FCA regulated Forex and CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has indicated that in accordance with the terms of its Share Buyback Programme announced on 2 June 2017, the Company acquired 22,000 ordinary shares of ILS 0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") on 28 June 2017 at a price of 548.68 pence per…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society (CGSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to consider cooperation on matters ranging from product promotion to storage vaults. Christopher Hui, Managing Director for Market Development and Head of Project Management at HKEX, and Brian Fung, Chief Executive Officer at…
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Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) today provided an update on the progress of TSX NAVex, its centralized mutual fund solution. Across the mutual fund industry, interest continues to grow as Canadian dealers and fund providers converge on the platform in preparation for trading. TSX NAVex recently welcomed National Bank of Canada and the National Bank Correspondent…
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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is publishing another warning list in just two days, this time of new websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorized investment services provider could be clearly identified. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: www.cbf-financial.com www.toro-next.com www.easygestions.com www.4u-groups.com www.luxembourg-capital-finance.com A list of all unauthorized sites…
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Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) company, and a market for exchange-traded products (ETP) trading globally, announced that has welcomed a new TrimTabs’ ETF to the Bats ETF Marketplace. The TrimTabs All Cap International Free-Cash-Flow ETF (Bats: TTAI) will seek to generate long-term returns in excess of the total return of the S&P Developed ex-U.S.…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that has charged a Canadian-based oil and gas company and three of its former top finance executives for their roles in an extensive, multi-year accounting fraud. The SEC's complaint alleges that Penn West Petroleum Ltd., which has since been renamed Obsidian Energy Ltd., fraudulently moved hundreds of millions…
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Multi-asset brokerage Blackwell Global announced today a partnership deal with Everton Football Club. With aims to increase its global footprint, this is its first sporting sponsorship, as well as the Club’s first Official Forex and Brokerage Partner. This move is meant to increase Blackwell’s profile in the UK, after the company received its FCA license…
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Mainstream and industry press have written widely on the gradual withdrawal of banks - the traditional primary liquidity providers - from the spot FX markets over the past few years. The typical narrative is that reduced appetite for risk, controls on capital at banks, as well as juniorization of dealer staff have all contributed to…
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MetaQuotes just announced that has launched another tool, which can be used to extend website functionality. In addition to the web platform, the Forex trading platform developer offers a free Economic Calendar that can be added to any website. The web platform allows traders to perform technical analysis and trading operations on different markets, including…
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Horizon Software announced today that Ben Wood has joined as new senior sales manager, responsible for business development across the US and EMEA. Horizon is a provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology to the world’s exchanges, banks, brokers and fund managers. Wood is a chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience of delivering…
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