INTL FCStone Inc. volumes
February 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone Inc. reports 23% record rise in operating revenues in 1Q 2017

Commodities and Forex broker INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ:INTL) just announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2017 first quarter ended December 31, 2016. Interest Income/Expense: Overall interest income increased $1.7 million to $10.4 million in the first quarter, primarily due to $1.3 million in incremental interest revenue from our acquired correspondent securities clearing and independent…

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Crude oil prices could bounce as Coronavirus panic settles
February 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

3 Factors that Could Push Crude Oil Higher in 2017

This article was written by Luis Aureliano, a business writer and financial analyst. With over 15 years of experience in global finance and an MBA in economics and management, Luis’s areas of expertise include business, marketing, communications, personal finance, macro economics, stocks and emerging markets. Crude Oil has been suffering from a supply glut that…

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cme group fx volumes
February 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CME Group boosts its Dividend by 10% following strong 2016 results

Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced that it has declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.66 per share, a 10 percent increase from the prior rate of $0.60 per share. The dividend is payable March 27, 2017, to shareholders of record as of March 10, 2017. The increase comes several days after CME Group reported…

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February 08, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary options broker EZTrader gets second tranche of $3M Yorkville Advisors investment

LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned from regulatory filings that binary options brokerage group EZTD Inc (OTCMKTS:EZTD) has received the second tranche of a $3 million equity investment made in the company by alternative investment firm Yorkville Advisors Global, LLC. The second tranche consisted of $2.2 million. We had reported on the first $800,000 tranche invested in EZTrader…

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February 08, 2017 BY admin

Forex ECN Hotspot promotes within and expands global sales team

Hotspot, the institutional FX market owned and operated by Bats Global Markets Inc (Bats: BATS), today announced expansions to its global sales team including the promotions of Benjamin Leit to Head of Sales, Europe, and Jonathan Watras, to Head of Sales, Asia-Pacific. Mr. Leit, currently based in New York as a Director of Sales, joined…

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February 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Donaldson Findlay firm

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 Donaldson Findlay. Donaldson Findlay is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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February 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

GAIN Capital CEO comments on acquisition of FXCM U.S. retail clients

Following our earlier report that New York based retail forex broker FXCM Inc (NASDAQ:FXCM) had been banned from the US market (alongside bans for CEO Drew Niv and co-founder William Adhout) after FXCM settled allegations of defrauding customers regarding its market making activities, FXCM has put out a statement confirming the settlement with US regulators CFTC…

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MOEX launches trading in sunflower seed futures
February 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shares of Detsky Mir begin trading on Moscow Exchange

Ordinary shares of Public Joint Stock Company Detsky mir will begin trading on Moscow Exchange on 10 February 2017. The security has been admitted to the top Level 1 List. The key parameters of the security are described in the table below: Security Ordinary share Company name Public Joint Stock Company Detsky mir Type Ordinary…

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