April 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes Rifa Futures Limited as Derivatives Trading Member

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that it welcomes Hong Kong-based Rifa Futures Limited (Rifa Futures) to its derivatives market as a Trading Member. Michael Syn, Head of Derivatives at SGX said: We are pleased to extend our distribution network in Greater China with the addition of Rifa Futures to our derivatives market and look forward…

Read more
April 14, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

This investor sees Bitcoin at $250k by 2022

Many speculations are made when it comes to Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is going up and down all the time, fluctuating around the $8,000 level these days. However, with the blockchain infrastructure getting improved constantly, the value of Bitcoin may be going up in the future. One investor who believes in that is Tim Draper, one…

Read more
April 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

India's TV provider Dish TV lists GDRs on London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has just announced that it today welcomes Dish TV’s Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) to trading on the Professional Securities Market. This follows the completed merger between Dish TV and Videocon d2h, creating a Direct-to Home (DTH) television service provider in India, valued at over $2.2 billion and serving over 29…

Read more
April 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Metropolitan Stock Exchange welcomes listing of 14 IPOs

Metropolitan Stock Exchange (MSE), the youngest national level stock exchange of India has just announced that it welcomes listing of 14 IPOs. The recent additions were ICICI Securities Ltd and Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd. These young companies’ entry in the capital markets gets a red carpet from MSE under the “Permitted to trade category” (PTT),…

Read more
April 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Google Play bans all Binary Options trading apps

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that online giant Google has taken what seems to a final step in the coffin of Binary Options trading, issuing a blanket ban on all apps which allow Binary Options trading in its Google Play apps store. In its Developer Policy Center, Google Play issued new updates and guidelines for…

Read more
April 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

EU short sellers attempt to hide positions to avoid “herd behavior”: ESMA

The public disclosure of net short positions in EU shares influences investors’ behaviour, a recent study by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) finds ESMA shared that its latest Trends, Risks, Vulnerabilities (TRV) Report No. 1, 2018 analysed net short positions reported under the Short-Selling Regulation (SSR). The SSR data shows that there were 210,341…

Read more