This article was written by freelance writer Zak Goldberg. 2016 was certainly a year that anyone who lived through it will remember for a long time. From the spate of surprising celebrity deaths through to the shock and upheaval of political results on both sides of the Atlantic, it was a year full of drama…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Hansford / Hanford and Associates. Hansford / Hanford and Associates is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…
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The growth companies from the Deutsche Börse Venture Network have generated a total of €1.09 billion in 30 financing rounds, as Deutsche Börse announced today with the publishing of its January figures for the Cash Market, Pre-IPO & Growth Financing segment. Currently, 120 growth companies and 214 international investors are part of the pre-IPO network.…
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Russian Forex broker PROFIT Group just announced that from February 1, 2017 the company ceases to provide access to trade binary options. To transfer funds in the Forex trading account, clients should place an order for transfer of funds in the Personal Area. PROFIT Group is one of the Russia focused brokers which has not…
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How much should a retail brokerage charge in commission and markups to ensure its costs are covered?
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Along with huge companies, well-known brands, and popular websites, retail Forex brokers, especially MT4 ones, are also facing DDoS attacks daily. Andrew Shoemaker, founder of DDoS testing company NimbusDDOS, has more than 20 years experience in the DDoS space. He’ll answer some of the most frequently asked questions that come to a broker’s mind when…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have just published final changes in a Policy Statement (PS) aimed at strengthening the transparency and effectiveness of their enforcement decision-making processes. The consultation and policy recommendations covered the full lifecycle of an investigation. The FCA and PRA have made, or are making, changes…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) is preparing the launch of a new affiliate program, using third party affiliate software from Income Access. Montreal-based Income Access was acquired last year by payment systems provider Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS) for $30 million. The new program will include affiliates of all of…
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EBS BrokerTec, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business which provides electronic trading technology and services, announced that it has further enhanced its EBS Live Ultra data feed, providing spot foreign exchange (FX) data at 5 millisecond intervals. Last year EBS BrokerTec launched EBS Live Ultra with two data publication intervals – 100ms and 20ms – with the…
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Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) just released its January trading overview and it does not look any good. All the numbers show quite a drop compared to December 2016 ones. Cash Equity Market In January 2017, the daily average trading value for the TSE 1st Section (domestic common stocks) was JPY 2.6311 trillion. In the ETF market,…
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