Direct FX launches new website, adds US Equities on MT4 with DriveWealth

July 28, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Direct FX launches new website, adds US Equities on MT4 with DriveWealth - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that ASIC regulated retail forex broker Direct FX has redone its website, which just went live earlier this week. In conjunction with the new look, Direct FX has partnered with FINRA-regulated broker DriveWealth to launch exchange-listed US Equities and Futures trading on MetaTrader 4 to its network of global partners and direct…

July 27, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Bank Indonesia integrates Bloomberg’s Forex trading platform 'FXGO'

Bank Indonesia, the central bank of The Republic of Indonesia announced today they will integrate Bloomberg’s commission-free foreign exchange trading platform, Bloomberg FXGO, into its real-time trade monitoring system (SISMONTAVAR). This direct connectivity will enable banks and securities firms in Indonesia to conduct FX transactions seamlessly on their Bloomberg Professional service – from pre-trade and…

July 27, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Deutsche Börse Revenue up 10%, Profits up 21% in Q2 2016

As its merger with the London Stock Exchange continues to inch forward, Deutsche Börse AG published its results for the second quarter of 2016 on Wednesday. Consolidated net revenue rose 10 per cent compared with the same quarter of the previous year, to €600.7 million (Q2 2015: €547.1 million). Besides consolidation effects, the increase was…

July 27, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian regulator OSC warns against binary options broker MaxOptions

Continuing a string of warnings against forex and binary options brokers targeting traders in Canada, Canadian securities regulator the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has issued a warning to investors regarding MaxOptions (at website maxoptions.com), and its parent company Tech Plex Ltd. According to the OSC, MaxOptions is not registered in Ontario, Canada to engage in the business of (i)…

July 27, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Dubai's DGCX sets daily volume record at $3.6 billion

Trading volumes on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) witnessed a new daily trading record on Tuesday July 26, leading the Exchange to record its highest ever daily volume of 176,645 contracts valued at USD $3.6 billion. The new daily volume record surpassed the previous high of 150,570 contracts registered on June 24, 2016…

July 27, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA updates its EMIR Q&A

The European Markets and Securities Authority has published today an update of its Questions & Answers (Q&A) document regarding the implementation of the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The updated Q&A includes a new answer in relation to reporting of trades cleared by a clearing house which is not a CCP under the EMIR definition.…

July 27, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Unemployed Loans 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 Unemployed Loans firm, operating from website www.unemployedloans.co.uk. The firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK without FCA’s authorisation. FCA has warned that Unemployed Loans…

July 27, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

NYSE short interest report

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of July 15, 2016. SETTLEMENT DATE EXCHANGE TOTAL CURRENT SHORT INTEREST TOTAL PREVIOUS SHORT INTEREST (Revised) NUMBER of SECURITIES with a SHORT POSITION NUMBER of SECURITIES with a POSITION >= 5,000 SHARES 07/15/2016 NYSE 14,165,557,545 14,363,259,123…

July 27, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Bank to negotiate with DoJ over mortgage probe

Deutsche Bank had begun settlement talks with the US Department of Justice over its probe into the German bank’s origination and securitisation of mortgage-backed securities, as it posted a slump in second-quarter profits. John Cryan, chief executive, has made clear that he wants to resolve Deutsche Bank’s big outstanding legal cases quick. Deutsche Bank had…

July 27, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange warns on SPECTRA FAST feed update

Moscow Exchange has informed derivatives FAST market data feeds users that FAST gate version 1.2.3 is scheduled to roll on production for August 15, 2016. What's new in version 1.2.3: • New order log feed is added. • Encoding format for SecurityID field for new order log feed is changed. Pay attention that encoding format for…