Trading software experts Spotware Systems today announce the launch of their unique cTrader Introducing Broker Program. The feature is now available to all existing broker-clients for no extra charge and is available to all future brokers also for no charge. The new feature can be configured from cBroker and used by Introducing Brokers (IBs) from cTrader.…
Read moreIt was a fairly good week for shares of retail forex brokers. (At least for some of them). Hottest of the group was FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM), which saw speculation heat up again regarding its ability to seal a deal with Leucadia National Corp (NYSE:LUK) and renegotiate terms of its $300 million loan from Leucadia. FXCM shares…
Read moreBitcoin Group's plans for a floatation on ASX have just hit the curb... On March 4, 2016, ASX sent Bitcoin Group a letter, informing the company that it does not meet the requirements for admission to the official list. ASX made its decision after Grant Thornton Australia produced an independent report stating that Bitcoin Group has…
Read moreThe Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has earlier today released a “Cyber resilience assessment report: ASX Group and Chi-X Australia Pty Ltd”, with the document presenting the assessments of the cyber policies at Australia’s major domestic financial market infrastructure providers. Overall, the assessment concluded that ASX Group and Chi-X have, up to this point…
Read moreInternational derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) and Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) have announced that China Construction Bank Corporation (SHA:601939) is joining the LBMA Silver Price as a new member. CME Benchmark Europe Limited and Thomson Reuters have operated the LBMA Silver Price since August 2014 when they took over from the London Silver Market…
Read moreThe past week saw a number of exclusive posts on LeapRate, several of which were then noticed and picked up by other blogs. We're happy to report that our continued unparalleled coverage of everything FX-related (and only FX-related) has led to another week of record hits on LeapRate.com. We'd like to once again thank you,…
Read moreJohn Hardy, Head of FX Strategy at Saxo Bank, takes a look at the week ahead in FX trading.
Read moreNew York based Forex advisory and media company Invest Diva, has launched a new service, Financial Assessment, to help traders understand their financial situation before they start trading. The Financial Assessment service contains an online and user-friendly survey including a series of questions about traders’ lifestyle, income, expenses and overall financial health. Invest Diva has partnered with top US financial planners…
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Read moreThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Friday that it will separately identify the renminbi (RMB) in its official foreign exchange reserves database beginning October 1, 2016. The decision comes after in November last year the IMF voted that the Chinese currency is a freely usable currency and will be included in the SDR basket as…
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