January 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary options broker EZTrader raises first $3M of $11M Yorkville Advisors commitment – LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned from regulatory filings that binary options brokerage group EZTD Inc (OTCMKTS:EZTD) has drawn down the first $3 million equity tranche from an $11 million investment commitment made to the company from alternative investment firm Yorkville Advisors Global, LLC. LeapRate had exclusively reported on the commitment made to EZTD by Yorkville in November. EZTD…

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January 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FinTech 2017 priorities for Financial Services providers: ChatBots, Regulation and Blockchain

Synechron Inc., the digital, business consulting and technology services provider, has today announced its predictions of top Financial Services Trends for 2017, supported by survey data from TABB Group. The survey of over 200 senior-level, global financial services business and IT decision-makers across the U.S. U.K. and Europe found 38% of respondents placed Regulation as…

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FXecosystem
January 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXecosystem expands in Asia with new Equinix Hong Kong HK1 Data Center PoP

FXecosystem, a leading provider of institutional and retail FX outsourced connectivity services, today announced further expansion in Asia, with a point of presence (POP) in the Hong Kong HK1 data center of Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX). FXecosystem's expansion is meant to accommodate current retail and institutional client requirements in the region and follows the recent opening of the…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
January 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA publishes extract on enforcement decisions on financial statements

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an extract from its confidential database of enforcement decisions on financial statements. The extract includes a selection of 14 decisions that were taken by national enforcers in the period from March 2014 to June 2016. ESMA is publishing extracts from its confidential database of enforcement decisions…

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US oil index is prime
January 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Oil prices edge higher by the end of this week

Oil prices edged higher on Friday as output cuts by OPEC members met with lingering concern that other producers could try to shirk their share of planned decreases aimed at curbing global oversupply, as reported by Reuters earlier today. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were trading at $57.20 per barrel at 1229 GMT (7:29 a.m. ET),…

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January 06, 2017 BY admin

Social trading company FX Junction now secures accounts with 2FA

Forex social trading network and copy trade company FX Junction announced today for users a new account security feature with 2-Way Authentication by incorporating the Google Authenticator. The company recommends all members to activate this feature and particularly members with Live linked accounts - to prevent any unauthorized access. The principle is simple: If you…

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January 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF warns about proposals to invest in diamonds

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is warning the public about proposals to invest in diamonds. Seemingly highly attractive, and often presented as a safe investment, these proposals make glowing promises of exceptional and even unrealistic returns. The AMF is calling on individual investors to exercise the greatest vigilance. The AMF is observing a strong…

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Bank of China (UK) Limited joins LCH’s SwapClear
January 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH's SwapClear achieves record volumes in 2016

The global clearing house LCH announced today that its SwapClear service cleared record volumes of interest rate derivatives in 2016, processing over $665 trillion in notional over the course of the year, representing an annual increase of 25%. Both members and their clients increased their flows through LCH, with the buy side clearing a record…

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