January 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Markets.com email to clients on CySEC Forex and CFD broker rule changes: leverage, bonuses, and more

Retail forex broker Markets.com, which operates under the regulatory umbrella of CySEC licensed Safecap Investments Limited, a unit of Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC), sent an email out to clients late last week regarding new trading conditions thanks to rule changes implemented by the Cypriot regulator. We think that the email (full text below) represents a fairly good…

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January 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Buy the rumor, sell the news? USD sinks as Trump Trade unwinds

The following is based on research by Ilya Spivak, Senior Currency Strategist at DailyFX, a unit of IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG). More of Ilya’s research can be seen at DailyFX.com. Talking Points: US Dollar drops as yields decline amid “Trump trade” unwind Yen soars, buoyed by risk aversion across most Asian bourses Information vacuum acutely…

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January 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICAP Energy appoints Kieran Walsh as Director of European Agricultural and Soft Commodities

Markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) just announced that it has appointed Kieran Walsh as Director of European Agricultural and Soft Commodities to launch and manage a new European agricultural commodities desk. Kieran will report to Graham Francis, Head of EMEA Energy and Commodities, ICAP Energy,…

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January 20, 2017 BY admin

Trading social network FX Junction launches new affiliate program

FX Junction, the world's largest social network for Forex traders and copy-trade white label provider has this week announced their new affiliate program. Details are below: How Commission Is Totaled Members acting as Signal Providers can now centralize their activities on FX Junction and retain 70%** of AutoCopy fees from each referred member. All members can earn a 5*…

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January 20, 2017 BY admin

How to avoid the fear from Forex trade entries? Sizing is important

Today we feature a guest post courtesy of TrendTradingDNA, a financial web service that offers members technical analysis, trade alerts and education for trading Forex, Commodities, Stocks and Indices. A common mistake among traders, no matter of experience of knowledge, is over sizing of the trades. How can you reduce the fear from entering a trade?…

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January 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Ono Ventures 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 Ono Ventures. Ono Ventures 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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January 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC’s Enforcement Division issues new advisories on cooperation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Enforcement issued two new Enforcement Advisories outlining the factors the Enforcement Division will consider in evaluating cooperation by individuals and companies in the agency’s investigations and enforcement actions. The CFTC has long given credit for cooperation in determining whether enforcement action is warranted, the nature of…

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