Binary Options of less than 30 days banned in Canada LeapRate

September 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary Options of less than 30 days banned in Canada

Pan-Canadian financial regulator Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has announced the implementation of Multilateral Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options, which makes it illegal to advertise, offer, sell or otherwise trade binary options shorter than 30 days with any individual. The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

nChain and Bitcoin Unlimited launch Gigablock Testnet for larger bitcoin block sizes

Blockchain research and development pioneer nChain and software provider Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) announced a joint Gigablock Testnet Initiative to test the bitcoin network's ability to handle significantly larger block sizes. This global test network is another step in nChain's growing collaboration with BU on initiatives to help achieve massive on-chain scaling of the bitcoin network.…

September 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Prime broker Divisa UK doubles its Revenues in Fiscal 2017 to £4.7 million ahead of $100 million expansion

Multi asset prime broker and FX liquidity provider Divisa Capital has reported Fiscal 2017 (March 31 year end) financials for its FCA regulated arm Divisa UK Limited, indicating healthy growth for the company as it prepares for a much bigger growth spurt following Divisa's $100 million capital raise made toward the end of the fiscal…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eurex to launch BTP options

Extension of BTP product suite as of 2 October Eurex, the derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, announced that will introduce Options on Euro-BTP Futures as of 2 October 2017. This euro denominated product provides market participants with an efficient and cost-effective listed instrument that extends hedging opportunities in the Italian interest rate…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

OSC announces Market Structure Advisory Committee Members for 2017 - 2019

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today the membership of the Market Structure Advisory Committee (MSAC) for the 2017 - 2019 term. The MSAC continues to serve as a forum to address issues associated with market structure and marketplace operations in the Canadian markets. The MSAC also acts as a source of feedback to OSC…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Atom8 Markets clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Atom8 Markets. 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…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Leeds United announces partnership with FinTech marketplace CurrencyTransfer.com

FinTech marketplace, CurrencyTransfer.com announced partnership with Leeds United Football Club as the club’s ‘Official Global Payments Partner.’ The exclusive partnership will provide the club significant cost savings and a competitive advantage in the transfer market The agreement will see CurrencyTransfer.com operate as the club’s exclusive provider of cross-border payments services, including working with the club…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse announces strategic investment in Trifacta

Deutsche Börse Group announced that has invested into Trifacta, a global company, specialized in data wrangling. The Group acquired a minority stake; and the investment will be managed by its corporate venture capital arm, DB1 Ventures. Thomas Curran, Advisor Innovation & Technology to Deutsche Börse, will join the non-executive board as observer for Deutsche Börse.…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against CAL Investments Ltd clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm CAL Investments Ltd. 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…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes APAC Realty Limited to Mainboard

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that today welcomed APAC Realty Limited to Mainboard under the stock code “CLN”. APAC Realty Limited is a real estate services provider that operates a market-leading real estate brokerage in Singapore under the ERA brand. With a track record of 35 years, ERA Realty is an industry pioneer and one of…