March 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge acquires post-trade control solutions provider Message Automation

Financial technology provider Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced that has extended its global post-trade control capabilities for sell-side and buy-side firms in capital markets through the acquisition of Message Automation Limited, a provider of post-trade control solutions. The acquisition accelerates Broadridge’s ability to allow firms to transform their risk and compliance capabilities. Terms of…

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March 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ADS Securities warns of clone website

ADS Securities, the global FX brokerage house, has asked clients to make sure they access the company’s website through the URL www.ads-securities.com. A website with a similar address, which claims to offer services mirroring those provided by ADS Securities, has been set-up and could be mistakenly accessed by clients. ADS Securities is not affiliated, connected,…

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March 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Interactive Brokers to leave options market making to 'order internalizers'

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS:IBKR) announced that it will discontinue options market making activities globally, which are conducted through its Timber Hill companies. The Company expects to phase out these operations substantially over the coming months and intends to continue conducting certain trading activities in stocks and related instruments. Thomas Peterffy, Chairman and CEO,…

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CySEC issues another impersonators scam warning
March 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CySEC issues another impersonators scam warning

Every several months, it seems, Cyprus financial regulator CySEC puts out some version of a warning against impersonators appearing as CySEC officials in an attempt to scam unsuspecting investors. In the latest iteration, recent instances came to the attention of CySEC which involve correspondence from the US, Canada and the Dominican Republic in which persons…

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March 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary options broker Suisse Option receives warning from Canadian regulator BCSC

Continuing its string of warnings against unregulated brokers and other scams targeting retail traders in Canada, Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated binary options broker Suisse Option, operating from website suisseoption.com. According to the BCSC, Suisse Option claims to be based in Hong Kong, and…

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March 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group and CMC Markets lead Australia forex broker market, Pepperstone #1 in client satisfaction

Financial research outlet Investment Trends has released its latest report on the Australia foreign exchange trading sector, showing continued growth of the Retail Forex sector down under. The latest report is based on a survey of more than 13,000 traders and investors conducted by Investment Trends in November 2016. Overall, Investment Trends calculated 4% growth…

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March 08, 2017 BY admin

ChartIQ redesigns market data and financial widgets for websites

ChartIQ, the US-based charting, and platform company just announced they've redesigned their HTML5 financial portals and widgets for websites and webmasters with an increased focus on ease of use, flexibility, and interactivity. Another US-based company Xignite provides the data package to ChartIQ and is hosted in the cloud. LeapRate a few months ago spoke with…

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