BCSC warning
December 22, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Unregulated retail forex broker FX-Inter gets Canadian securities regulator warning

Continuing its string of warnings against unregulated brokers and other scams targeting retail traders in Canada, Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated retail forex and CFD broker FX-Inter, also known as Inter Global, at website fx-inter.com. According to the BCSC, FX-Inter is an offshore firm that…

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December 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Mulvey & Hanson LLP 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 Mulvey & Hanson LLP. Mulvey & Hanson LLP is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
December 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA identifies areas for improvement in EU CCP supervision

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has presented today the results of a peer review, it conducted into how national competent authorities (NCAs) ensure that central counterparties (CCPs) comply with margin and collateral requirements under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The report identified a number of areas where supervisory approaches differ between NCAs…

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December 22, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness reports: We've never canceled a single client order

Retail forex broker Exness has issued an interesting statement on their website, that they have never canceled a client order. Ever. For any reason. Order cancellations are apparently a source of angst for retail forex and CFD traders at market maker brokers, usually happening when the trade would have been to the benefit of the…

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December 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

SpotOption partners with Tools For Brokers for MT4 Plug-In launch

Last news heard from binary options platform provider SpotOption was the successful launch of their latest trading product, CFDs.  The launch of their MT4 Plug-In was also mentioned then. Now, not more than a month later, SpotOption announced the successful launching of their MT4 plug-in, which was made possible through the partnership with Forex technology provider, Tools For Brokers. The MT4…

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December 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

LSE Group block trading initiatives ahead of MiFID II countdown

London Stock Exchange plc’s new block trading, auction and hidden order innovations including the Intraday Auction and Hidden Midpoint Pegged Orders recorded significant growth in 2016. Turquoise Plato Block Discovery also demonstrated very strong growth throughout the year. The trend highlights investor demand for trading services that will allow adaptation ahead of MiFID II’s impending…

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December 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse announces key appointments to Eurex Product Development

Deutsche Börse’s Eurex derivatives business has announced the appointment of Lee Bartholomew and Zubin Ramdarshan to key product development roles. Both join the company in the middle of an industry transformation that challenges market infrastructure providers to constantly drive innovation. Zubin Ramdarshan has been appointed new Head of Derivatives Product R&D Equity and Index. He…

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Deutsche Börse
December 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse increases share in Tradegate to 20%

Deutsche Börse AG just announced that is exercising a third and also final call option on shares in Tradegate AG and will thereby increase its approximately 15-percent stake in Tradegate AG to almost 20%. Deutsche Börse AG exercised two call options back in 2014, increasing its then approximately five-percent stake in Tradegate AG to almost…

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