Bitcoin
January 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

GAIN Capital continues global rollout of Bitcoin trading adding Australia and Singapore

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP) today announced the launch of Bitcoin trading in Australia and Singapore on the Company's City Index branded service, which is regulated by ASIC and MAS, respectively. GAIN Capital's Bitcoin offering enables its customers to trade the value of the cryptocurrency through a highly-regulated, trusted broker, without the need to…

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clone firm FCA warning
January 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Wageme clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Wageme. 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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CySEC
January 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC renews the registrations in the Public Register of Certified Persons

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just mde an announcement regarding the renewal of the registrations in the Public Register of Certified Persons (the “public register”). The complete text of CySEC's announcement can be seen below: A. Renewal Process In accordance with the Paragraph 17(1) of the Directive regarding the Certification of Persons…

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cnmv spain forex regulation
January 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CNMV enables a channel for reporting infringements

The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) informed that it has opened a communication channel for possible infringements that guarantees the protection of the informer and the quality of the information received. The function of this tool, which is already available on the CNMV website, is to facilitate the reception of communications from people who have…

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Frankfurt Stock Exchange
January 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

WarrantsExchange in Frankfurt further expands market share

Trading activity 17 percent higher than in 2016 Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s market share in structured products in Germany increased again in 2017, the Deutsche Börse announced earlier today. Its share was slightly higher than the previous year's level both in terms of turnover (36.0 percent) and on the basis of executed trades (45.5 percent). Overall,…

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LCH
January 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH achieves a record year for volumes in 2017

LCH, a global clearing house, today announced record volumes across multiple clearing services in 2017. LCH’s equities, fixed income, and OTC derivatives clearing services all surpassed previous years’ clearing activity. Volumes growth across the business has been driven by the roll-out of new products, effects of regulatory change and the onboarding of new customers across…

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CFTC offices
January 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC issues no-action relief to futures commission merchants

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight announced that it has issued no-action relief to registered futures commission merchants and introducing brokers to exclude deferred tax liabilities that are directly related to the capitalized costs of certain non-allowable assets when computing their adjusted net capital under Regulation 1.17. The…

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acquisition
January 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TP ICAP plc announces the acquisition of SCS Commodities Corp

TP ICAP plc announced that is has acquired SCS Commodities Corp, an independent energy and commodities broker based in the US. SCS has expertise in crude oil futures, soft commodities, petroleum and refined products, natural gas options and crude oil options. It has 26 brokers who provide clients with continuous coverage of energy markets around…

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