PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, recorded its best annual traded volume with a total of 1,733.3 TWh traded in 2016. A month later, the company registered a total volume of 165.7 TWh in January 2017, thanks to a record-breaking month on its spot segment with 86.4 TWh (previous record: 75.1 TWh…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has just taken its next swing at cleaning up the regulated Retail Forex, CFDs, and Binary Options brokerage sectors. After late last year instructing brokers to stop using deposit bonus promotions and to limit leverage to 50x (for all but expert traders), LeapRate has learned that CySEC has sent a…
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Euronext published its first “Biotech Barometer”, a new quarterly tool that offers an insight into major trends in biotechnology companies listed on Euronext markets. Designed in partnership with Biotech Bourse, the barometer shows performance indicators, investor interest and market sentiment specifically for this sector. Highlighting biotech Biotech is a key sector for Euronext: between 2012…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Ambrosia Capital. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…
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This article was written by freelance writer Zak Goldberg. While many investors in the United States haven’t been overly concerned about the outcome of the UK’s referendum and resulting vote to leave the European Union, there are some very good reasons to perhaps be a bit troubled. Of course, Brexit doesn’t necessarily pose any real…
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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) announced that with effect from 9:00 a.m. on 6 February 2017, the listing of the shares of Ruifeng Petroleum Chemical Holdings Limited (In liquidation) on the Exchange will be cancelled. Trading in the Company's shares has been suspended since 2 April 2013 as the Company has failed…
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McObject, developer of database system for real-time and historical data analysis, announced today a new version of its eXtremeDB® Financial Edition database management system. The new v.7.1 release brings a host of benefits, including built-in feed handlers for Thomson Reuters and Vela, along with 4x faster data loading for large volumes of tick data, facilitating…
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Playtech (LSE: PTEC) just announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with OPAP, the Greek betting and lottery operator, for the supply of self-service betting terminals (SSBTs), relevant software and services, as well as the subsequent introduction of an Over-the-Counter (OTC) sports betting solution. Under the agreement, Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) will supply software…
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LeapRate Exclusive.... It looks like one of the key strategic goals of 2017 for leading Forex and CFD brokers is to increase affiliate traffic. Just a day after we reported exclusively that New York based Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) was getting set to launch a new-and-improved affiliate program, using third party affiliate management software from the…
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SafeCharge (LON:SCH), advanced payment technologies company, has been selected by Bet Entertainment Technologies to provide a range of advanced online payment services for its Portuguese operation (bet.pt). Powered by software provider SBTech and regulated by the SRIJ, Bet Entertainment Technologies provides online sports and casino betting for the Portuguese market. The deposit and withdrawal journey…
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