Thomson Reuters to purchase up to 6 million shares through private agreements LeapRate

March 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters to purchase up to 6 million shares through private agreements

Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) announced that it intends to purchase up to 6 million of its common shares through private agreements with two armʹs-length third-party sellers. Any shares purchased under these agreements will count towards the company’s existing normal course issuer bid (NCIB), which allows it to buy back up to 37.5 million…

March 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Turnover at Deutsche Börse’s cash markets at €109.0 billion in February

Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €109.0 billion in February (February 2016: €130.7 billion), Deutsche Börse announced today. Of the €109.0 billion, €97.8 billion were attributable to Xetra (February 2016: €120.7 billion). The average daily turnover on Xetra stood at €4.9 billion in February (February…

March 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange releases solid 2016 financial results with record fees

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) announced its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the year ended 31 December 2016. The Exchange delivered solid financial results driven by record fees and commission income from its Derivatives, Fixed Income and Money Markets. Key Financial Highlights for 2016 Operating income declined 5.3% YoY to RUB…

TechFinancials converts loan into Footies

March 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

TechFinancials to receive additional $1.5 million payout from Asia binary options JV DragonFinancials

Binary options platform provider and operator TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) has announced that it will receive an additional $1.5 million dividend payout from its DragonFinancials joint venture subsidiary, which focuses on the Asia Pacific region. This follows the $1 million dividend which TechFinancials received from DragonFinancials last November. We had reported last September, when TechFinancials announced…

March 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

MT4 forex broker Trade12 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 MT4 forex broker Trade12, owned and operated by Exo Capital Markets Limited and Global Fin Services Ltd. from website trade12.com. According to the…

March 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXSpotStream Forex volumes flat in February at $18.7 billion ADV

Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has reported that volumes on its system were fairly flat in February, down 1% MoM at $18.7 billion average daily volume. In context, however, FxSpotStream’s volumes were fairly healthy given larger declines we have seen at other leading institutional eFX venues such as Hotspot FX, FastMatch, and GTX. FXSpotStream is…

March 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin exchange Kraken acquires charting and trading platform Cryptowatch

Cryptowatch founder Artur Sapek will be joining Kraken to continue developing Cryptowatch and lead the development of Kraken’s interface.

March 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group extends commission free ETF trading for ISA accounts during March and April

Online trading industry broker IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has announced that it is offering commission free trading on all ETFs held in ISA accounts, allowing investors to buy and sell them for free during March and April. IG's ISA offer allows new and existing customers to trade from a range of more than 1,200 ISA…

March 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

EEX doubles volume in agricultural products in February

In February 2017, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) reached a volume of 200.8 TWh on its power derivatives markets (February 2016: 300.3 TWh). In a shrinking overall market, EEX reached a volume of 22.1 TWh in Italy (previous year: 44.0 TWh) and 12.3 TWh in France (previous year: 32.6 TWh). Furthermore, 151.0 TWh were traded…

March 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE Holdings completes acquisition of Bats Global Markets

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) just said the company completed its acquisition of Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) on Tuesday, February 28, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion (based on the closing price of CBOE Holdings shares on February 28). The combined company also announced its new corporate leadership…