Retail forex broker FXCM Inc (NASDAQ:FXCM) continued a parade of very strong volume reports from leading retail forex brokers around the world in November, by reporting its best results since last June. Retail FX volumes came in at $353 billion at FXCM, up 16% over October. Institutional volumes were also up 17%, at $28 billion.…
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The Central Bank of Ireland, who has duties not only as the central bank of the country but also as primary regulator overseeing Ireland's financial industry today announced three appointments at Director level. The appointments are as follows: Michael Hodson has been appointed to the role of Director of Asset Management Supervision, with effect from January…
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Bitcoin traded at a high of $788.49 on Tuesday amid a flight to safety after Chinese stock market jitters - the highest level in 3 years. The previous 2016 high of $781.31 was achieved in the summer when traders prepared for a process known as "halving" – where the rewards offered to bitcoin miners fall,…
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Paysafe Group plc (LSE: PAYS) has just announced that is aware of a report published this morning by Spotlight Research, which has disclosed a potential short interest benefiting from any weakness in Paysafe’s share price. Paysafe confirms that all material information in the report is either factually inaccurate or has been previously disclosed. The Group…
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The following post is courtesy of fractalerts, a division of fractal SA, Switzerland, a trading alert service based on unique algorithms that intuitively predict patterns in the market. Each market forecast is systematic, unemotional and data-driven – resulting in specific entry and exit points and historically astounding gains across 34 different markets. The price of…
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Euronext has confirmed that Maria João Carioca, CEO of Euronext Lisbon and member of the Managing Board of Euronext, has resigned after being asked by the Government of Portugal to join the Management Board of Caixa Geral de Depósitos. She has accepted the offer, pending all regulatory approvals by the relevant authorities. Stéphane Boujnah, Chairman…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that the reason for payments services company Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS) seeing a wild ride in its shares today is a report issued by short selling specialist firm Spotlight Research on the company and its exposure to illegal online gambling business out of China. PaySafe shares traded down by as much…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced that, on its meeting of 28th November 2016, has decided to wholly withdraw the Cyprus Investment Firm authorization with number 239/14 of «UBFS Invest powered by Moneychoice Brokers Ltd» operating at www.moneychoicebrokers.com, www.ubfsinvest.com. The withdraw has been made due to UBFS’s non-compliance with: Section 28(1) of the Law…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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Sofia-headquartered Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) today reported some relatively striking volume metrics for the small European exchange. November total market turnover tripled MoM from October’s BGN 16.3 million to BGN 57.5 million ($30.9 million USD). Compared to the BGN 17.4 million in turnover in November 2015, the increase was more than three-fold YoY. The volume growth of the…
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