January 04, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin continues march upward, now above $1,100

Less than two days after crossing the $1,000 barrier, Bitcoin prices continued their march upwards and quickly crossed the $1,100 level on Wednesday. As of the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $1,122, up more than 8% on the day. As recently as December 20, Bitcoin was trading at under $800. Bitcoin one-month price…

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January 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eurex December 2016 report: Innovative products help manage volatility through 2016

In 2016, Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange, saw increasing demand for its highly liquid benchmark product range as well as strong growth in a number of new product segments. Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) are efficient hedging instruments, sharing the same benefits as OTC contracts and also the the advantages of deep liquidity and transparent trading…

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January 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Stockfield Associates Group 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 Stockfield Associates Group. Stockfield Associates Group is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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January 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FxPro shelves IPO following FCA crackdown

Retail Forex broker FxPro has abandoned plans for a London stock market flotation as a result of the UK regulator's plan to crackdown on the growing financial spread betting market, Sky News reported earlier. FxPro has tens of thousands of UK clients but the sector received an unexpected blow in December when the Financial Conduct…

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January 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dash Financial merges with Convergex's LiquidPoint

Dash Financial announced that Dash and Convergex have signed a definitive agreement to merge Dash and LiquidPoint (Convergex’s Options Trading and Technology business), creating a financial technology company in the options and equities markets. Dash Financial is an institutional trading technology, execution and analytics provider. LiquidPoint is specialized in advanced options technology and routing services…

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January 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

EEX Group announces key figures of December 2016, 17% YoY rise in commodities

The European Energy Exchange EEX Group provides the central market platform for energy and commodity products. The offering of the group comprises contracts listed at the European Energy Exchange (EEX), EPEX SPOT, Powernext, Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX), Gaspoint Nordic and Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE) as well as clearing and settlement via European Commodity Clearing (ECC).…

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