FCA regulated CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has issued its response to the proposals made late last week by pan-European regulatory authority ESMA to severely rein in the world of online leveraged trading in the EU. ESMA's proposals included: a total ban on Binary Options marketing and trading in the EU leverage restrictions on Forex…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has issued a formal statement in response to the proposals made late last week by pan-European regulatory authority ESMA to severely rein in the world of online leveraged trading in the EU. And, it wasn't all laudatory. While IG did state that it is is "supportive of…
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After several months of waiting and much speculation, European pan financial regulatory body ESMA has finally given the investing public a whiff of what it is planning to (try and) impose on the online trading world: a blanket ban on Binary Options in the EU, and a leverage cap of 30x on Forex trading. After…
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It has been another positive weekend for Bitcoin trading. But this time, it seems as though there was some method to the madness. After spending most of Friday trading in the $16,000-$17,000 range - up from the $13,000 range just last weekend - Bitcoin prices rose throughout the weekend and spent most of Sunday bouncing…
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LeapRate Exclusive... It looks like there indeed is a downside to the rapid runup in cryptocurrency trading at Retail FX shops. With the surge in interest from retail traders to trade bitcoin, ethereum and their various crypto cousins, some FX brokers - always welcoming new clients, of course, alongside increased trading volume from existing clients…
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Your Weekly Trading Review by UFX.com – Sunday, December 17th, 2017 Some of this past week’s leading economic news and events affected the financial markets: The EUR/USD and GBP/USD both fell by -0.25% and -0.83%, respectively. Gold enjoyed a slight increase of 0.03%, while Crude Oil also rose in value by 0.46%. The 3 major US indices…
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Which platform provider and Far East broker are collaborating on a new Blockchain based social trading service? Where did online gaming giant Betfred launch EU-licensed CFD trading via its new TradeFred brand? Which FCA regulated broker raised leverage on major FX pairs trading to 200x? Answers to these questions and more appeared exclusively or first…
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Continuing its string of warnings against unregulated brokers and other scams targeting retail traders in Canada, Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated bitcoin and Forex broker USI-TECH Limited (USI), operating from website usitech-int.com. USI-TECH Limited (USI) claims to be an online Forex and Bitcoin trading platform…
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As many countries and businesses have used blockchain and bitcoin to improve the economy of their own, the real estate market is taking full advantage of what seems to be the most popular topic and currency of the year: Bitcoin. Mirror, a UK online newspaper, confirmed that a four-bedroom home in Essex is the first…
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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 Giant Global Markets Limited. Giant Global Markets Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…
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