December 07, 2016 BY admin

Match-Trade launchces new trader back office solution for FX brokers

Match-Trade Technologies, a Forex technology provider headquartered in Irvine, California, today announced the launch of Match-Trade (M-TT) Trader’s Room Solution for FX Brokers. The company has been active lately as just last week they introduced an upgraded faster data feed for brokers. As a complement to Match-Trade White Label offering, M-TT Trader’s Room application will…

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December 07, 2016 BY admin

UNC students with 127% in gains win TD Ameritrade's college trading competition

Trading right up until the closing bell, four students from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) turned in a 127% total portfolio gain in four weeks, outperforming other participants to win the third annual thinkorswim Challenge by TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NYSE: AMTD). This year's virtual trading competition had a record number of participants:…

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December 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats reports solid volume across asset classes in November

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) today reported November data and highlights, including $30.4 billion average daily notional value traded on the Hotspot FX platform, one of the strongest months of 2016 for the segment. During the month, Bats also announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Javelin SEF, a deal which further broadens…

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December 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

SpotOption expands senior management hiring David Ripstein as CEO - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that leading binary options platform provider SpotOption has hired former RADCOM Ltd. NASDAQ:RDCM) Chief Executive David Ripstein as its new CEO. SpotOption founder Pini Peter will relinquish the CEO role to Mr. Ripstein, but remains with SpotOption as Executive Chairman. Ran Amiran, formerly Mr. Peter's #2, remains at SpotOption as…

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Coinbase adds Stellar Lumens (XLM) on its professional trading platform
December 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Coinbase partners with law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Digital asset exchange and solutions provider Coinbase just announced that has partnered with leading law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP to release a Blockchain Token Securities Law Framework. The company has also created a Framework Tool as a guide for developers and users of blockchain tokens. As the development of blockchain tokens (also known as App…

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December 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on clone firm of Ernst Hofsetter Asset Management

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Ernst Hofsetter Asset Management. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their…

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December 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA and Hong Kong Monetary Authority sign cooperation agreement

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have entered into a Co-operation Agreement (Agreement) to foster collaboration between the two regulatory authorities in promoting financial innovation. According to the Agreement, the FCA and the HKMA will closely collaborate on a number of initiatives such as referrals of innovative firms,…

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December 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone Inc. launches Converge - commodities risk management platform for the middle-market

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL), a provider of financial-services execution, risk management, market intelligence, and post-trade services across asset classes and markets around the world, today announced that it has launched Converge, an innovative analytic and risk management platform that allows middle-market participants to manage their commodities exposure. Converge applies INTL FCStone's superior global reach…

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December 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

MetaQuotes announces two-factor authentication and password change in MT5 Web platform

Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes has just announced that added the two-factor authentication option using one-time passwords, which improves protection of accounts against unauthorized access. In order to enable the two-factor authentication, clients must launch the MetaTrader 5 mobile application. Then log in and choose the One-time password (OTP) generator option in the Settings window.…

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