CBOE Hotspot FX volumes
October 01, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Cboe FX (Hotspot) September 2018 forex trading volumes up 3% to $35.8B ADV

Rebounding somewhat from the normal summer trading volumes slowdown, data from institutional Forex ECN Cboe FX Markets – formerly known as Hotspot FX – indicates that the company saw a modest 3% increase in average daily volumes during September, $35.8 billion versus $34.9 billion the previous month. Volumes remained however well below where they were during the…

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clone firm FCA warning
September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Northern Trust clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Northern Trust. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…

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September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Petrobras reaches settlement with SEC for misleading investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Brazilian oil-and-gas company Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. with misleading U.S. investors by filing false financial statements that concealed a massive bribery and bid-rigging scheme at the company. The U.S. Department of Justice also announced today a non-prosecution agreement with Petrobras. The SEC’s order finds that senior Petrobras executives…

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cysec suspends cif licence
September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Forex broker AFX Capital reaches €50K settlement with CySEC

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just informed the public that it has reached a settlement with CIF AFX Capital Markets Ltd. The settlement is for the amount of €50.000. The Company has paid the amount of €50.000. The complete text of the regulator’s decision can be seen below: Announcement date: 28.09.2018 Board decision date:…

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fca warning clone firm
September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Interfinancial clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Interfinancial. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam…

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Spotware cTrader ID holders get access to a new personal cabinet
September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Spotware cTrader ID holders get access to a new personal cabinet

Forex and CFD technology solutions provider Spotware Systems has just announced that its cTrader ID Site, a personal cabinet of cTrader platform users holding a cTrader ID, has been completely revamped and relaunched, becoming an ultimate gateway to the cTrader ID features and benefits. Commenting on the launch, Panagiotis Charalampous, Head of Community Management at Spotware,…

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September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

B21 teams up with OKCoin for trade execution

B21, the first mobile-focused personal wealth manager exclusively for cryptoassets, has announced the establishment of an approved enterprise trading account with the digital asset exchange OKCoin. The partnership agreement with OKCoin will expand the portfolio of currency pairs available on the B21 platform and enhance B21’s order execution and price discovery capabilities across exchanges, directly…

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