Metamako provides technology to monitor every trade at Deutsche Börse LeapRate

January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Metamako provides technology to monitor every trade at Deutsche Börse

Metamako, the provider of intelligent, FPGA-enabled network platforms, announced that it is providing its technology to Deutsche Börse Group. The exchange is using the company’s network devices to increase the accuracy, speed and precision of data capture, network monitoring and timestamping of its co-location network. Every trade is now monitored by a Metamako device, making…

January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Securities Commission Malaysia charges individual in scheme to defraud Proton Cooperative

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) informed that it has today charged a 67-year-old man for defrauding Koperasi Pelaburan Pekerja-Pekerja Proton Bhd (KOPRO) of its investments of RM350,000 for the purchase of securities between August 2007 and November 2008. Ismail Basir was also alleged to have represented to KOPRO that he was a remisier, when in…

January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Forex Sports Sponsorship: Barcelona playmaker Andrés Iniesta tackles new role in UFX commercial

Andrés Iniesta is used to tearing soccer defences apart, but the Barcelona playmaker shows there’s a first time for everything as he dodges American Football defences in the new UFX.com commercial. CySEC licensed retail forex broker UFX.com has today revealed its new video ad campaign with the aim of encouraging viewers to ‘try something new’, which…

Broadridge names Tom Carey President Of Global Technology & Operations Segment

January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge names Tom Carey to head new EMEA and APAC International unit

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announced the creation of Broadridge International, appointing Tom Carey to head Broadridge’s International efforts, responsible for leading the company’s rapidly expanding efforts and presence in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions across all business lines. Carey has also been appointed to serve on Broadridge’s Executive Committee. International expansion is…

January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX expands range of daily leverage certificates with 7x leverage

Following the debut launch of Daily Leverage Certificates (DLCs) in July 2017, Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that it will welcome an expanded suite of DLCs to be issued by Societe Generale with 7x leverage. The six new DLCs issued by Societe Generale offer seven times long or short exposure to the daily returns of the…

January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto market maker B2C2 hires Goldman Sachs FX executive Phillip Gillespie as Japan CEO

Cryptocurrency liquidity provider B2C2 today announced the appointment of Phillip Gillespie as CEO of B2C2 Japan. Effective January 29th this year, Gillespie will lead the company’s operations in Tokyo. B2C2 has already added three more experts to its advisory board just two months ago - Peter Nielsen, Ruth Wandhöfer and Phil Weisberg. Phillip Gillespie joins from…

January 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank launches entry level Essential account with negative balance protection on OTC leveraged products

Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced the launch of a new entry level account, called Saxo Essential, with industry leading pricing and prudent risk limits on margin trading of OTC products. The introduction of Saxo Essential coincides with recent regulatory initiatives aimed at reducing the amount of leverage available to retail clients…

January 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: IronFX 'mystery' investor: Singapore's Torch Investment, backed by Saudi Arabia's ZAD

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that the unnamed 'mystery' investor which agreed to put up to $100 million into Cyprus based retail FX broker IronFX is Singapore based regulated investment fund Torch Investment Management Pte Limited. IronFX announced in August that it had arranged a $100 million investment from a 'major family office investment outfit'. We reported…

Shenzhen Stock Exchange publicly denounces Changsheng Bio-technology

January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SZSE and CSDS amend measures on Stock Pledge and Repo Transactions

With the permission from China Securities Regulatory Commission (CRSC), Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSDS) announced that they have amended the Measures on Stock Pledge and Repo Transactions and Registration and Clearing (a trial version revised in 2017, hereinafter referred to as the Measures), and released the amended…

January 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Top 3 Prediction Platforms on the Market Today

The following article was written by Cahill Puil, the founder of Byte Media Group, a Strategic Marketing Consultancy that helps blockchain and technology companies go beyond beta. He acts as an advisor to ZeroSum. Prediction platforms and cryptocurrencies are a match made in heaven for a number of reasons. The Internet has played host to…