FXCM retail FX volumes power ahead 20% in September LeapRate

October 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXCM retail FX volumes power ahead 20% in September

FXCM Inc. (NASDAQ:FXCM) has announced certain key customer trading metrics for September 2016 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business. September seems to be a great month for FXCM's retail FX volume results since they have reached their highest peak since January 2016. Here are the highlights: September 2016 Customer Trading Metrics from Continuing Operations Retail Customer Trading Metrics Retail…

October 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

CMC Markets launches new Knock-Out CFDs in Germany and Austria

FCA regulated online brokerage group CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of Knock-Out CFDs in Germany and Austria. Clients will be able to trade Knock-Outs in an easy and customisable way via the Next Generation platform. A Knock-Out CFD is a popular limited-risk form of derivative trading which enables a…

October 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC announces a change in the treatment of the Investors Compensation Fund Contribution

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission ( CySEC) has informed the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) about the following: According to the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law CIFs are obliged to be members of, and contribute to, the Investors Compensation Fund (ICF). By now for capital adequacy purposes, the ICF contribution has been categorised as an…

October 11, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Boston Ivy partnering with Sedo.com to auction domains .markets, .trading, .forex and .broker

Boston Ivy domain registry today announces its partnership with Sedo.com, the world's largest domain marketplace and monetization provider, for an upcoming auction of premium domain names. The online auction, which will run from October 27 until November 3, 2016, will mostly feature financial domain names, reflecting four of Boston Ivy's six Top Level Domains - .markets,…

October 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters and AIM Software strengthen collaboration to streamline client experience

Business information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) and AIM Software have announced the release of an upgraded and fully standardized adapter that allows buy-side firms to connect DataScope Select pricing and reference data with AIM Software’s enterprise data management (EDM) platform, GAIN. The innovative solution allows investment managers, asset managers and asset servicing firms who use…

October 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Four-party Agreement for Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect signed

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), have signed an agreement (the Four-party Agreement) today with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (ChinaClear) for the establishment of Shenzhen-Hong Kong…

October 11, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Miton Group plc takes 5.3% stake in SafeCharge

LeapRate has learned from regulatory filings made in the UK that London-based investment management firm Miton Group plc has taken a 5.3% stake in payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH). Miton Group currently owns 8,058,577 SafeCharge shares, worth £17.7 million. Miton now becomes the second largest shareholder in SafeCharge after controlling shareholder…

October 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ThinkMarkets expands access to liquidity through VertexFX Cloud

ThinkMarkets, a global multi-asset brokerage, have collaborated with VertexFX Cloud, the trading platform developed by Hybrid Solutions, to offer wider access to ThinkMarkets’ liquidity platform. The move comes as part of ThinkMarkets’ drive to become an agnostic platform liquidity provider. The agreement allows ThinkMarkets to offer traders VertexFX Cloud, a fully functional cloud-based trading platform…

October 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on clone firm of Swiss Partners AG

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has put out details of the cloned firm Swiss Partners AG. 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 tactics to…

October 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Avelacom partners with Dubai Gold & Commodity Exchange to speed up trading and more

Avelacom, a global network service provider, has announced that has entered into a new partnership with Dubai Gold & Commodity Exchange (DGCX). The partnership expands options for financial services industry to speed up their trading and identify new arbitrage trading opportunities across key financial and commodity derivatives markets. Avelacom will provide DGCX members with added…