Admiral Markets reduces leverage ahead of Italian constitutional referendum LeapRate

November 30, 2016 BY admin

Admiral Markets reduces leverage ahead of Italian constitutional referendum

Here we go again with European geopolitical risk...roughly 6 months after the surprising "Brexit" vote, Italians are ready to make their voices heard regarding their politics. As such, brokerages are beginning to adjust trading conditions for the event. EU and FCA regulated broker Admiral Markets announced margin requirement updates as market uncertainty is increasing around…

November 30, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICE announces results of ICE Endex gas storage auction

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, has announced the results of the ICE Endex gas storage auction held on November 30, 2016, on behalf of GasTerra. On November 30, a total of 4,549,451 Standard Bundled Units (SBUs) for the contract period 2017/2018 were…

November 30, 2016 BY admin

Portware releases new version of its multi-asset execution management system

Portware, a FactSet Company and a global provider of multi-asset trade automation solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI), today announced upgrades to its execution management system (EMS), Portware Enterprise. Portware Enterprise is a fully customizable “thinking” EMS designed to act as the central platform for the creation and execution of trading strategies for global equities,…

November 30, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

PFSOFT integrates with Apex Clearing to expand Protrader platform access to US stocks and ETFs

Multi asset platform developer PFSOFT has announced that it has recently completed integration of its Protrader platform with APEX Connect, a technology solution from SEC regulated clearinghouse APEX Clearing. By integrating Protrader with APEX Connect, PFSOFT has made it possible for brokers, funds and proprietary trading firms using Protrader solutions to access stocks and ETFs…

Mt. Gox trustee granted another delay for distribution plan for victims

November 30, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gooligan breaches more than 1 million Google accounts

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) has announced its security researchers have revealed a new variant of Android malware, breaching the security of more than one million Google accounts. The new malware campaign, named Gooligan, roots Android devices and steals email addresses and authentication tokens stored on them. With this information, attackers can access users’…

November 30, 2016 BY admin

CME Europe renews 'Forex Liquidity Creation Program'

CME Europe has just informed members that it will be extending its FX Liquidity Creation Program (LCP) commencing on December 1st. The renewal is a success for the program which was first announced back in May as first reported by LeapRate. It should be noted that existing participants in the FX Market Making program are not eligible to…

November 30, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

KCG completes move to new headquarters in New York

KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) has announced it has completed the move of its headquarters to 300 Vesey Street in downtown Manhattan. The new headquarters houses over 600 KCG employees and features a state-of-the-art trading floor as well as flexible collaboration spaces to promote teamwork throughout the office. Daniel Coleman, Chief Executive Officer of KCG,…

November 30, 2016 BY admin

NFA submits new Forex trade transaction disclosure rules to CFTC

The National Futures Association (NFA) this week has submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) new Forex data transaction disclosure rules which were unanimously approved by NFA board members and of which reps from the five USA based retail Forex Dealer Members (FDMs) indicated that they had no objection to providing. The proposed compliance rule…

November 30, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone Financial unveils comprehensive correspondent clearing services for the middle-market

Company offers enhanced institutional and retail clearing services following Sterne Agee acquisition INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) has announced that the Correspondent Clearing Division of its wholly owned subsidiary, INTL FCStone Financial Inc., has unveiled clearing and custody services for middle-market firms following its parent company's acquisition of Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. in August…

November 30, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

What are the key elements of a successful Affiliate solution?

Most of the technological advances people see in the online trading sector occur in the Trading Platform. However, since it has always been Affiliates which have driven growth in the online trading sector, especially as the industry expands into new markets such as the Far East and Latin America, the technology empowering Affiliates has kept pace…