Today we learned that Swiss brokerage house Dukascopy Bank has reached a new record in total income at CHF 17.2 million (USD 17.56 million), 1.6% above the first half of 2015 which already was a record at the time. Due to higher operating expenses (+15.2%) reflecting IT developments and new marketing initiatives, the half year net…
Read moreThe following guest post is courtesy of New Zealand based Forex broker TitanFX. [divide] Energy management is one of the most effective ways to ensure an active and productive day of work. By mastering energy management, you can execute smart ways to regulate daily energy and increase overall output. For long term trading, managing your…
Read moreRetail forex broker Exness has reported FX trading volumes of $197.1 billion in July – a 22% decrease from its record monthly volumes of $253 billion recorded in July in a very active and volatile post-Brexit environment. Exness' August results mirror the declines we have seen so far at other leading Retail and Institutional FX trading…
Read moreAs it prepares to face new MiFID II regulations, interdealer broker ICAP plc (LON: IAP) has announced that it has appointed Arjun Singh-Muchelle as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs of its Global Broking division (IGBB). Arjun was previously at The Investment Association, where he was a senior adviser on regulatory affairs in relation to institutional investment and…
Read moreJapanese forex broker Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has just published its key operating metrics for August 2016 and its Global daily average revenue trades (DARTs) were down 16% from July levels, coming in at 231,108. DARTs for Monex's TradeStation Group were down 6% MoM to 91,241. The greatest trading decline at Monex during August was in its OTC FX…
Read moreBeeks Financial Cloud, a global leader in financial cloud infrastructure, announced today that its “Platinum Tier” a new dedicated server class with significantly increased computing power is now available for Beeks Financial Cloud clients. The new Platinum Tier server class offers clients customizable dedicated server solutions, including: Single or Dual Intel CPUs, ranging from 18Core to 38Core RAM…
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Read moreRetail Forex and CFDs broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) continues to issue stellar financial results, although the company's growth seems to have slowed a bit in Q2-2016. Plus500 released its First Half 2016 financial report this morning, indicating that the company's Revenues in Q2 came in at $73.6 million - one of its best quarters ever…
Read moreA Moscow Exchange Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on September 2 approved a corporate restructuring whereby 100%-owned subsidiaries CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange and MB Technologies LLC will be consolidated into Moscow Exchange. MICEX Stock Exchange is the organizer of trading on Moscow Exchange's Equity & Bond Market and Money Market. MB Technologies offers technical access…
Read moreIn a week in which Forex Industry News at LeapRate was dominated by extremely weak August FX volume reports, we were pleased to bring our readers a number of exclusive stories about Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) and its plans for its binary options unit, the shutdown of brokers SkyFX and Capital Option, the new structure of…
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