May 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Rakuten becomes first Japan forex broker to launch Tradency’s RoboX FX robot trading platform

Japan retail forex broker Rakuten, Inc. (TYO:4755) and financial technology provider Tradency today announced that the two companies have collaborated to launch the RoboX service. As a result of this newly formed partnership, the RoboX service will become available to Rakuten Securities, retail forex traders. Rakuten will become the first broker offering this service in…

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May 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes Waterland Futures as Derivatives Trading Member

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that Waterland Futures Company Limited (WLF) has become a Trading Member in its derivatives market. Established in 1993, Taipei-based WLF focuses on three main areas in futures and options – brokerage, advisory services, and proprietary trading. Its largest shareholder is Waterland Securities Company Limited. Janice Kan, Senior Vice President for Derivatives…

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May 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AlgoTrader adds automated Bitcoin algo trading

The Swiss based company AlgoTrader which provides algorithmic trading solution to support automated Bitcoin trading just announced that has added an automated Bitcoin algo trading - an algorithmic trading software that allows trading of cryptocurrencies on a fully automated quantitative basis. Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are a hot trading topic this year. Many banks are already establishing blockchain-based…

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clone firm FCA warning
May 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against We.Insure clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm We.Insure. 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 to scam…

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crypto scam protection interview
May 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Australia consumer watchdog reports $11.6 million of cold calling binary options scams in 2016

During Consumer Fraud Week 2017, ASIC is reminding consumers to protect themselves against investment scams. ASIC Deputy Chairman Peter Kell said: The Targeting Scams report published today by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) shows reports to Scamwatch on investment scams increased in 2016. ASIC is alerting the public to ways to stay informed…

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