Ullink partners with European bank to launch new MiFID II solution for Systematic Internalisers LeapRate

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ullink partners with European bank to launch new MiFID II solution for Systematic Internalisers

ULLINK, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, has partnered with a leading European bank to develop a new solution for client quote management. The new solution, called UL QUOTE, is available to Brokers acting as a Systematic Internaliser (SI), enabling them to comply with MiFID II regulations concerning…

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Speed Finance UK clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Speed Finance UK. 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 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE VIX options set new daily volume record

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that trading volume in options on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) reached a new all-time high on Monday, September 25. In VIX options at CBOE, a reported 2,612,952 contracts traded on Monday, surpassing the previous single-day record of 2,538,121 contracts on Thursday, August 10, 2017. Four of the…

DFSA launches Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Impacts of SEC's exposed financial data: An interview on cybersecurity with Alex Heid

Last week LeapRate reported that SEC was being hacked despite warnings on security and its EDGAR system data may have been used for “illicit gain through trading”, as SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has issued in his statement. We’re pleased to present our recent conversation with Alex Heid, white hat hacker and Chief Research Officer at…

September 26, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CFH Clearing adds streaming liquidity in Cryptocurrencies via FIX and MT4

FCA regulated FX Prime of Prime brokerage and liquidity provider CFH Clearing has announced that it is rolling out liquidity in Bitcoin through FIX and MT4, and will soon be adding Ethereum, Litecoin and Dash. The products will be treated as CFDs so there is no delivery of cryptocurrencies or a need for clients to…

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC obtains orders to wind up investment and technology companies

The Supreme Court of Queensland in Brisbane announced that has appointed Mr Michael Hill and Mr William Harris, of McGrathNicol, as joint and several liquidators of Gognos Holdings Ltd (Gognos) and Dynamic Agri Tech Ltd (DAT) (companies). The court has ordered that the liquidators' appointment be stayed until 10 am on Friday, 29 September 2017,…

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against National Debt Help clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm National Debt Help. 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 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF warns against unauthorized websites offering diamond investments

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has published a list of new websites offering diamond investments, for which no authorized investment services provider could be clearly identified. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: http://4cpatrimoine.com/ http://blue-diamond-invest.com/ http://boursediam.com/ https://www.diamond-expertise.com/ https://www.group-diamonds.com/ http://www.groupesaphir.net/ https://www.infinitediamond.com/ https://lacentraledudiamant.com/ http://www.luxydiamonds.com/ https://netfinancediams.com/ http://pearl-diamonds.com/ https://placedudiamant.com/ https://thebank-of-diamond.com/ https://www.valeur-diamant.com/ https://vendomeprestige.com/ The AMF has also…

September 26, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FX broker Infinox (formerly Go Markets UK) doubles its Revenues in 2017 to £17.5 million

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated retail FX and CFDs broker Infinox Capital Limited has had a very successful first year after it rebranded from Go Markets UK. Revenues at Infinox more than doubled during 2017 (the company has a March 31 fiscal year end) to £17.5 million (USD $24…

September 25, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

The Rise of Cryptocurrency Jobs

Angel’s List reported that cryptocurrency job opportunities have increased by over 100% from March up until now. As Bitcoin price levels are going up and down constantly, the hunger for cryptocurrency jobs is going up with a tremendous speed. According to The Next Web, the current pay for crypto jobs is around 10-20% higher than…