NEX Optimisation expands Harmony messaging network for MIFID II LeapRate

August 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Optimisation expands Harmony messaging network for MIFID II

NEX Optimisation, which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction lifecycle, announced today that it has enhanced its existing messaging services to help clients prepare for the 3 January 2018 MiFID II go-live. NEX Optimisation has extended Traiana’s Harmony messaging network to enable participants to exchange additional information to assist with meeting…

August 07, 2017 BY admin

NordFX introducing two-level forex affiliate program

NordFX, the global forex brokerage today is informing partners that their two-level affiliate program will start to operate from tomorrow, 8 August. It's designed to help partners of the company significantly increase their profits. The two-level system is pretty simple but powerful. For partners, until now they used to receive a commission only from the…

Scammers nick $4.4M in 2018 from online bank access: ACCC

August 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC warns customers about scam emails

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has again warned its Registry customers to be vigilant of scam emails purporting to be from ASIC. Some customers continue to receive emails claiming to be from ASIC, containing attachments or links to fake invoices. These fake emails appear similar to ASIC emails and generally instruct the recipient…

August 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group releases low financing activity in July 2017

TMX Group (TSX:X) today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for July 2017. Toronto Stock Exchange welcomed nine new issuers in July 2017, compared with 15 in the previous month and 13 in July 2016. The new listings included four mining companies, two closed-end funds, one life sciences company,…

August 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC Talks - the Commission's new podcast launched today

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that has launched a new podcast “CFTC Talks” today with special guest Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika. CFTC Talks is the new podcast that’s geared towards providing information about the commodity markets, futures trading and other information about conditions in the U.S. and abroad affecting…

August 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC extends partnership with Nuix for digital investigation and analytics software

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that has extended its partnership with Australian software company Nuix following a competitive tender process. The new contract forms part of ASIC's expanding analytics and e-discovery platforms. ASIC is investing around $60 million on data analytics, IT systems as well as its surveillance and enforcement capabilities to…

August 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Hong Kong FX broker KVB Kunlun doubles its Revenues in Q2-2017

It looks like the Q2 results profit warning issued by Hong Kong based retail forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) was something of a head-fake. While required by Hong Kong Exchange rules since overall, the company's first half 2017 results were significantly down from first half 2016, KVB actually had a much-improved second…

August 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Israel law changed, Apple and Google yank Binary Options apps, and lots more…

This week Forex Industry News at LeapRate had it all. Regulatory back-and-forth including a change and delay in Israel's long-awaited Binary Options law. New Forex sports sponsorships. Broker results. Executive moves... Why was Israel's Binary Options Law delayed, and how was it changed from its original intention? Which regulator got both Apple and Google to pull…

August 06, 2017 BY AMarkets

Do forex brokers need their clients to be profitable?

The following article was written by AMarkets, a St. Vicent & the Grenadines (FSA) regulated global forex broker established in 2007. Choosing a broker is a difficult task, and not just for novice traders, but also for experienced professionals, in particular, because of common opinion about companies having a direct interest in their trader’s losses from…

August 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin vs Bitcoin Cash

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, The entire trading world can’t help talking about cryptocurrencies, and there seems to be hot news every week. You’re probably already familiar with Bitcoin, so let’s take a closer look at Bitcoin Cash. To explain what Bitcoin…