For those of you who have left a job to start your own business, you'll know that it is an exhilarating yet frightening feeling, all wrapped into one. Even when you have a great idea, and know exactly how you want to execute. Charlotte Day and Niki Nikolaou just left their long-term positions at retail…
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New offering expands marketing partnership opportunities with GAIN's online retail trading brands City Index and Finspreads; Program to be expanded globally in the coming months Retail forex broker Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) announced that has launched GAIN Affiliates, a highly competitive, performance based offering to affiliates introducing qualified customers to its globally recognised retail…
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Online gaming and financial trading systems giant Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) is today hosting its Annual General Meeting at which its Chairman Alan Jackson will make the following statement: I am delighted to say that Playtech is delivering a strong performance in 2017 driven by organic growth and recent strategic acquisitions. Growth in daily average revenues…
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UK FCA regulated global provider of FX and CFD brokerage services Tickmill reported a record $146.7 billion trading volume in the first quarter of 2017, while adding new languages, tools and contests, as well as strengthening its global presence in Europe and Asia. In March only, Tickmill Group posted an all-time high $61.5 billion trading…
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Following an application by ASIC, the Supreme Court of NSW has made orders, by consent, for the winding up of Courtenay House Capital Trading Group Pty Ltd and Courtenay House Pty Ltd (Courtenay House companies) and the appointment of Said Jahani and John McInerney, of Grant Thornton, as joint liquidators to both companies. ASIC sought…
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BTIG, LLC announced today that Gareth Thomas has joined the firm’s Forex Trading Group. Based in New York, Mr. Thomas will drive the development of BTIG’s electronic foreign exchange platform, TradeSave FX, a low-touch technology for advanced direct market access. “Gareth joins us following a distinguished career within foreign exchange trading,” said Anton LeRoy, COO…
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Russia based global connectivity solutions provider Avelacom has announced the launch of a new point of presence (PoP) at AT TOKYO data center facilities, with the aim to improve low latency offerings for key financial markets in London and Tokyo. The new PoP in AT TOKYO provides access to Japan’s financial markets. Avelacom’s PoPs in…
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DAX futures (JUNE 2017 contract is FDXM7, continuation contract is FDXc1) Yesterday’s candle is somewhat of a mixed message however the DAX bulls still have eyes on the all-time highs. An intraday all time high of just 3 ticks could not be sustained, closing above resistance at 12,790 but with a mildly negative daily candle.…
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Market Overview The recovery in the price of oil in the last week has been a boost to market sentiment and this has come with the dollar coming under increasing corrective pressure amidst data disappointment and more concern over Trump. Weaker US data is gradually becoming a trend, as the New York Fed manufacturing dropped…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Security Capital Consultants. Security Capital Consultants is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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