Continuing our series of different viewpoints of industry experts on the CySEC bonus ban, we present today's guest post courtesy of Yael Warman from Leverate. During the past year, CySec hasn’t been shy about becoming a stricter regulator and changing its image of a once-lax regulatory body for one of a reputable, don’t-mess-with-us regulator. We have…
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It was a week of sector-changing Forex Industry News. And as usual, you read about it exclusively or first at LeapRate. There were plentiful interesting stories we covered, but they all took a back seat to Cyprus regulator CySEC's ban on bonuses, reported first at LeapRate, as well as changes to trading leverage and client…
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Continuing to bring our readers different viewpoints of industry experts on the CySEC bonus ban, we present today's guest post courtesy of Konstantin Rabin, CEO at eFXto. While some people may assume that the most recent update from CySEC is horrifying, I actually feel that it is deadly. Not for the brokers though, but for…
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LeapRate broke the story of CySEC's plan to ban bonus schemes provided as enticements to retail traders more than a week ago. When CySEC formally announced their plans yesterday, which also covers leverage limits and withdrawal procedures, initial industry reaction was swift. Although different constituencies had different opinions, one thing was clear - this is going…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Confirming LeapRate's earlier exclusive story that Cyprus financial regulator CySEC was preparing to ban the use of deposit bonuses (and other retention bonus schemes) for retail traders, CySEC today issued a circular to all CIF regulated brokers on the island clarifying their position. In the circular (full text below), CySEC states: CIFs must…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned from people close to the situation that Cyprus financial regulator CySEC is getting set to issue directives which would ban entirely the issuing of bonuses to retail traders. We also understand that CySEC, in the same decision or separately, may also limit leverage allowed to be provided to retail traders…
Read moreThe Russia arm of the Alpari Group, which emerged unscathed from Swiss Franc Black Thursday, has continued a PR and marketing campaign to help distance itself from the fate of Alpari UK, which has entered insolvency. We had earlier reported that Alpari RU announced a zero minimum deposit requirement on all trading accounts. Now Alpari…
Read moreBinary option platform provider Tradesmarter has announced the introduction of what it calls a smart bonuses and rewards system, allowing binary options brokers to offer up to seven different types of bonuses at the same time to a specific user. Bonuses and rewards are a very important acquisition and retention tool for most binary options…
Read moreBonuses will only be allowed if funds are free to withdraw whenever the client wishes This could totally change the retail forex industry, and the way client acquisition and retention is done. It’s been only a day since CySEC outlined its priorities for 2014 and today we have the first steps taken in the direction…
Read moreTeam Saxo-Tinkoff riders Alberto Contador and Roman Kreuziger place fourth and fifth in the Individual Tour standings. In a much more lighthearted note than our usual Forex news items, we would like to congratulate our friends at Saxo Bank on their Team Saxo-Tinkoff's Team classification victory in the 2013 Tour de France completed yesterday. Team Saxo-Tinkoff…
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