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…

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B2C2 cryptocurrency liquidity
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…

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Saxo Essential entry level account
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…

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IronFX office
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…

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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…

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stocks prediction 2020
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…

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Admiral Markets continues investing in FinTech, this time in the Bankish company
January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Admiral Markets introduces free credit card payments

Global forex broker Admiral Markets just announced that from now on that deposits via credit card will also be handled as cheaply as possible – 100% free. Starting from 15 January 2018, all credit card payments will be made absolutely free. Admiral Markets shared that has made this step, because Forex and CFD order execution…

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INTL FCStone’s Carsten Hils discusses the impact the current crisis has on FX markets
January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Horizon enters crypto market with gateways for Kraken, Bitstamp, Bitfinex and GDAX

Horizon Software, the provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, announced today its new support for the cryptocurrency market. The Horizon Trading Platform now provides users with the option of trading Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrencies, such as Ether, Ripple and Litecoin, so clients can make the best use of algorithmic framework and…

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