January 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
7 tips to get your Forex brokerage’s website to rank higher
Driving traffic to your brokerage’s website organically is one of the most crucial drivers of growth.
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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
HKEX announces new record highs in 2016 Market Statistics
Just a few days after Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that USD/CNH futures volume rose to all-time high, the exchange published a set of market statistics for the full year of 2016. The year saw an outstanding performance in Hong Kong’s derivatives market with a number of new records set. Total turnover…
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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
Börse Frankfurt expands certificate trading market share in 2016
More than 2.1 million customer orders in structured products were traded via Börse Frankfurt in 2016, amounting to a turnover of €14.8 billion. Activity thus remained comparatively high, even though it was 10% less YoY. Responsibility for trade in the roughly 1.3 million investment and leverage lies with Börse Frankfurt Zertifikate AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary…
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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
CBOE’s data subscription service migrating to CBOE Livevol Data Shop
Chicago Board Options Exchange CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced that its historical market data service formerly operated by Market Data Express (MDX) will migrate to CBOE Livevol Data Shop. The consolidation of historical data services under the CBOE Livevol Data Shop umbrella will enhance the historical market data offerings currently available, and also broaden…
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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
Hong Kong SFC adds Asian Mercantile Exchange to its alert list
Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
Deutsche Börse cooperates with Fudan University
Deutsche Börse AG and the School of Management of Fudan University (FDSM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish an extended relationship and co-operate in the area of financial education. The common objective is to improve the understanding and knowledge of Chinese and European financial markets. The partners will jointly design and offer…
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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
SFC bans a former financial planning manager of Dah Sing Bank Ltd for 9 months
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Mr Choi Siu Ki, a former financial planning manager of Dah Sing Bank Limited, from re-entering the industry for nine months from 7 January 2017 to 6 October 2017 for forging client signatures. The SFC found that in August 2015, Choi forged a customer’s signatures on two…
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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
SEC awards $5.5 million to whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of more than $5.5 million to a whistleblower who provided critical information that helped the SEC uncover an ongoing scheme. According to the SEC’s order, the whistleblower was employed at the company involved in the wrongdoing and reported the information directly to the SEC, which brought…
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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
Forex sports sponsorship: Plus500 extends with Atletico Madrid FC
CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) just announced that it has extended its sponsorship agreement with Club Atlético de Madrid Football Club, SAD, to be the main sponsor for the 2017/18 season. Plus500 first became the Official Main Sponsor of Atlético in January 2015 and the collaboration to date has been very successful for both parties.…
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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
New Year financial resolutions from ASIC's MoneySmart
ASIC is encouraging people to make a positive start to 2017 by taking steps to set and achieve their financial goals. Here are ASIC’s MoneySmart New Year financial tips for 2017: 1. Review your finances Work out your short, medium and long term financial goals and priorities and put a plan in place to…
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