This article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Regional German Director at FCA regulated broker Admiral Markets UK. Hello, Remember the polls before the US presidential elections? All the polling and news stations, major political and economic figures, possibly even Trump himself, were sure that Hillary Clinton will take the crown. Well, we all know how…
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The ASX 100 Cyber Health Check Report was launched today by the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security, The Hon Dan Tehan MP, at a ceremony in Sydney hosted by ASX Chairman Rick Holliday and also featuring ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour. The ASX 100 Cyber Health Check is the first attempt to gauge…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the London Metal Exchange (LME), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEX, announced the appointment of Matthew Chamberlain as Chief Executive of the LME effective immediately subject to the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the UK. Mr Chamberlain will remain on the LME Board and will…
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Plato Partnership Limited, a not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, and Turquoise, the European multilateral trading facility, today announce their intention to develop a mechanism that allows users to call a liquidity event for less liquid securities, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are a vital driver of growth…
Read morePosted by Naeem Aslam | 21/04/2017 12:13 *Markets are not anticipating any surprise and an unexpected outcome produce some serious bruises. *If Le Pen wins the first round, the euro/dollar pair could move towards 1.05. As is often the case, the biggest moves usually take place after the market gets a surprise. If you…
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LeapRate has learned that a number of leading retail forex brokers are altering trading conditions in advance of this Sunday's French elections. The first round of polling is not expected to elect a new President, with the expected final runoff between the two top vote-getting candidates set to take place two weeks later, on Sunday…
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The major question is who, between Francois Fillon and Emmanuel Macron, will be racing against Le Pen?
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KCG announces consolidated earnings of $0.05 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2017 KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement for Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) to acquire all outstanding shares of KCG's Class A Common Stock for $20.00 per share in cash. The price represents…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published a comprehensive Licensing Handbook to provide easier access to licensing information. The licensing section of the SFC website has also been revamped to improve the user experience. The new Licensing Handbook consolidates information previously issued by the SFC in its Licensing Information Booklet and in frequently asked…
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Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes has just announced that the first MetaTrader 5 broker in Germany is the company FXFlat. The advent of MetaTrader 5 is going full speed with FXFlat becoming the first German broker to offer an alternative for MetaTrader 4. The company is a full-fledged STP broker regulated by the Federal Financial…
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