November 08, 2016 BY admin

ThinkLiquidity introduces new transaction order flow scoring system

ThinkLiquidity today announced the launch of a transaction scoring system featured in its new web application QuantView. The patent pending system delivers robust performance metrics on trades conducted over electronic trading platforms. QuantView data can be used by trade desks and risk managers to quickly and accurately assess order flow and improve risk management. Managing Director Jeff…

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November 08, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Australia to remove exception for Retail Forex brokers using client money

Breaking Forex News... Bringing their regulations regarding the safeguarding of client money up to par with other major jurisdictions including the US, Canada, and the EU, the Australian government announced today that it is going to change the rules as to what retail brokers offering over-the-counter derivatives products (read: Forex Brokers) can and cannot do…

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November 07, 2016 BY admin

Dubai Forex investment scam has duped investors seeking private investigator

The National, a UAE English news source reported today of an FX trading investment scam proposing returns up to 120%. It is believed that more than 6,000 investors deposited about US$300 million (Dh1.1 billion) to the perpetrators. Specifically, investors say they have lost millions of dirhams in a Dubai Forex scam and have now turned…

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November 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Taking no chances: NFA lowers max leverage on GBP pairs to 20x

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that US financial regulatory body the National Futures Association (NFA) has issued a directive to all licensed forex brokers in the country, indicating that they must cut leverage and raise margin requirements on all GBP currency pairs. The new required minimum margin on both new trades and existing positions is…

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November 07, 2016 BY admin

Swiss bank BCGE partners with OLFA Trade for FX trading platform for businesses

It was just announced today that Swiss bank BCGE (Banque Cantonale de Genève) has partnered with fellow Swiss firm OLFA Trade to provide a new online Forex transaction platform which enables spot, forward and swap trades. The platform provides access to currency and precious metals markets, offering clients the best price, free of charge via BCGE…

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November 07, 2016 BY admin

U.S. broker Lightspeed Trading partners with TipRanks

New York and Chicago headquartered U.S. brokerage house Lightspeed Trading has just announced its added new research capabilities through a partnership with TipRanks. Lightspeed Trading’s customers will now be able to access the complement of research tools that TipRanks provides all from within the Lightspeed Trader trading platform as well as the secure client reporting…

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November 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX adopts a new approach to the long codes of options on Derivatives Market

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced that in accordance with the recommendations of the Technological Committee and the Derivatives Market Committee it will adopt a new approach to the formation of long option codes. Under this methodology new options will be added in the system without a space, for example, RTS-6.17M150617PA95000 instead of RTS-6.17M150617PA 95000. Old…

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