Forex as a major subject as far as new consumer protection rulings are concerned, and it is easy to see why constant refinement of business model is key. Regional preferences vary, however with the Asia Pacific firmly at the center of the map for most retail Forex brokerages, with its large, investment-orientated populace and high trading volumes, a drive in that direction is omnipresent currently.