Finom Reg D ICO
December 04, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Finom launches $101 million ICO under Reg D, aims to reduce financial market entry barriers

Teufen, Switzerland based financial blockchain corporation Finom AG has announced plans to raise up to $101 million, to create world’s first blockchain-based platform to reduce financial markets entry barriers and provide Artificial Intelligence advising. Finom stated that its $101 million tokenized equity offering will be executed pursuant to Regulation D of the U.S. Securities Act of…

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December 04, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Why and how would the bitcoin bubble burst, if there was one?

As the "people's currency" is slashing through the $11,000 price point yet again, some experts are now equating bitcoin with a huge, ready-to-burst bubble. However, as CME Group and Nasdaq are already in the process of launching bitcoin futures and the technology behind the currency, blockchain, is rapidly innovating a series of industries, the question…

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December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXCM Group launches new HTML5 Web Platform

Retail forex broker FXCM Group announced today the launch of the next generation HTML5 platform, Trading Station Web 2.0. FXCM’s flagship proprietary platform, Trading Station Desktop, has built a reputation in the industry as being one of the most robust trading platforms with a great charting package and superior execution. The new HTML5 web platform…

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December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe launches Bitcoin Futures trading on December 10

In addition to last Friday's news when Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced that CFE had filed a product certification with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer bitcoin futures trading, the company today informed that Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) plans to offer trading in bitcoin futures beginning at 5:00 p.m. CT on…

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December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC emergency action halts ICO scam

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it obtained an emergency asset freeze to halt a fast-moving Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fraud that raised up to $15 million from thousands of investors since August by falsely promising a 13-fold profit in less than a month. The SEC filed charges against a recidivist Quebec securities law…

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December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Xetra trading ready for MiFID II

Update for Deutsche Börse's T7 trading system / Regulatory requirements implemented As of today, Xetra trading announced that it is ready to meet the requirements of MiFID II, the European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, which goes into effect at the beginning of 2018. Deutsche Börse's underlying T7 trading system was therefore updated to Release…

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cme group fx volumes
December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group's November ADV - second highest in 2017

Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) today announced that November 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 18 million contracts, down 14 percent from the record November 2016 average daily volume, but up 21 percent compared with October 2017 and representing the second highest monthly average daily volume to date in 2017. CME Group November 2017 options…

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NEX Group market volumes
December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Group with mixed results in November volumes report

NEX Group plc (LON:NXG), a financial technology company at the centre of global markets, announces markets volumes for the month of November 2017. Spot FX results have made quite a plunge with 23% YoY, but the numbers look steady looking at the MoM change. US Treasury's numbers are also down to 156.7 YoY with 27%.…

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fca warning
December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Pension Services 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 firm Pension Services. Pension Services 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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