January 04, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff
Digital currency Dash sees value spike 40% overnight before software upgrade
Dash total market cap soared from $82 million to more than $117 million this morning.
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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 LeapRate Staff
Exness December Forex volumes $201 billion, full year 2016 tops $2.4 trillion
Retail forex broker Exness saw December volumes down seasonally 5% MoM from November, but at $201.2 billion Exness volumes stayed above the $200B line for the fourth consecutive month. For the year 2016, Exness reported record volumes of $2.41 trillion, making Exness one of the 10 largest retail forex brokers worldwide. During 2016 Exness honored…
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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 LeapRate Staff
Binary options and CFDs broker Opteck launches new mobile trading platform
Regulated binary options and CFDs broker Opteck has announced the launch of a new mobile trading platform, as the company continues to invest heavily in new technology as it expands to acquire new global markets and increase its client base in existing markets. Designed for all major smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, the new…
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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
CME Group reaches record ADV of 15.6 million contracts in 2016, up 12% YoY
The derivatives marketplace operator CME Group just keeps breaking records, announcing that 2016 average daily volume (ADV) reached 15.6 million contracts, up 12% from 2015. Five of CME Group's top ten daily volume days occurred within 2016, with three of those during the fourth quarter. CME Group fourth-quarter 2016 ADV reached a 16.3 million contracts, up…
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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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January 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova
HKEX to offer RMB Currency Options
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to offer Renminbi (RMB) Currency Options and is aiming to roll out a US dollar/Offshore RMB (USD/CNH) contract in the first quarter of this year, subject to market readiness. HKEX’s USD/CNH Options provide the following trading benefits: Flexibility of trading and hedging strategies for various market conditions…
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