Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) has approved a proposal not to suspend trading on the shares of the companies listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange on AGM days as of January 1st, 2018. The QFMA approval included a set of procedures to be followed in implementing the decision in terms of identifying the shareholders eligible…
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FCA regulated FX Prime of Prime brokerage CFH Clearing has announced senior changes at its board and top management levels, as the company seeks to accelerate its ambitious growth strategy under new owner Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC). Playtech acquired the CFH Group for $120 million late last year. Lars Holst (pictured above), CEO of CFH Clearing…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Jessica B. Magee has been named the Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office. Ms. Magee succeeds David L. Peavler, who left the agency in May. Ms. Magee joined the SEC as a Staff Attorney in the Enforcement Division in 2010,…
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The following article was written by James Andrews, an avid bitcoin enthusiast who enjoys reading and writing about crypto currencies. You have Bitcoins, but what do you do with them? Learn about 5 different ways you can put your Bitcoins to use in the online marketplace. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency on the market, was launched…
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Online trading technology provider Tradologic has announced adding MetaTrader 5 to its solutions portfolio. Tradologic is a premium white label FinTech software provider, which offers innovative solutions for both established brokers and startups. The company representatives note that many of their customers intend to launch currency and CFD trading services. The integrator's goal is to…
Read moreThe Disciplinary Committee of Nasdaq Stockholm has found that XBT Provider AB has breached Nasdaq Stockholm’s Rule Book for Issuers of warrants and certificates and other regulations in several respects and, accordingly, has imposed a fine on XBT amounting to SEK 1,000,000. XBT has not complied with the internal routines and procedures (Internal Rule Book)…
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At the end of the first half of 2017, Alpari’s trading turnover across the key markets in which it operates came to 600.9bn USD. This marks a 16% increase on the same period in 2016. The international brand’s trading turnover has increased on most of the more popular currency pairs among traders and investors. The…
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Deutsche Börse AG has published its results for the second quarter of 2017 on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: Q2/2017: net revenue amounted to €623.6 million (+4%), adjusted EBITDA to €379.5 million (+7%), and adjusted net income to €232.8 million (+7%) H1/2017: net revenue of €1,247.0 million (+3%); adjusted EBITDA of €759.7 million…
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Warsaw based X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WSE:XTB), which operates Retail Forex broker XTB.com as well as the X Open Hub trading platform, has issued preliminary Q2 results indicating improved performance for the company over what was a very slow Q1. XTB continued its quite unusual pattern of up-and-down performance, with Revenues up to PLN…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order filing and settling charges against Simon Posen of New York, New York for engaging in thousands of incidents of “spoofing” in gold, silver, and copper futures contracts traded on the Commodity Exchange, Inc., and crude oil futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange over a…
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