Blackbull Markets website new zealand fx broker
February 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: New Zealand FX broker Blackbull Markets hires ADS veteran Anish Satinder Lal as Head of FX & Metals

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Auckland, New Zealand based MT4 broker has hired Anish Satinder Lal as its new Head of FX & Metals. Anish Satinder Lal joins Blackbull after stints at OneTwoTrade, Atom8, and most recently ADS Securities, where he held various FX trading and sales roles. Blackbull was founded in 2014 by 25-year old…

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gdpr are you ready
February 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

MiFID II Is Now in Effect, but Will It Conflict with the Upcoming GDPR?

The following article was written by Scott Whitney, senior vice president of product management at communications compliance, archiving, and analytics company Actiance. Much has been written about Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over the past year. But only recently people have people started to notice that…

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February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NYNJA launches first blockchain-enabled messaging app with its own crypto wallet

NYNJA Group Ltd., a global communications and mobile technology company, just announced that it has launched NYNJA, the first international communications app with a built-in digital marketplace and cryptocurrency wallet. NYNJA is a cross-platform app that combines voice, text and visual messaging with robust and secure business management and e-commerce features, all powered by its…

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ATFX teams up with major payment providers for LATAM and the Middle East
February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS releases Guidelines to protect users of electronic payments

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) informed that it has today launched a public consultation on proposed guidelines to protect users of electronic payments (e-payments). The proposed E-payments User Protection Guidelines aim to encourage wider adoption of e-payments by setting standards on the responsibilities of financial institutions and e-payment users. Under the new Guidelines, individuals…

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Cboe Global Markets
February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe Global Markets reports week of record trading activity

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE) has reported its busiest week ever with several new trading records across Cboe’s exchanges and products. From Monday, February 5, through Friday, February 9, 2018, a record weekly high of 48.29 million contracts traded on Cboe Options Exchange, making it the busiest week in the exchange’s…

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February 12, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Property Coin - the very first real estate cryptocurrency

By the end of this month, El Segundo-based startup Aperture Real Estate Ventures plans to launch a real estate-backed cryptocurrency. The idea behind the project is to give investors the opportunity to own a portfolio of real estate assets via the blockchain. How this will happen is whenever an investor buys the new coin, Property Coin,…

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bitcoin
February 12, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Why did Bitcoin rebound 40%?

Bitcoin investors are now beginning to put a smile on their faces. Bitcoin's wild ride continues with full force, this time for the better however. Bitcoin recently dropped just under the $6,000 mark and now, just a week after the great fall, Bitcoin is back with vengeance. Since last week, the "people's currency" has appreciated…

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FCA warning
February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Prime CFDs firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Prime CFDs. Prime CFDs is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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hkex
February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX launches director training webcast on IPOs

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), has today published a webcast that offers directors at companies considering an initial public offering with guidance on their responsibilities, as well as practical advice on tackling issues that may arise during and after the…

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