October 17, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
Why do politics affect trading?
For most traders, politics is a source of risk and could be an important cause of price volatility.
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October 17, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
HKEX cancels the listing of Long Success International Ltd shares
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has announced that with effect from 9:00 am on October 19, 2016, the listing of the shares of Long Success International (Holdings) Limited will be cancelled on the Exchange under GEM Listing Rule 9.14. Trading in the company's shares has been suspended since December 3, 2013 for over 2.5…
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October 17, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
KVB Kunlun warns that profits will be down 50% for first nine months 2016
LeapRate has learned that Hong Kong Forex retail forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) has issued a profit warning for its upcoming Q3 results announcement. In a formal statement issued with the Hong Kong Exchange HKEX, KVB Kunlun stated that based on a preliminary review by the Board of Directors of the Company…
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October 17, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
Intercontinental Exchange announces central clearing for the LBMA Gold Price
Global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) has announced the introduction of central clearing for the IBA Gold auction which underlies the LBMA Gold Price that is planned to go live in March 2017, and the launch of a new London gold daily futures contract in February 2017, subject…
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October 17, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
FCA warns on clone firm of Brits Finance
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has put out details of the cloned firm Brits Finance. 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 scam…
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October 17, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
MetaQuotes updates MetaTrader 4 Android
Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes has updates its MetaTrader 4 Android. The new version features a free built-in chat enabling traders to chat with other MQL5.community members. Specify the desired user's login in a message recipient's section to send a message directly to this user's mobile device. The built-in chat allows clients to communicate with any…
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October 17, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
Melissa Hodgman named Associate Director in SEC Enforcement Division
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Melissa Hodgman has been named Associate Director in the SEC’s Enforcement Division. Ms. Hodgman succeeds Stephen L. Cohen, who left the SEC in June. Ms. Hodgman began working in the Enforcement Division in 2008 as a staff attorney. She joined the Market Abuse Unit in 2010…
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October 17, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
Coinbase updates Ethereum (ETH) network
San Francisco based Bitcoin Exchange and provider Coinbase has made an update regarding the current status of the Ethereum (ETH) network and the upcoming ETH hard fork. In order to protect against denial-of-service (DOS) attacks, the Ethereum foundation plans to promote a hard fork of the ETH network on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 PDT. This…
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October 16, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
FCA warns on Pearson Chase / Pearson & Chase / Pearson Jacobs firm
UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Pearson Chase / Pearson & Chase / Pearson Jacobs. Pearson Chase / Pearson & Chase / Pearson Jacobs is not authorised by the FCA but has…
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October 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
FCA warns on Baxter International firm
UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Baxter International. Baxter International is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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