ESMA bond liquidity data
April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA issues final guidelines regarding circuit breakers under MiFID II

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued the final report on the Guidelines regarding the calibration of circuit breakers and the publication of the trading halts under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). These Guidelines provide further detail on the parameters that trading venues should consider for the calibration of their…

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SFC fines
April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Westward International Ltd and Coucarin Holdings Ltd charged more than $1.77 million in CFTC binary options fraud action

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge James I. Cohn of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered final default judgments against Relief Defendants Westward International Ltd. and Coucarin Holdings Ltd., both of Deerfield Beach, Florida. The Default Judgment Orders, both entered on March 23, 2017, require Westward…

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April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Beta version of the mobile MetaTrader 5 Web platform now available

Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes just announced that has developed the mobile version of the MetaTrader 5 Web. The web application is adapted for smartphones and allows trading Forex and on world exchanges from any mobile browser. Currently, the beta version provides the basic trading features: online quotes of financial instruments, the full set of…

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Crypto “bot” trading hurting market reputation and individual investors
April 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Robo-advisors permeate Asian markets

Robo-advisors are gradually becoming more popular in Asia, especially among retail investors. While it will take some time, these advancements-and the technologies that underpin these platforms-are likely to seep into the institutional space in years to come. Wei-Shen Wong from Waters Technology speaks to several firms in the region to discuss how they’ve built out…

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xceptor data automation
April 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Xceptor appoints Marco Sablone as Director of Sales following recent NY office opening

Xceptor, a provider of process automation and data management services for the financial sector, today announced the appointment of Marco Sablone as Director of Sales & Business Development for North America. Reporting directly to Andrew Kouloumbrides, Chief Executive Officer, Sablone will be working closely with existing clients and driving new business as part of the company’s…

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April 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Spain’s Correos selects Paysafe to drive e-commerce payments

Paysafe’s NETELLER, Skrill and Rapid Transfer added as payment options on Correos’ e-commerce platform Comandia Spain’s state-owned postal company Correos announced that has chosen payments services company Paysafe Group Plc (LSE:PAYS) as a recommended payment provider for businesses using Comandia, its e-commerce platform. As part of the collaboration between the two companies, Paysafe’s Skrill Quick…

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April 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Spam? Scam? ...Shame

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Regional German Director at FCA regulated broker Admiral Markets UK. Hello! Chanel or Chanell? Gucci or Guci? The question of what is real or not is one that’s posed a ‘problem’ for fashion retailers and consumers for years. But, more recently, we’ve seen similar issues develop on…

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cysec license suspended
April 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC withdraws CIF license of CommexFx Ltd

After prolonging license suspensions and fines, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announces that, on its meeting of 25th July 2016, has decided to wholly withdraw the Cyprus Investment Firm authorisation with number CIF 153/11 of CommexFx Ltd, operating at www.commexfx.com. The reasons: The Company had not complied with section 28(1) of the Law…

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