May 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

CFH Clearing launches CFH Mobile in partnership with NetDania

FCA regulated interbank STP venue CFH Clearing has announced the launch of a mobile trading platform called appropriately CFH Mobile, which is now available on all tablets and smartphones. The new platform has been built in partnership with NetDania, an expert organisation in mobile trading having developed NetDania Mobile, one of the industry’s most successful…

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May 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Flight or Fight - is stress a good thing for traders?

This article was written by Yael Warman, Content Manager at Leverate. I never read the tabloids. Except when I’m in line at the grocery store. There is no better way to waste time while waiting than by reading a sensationalist newspaper or trashy magazine while waiting for your groceries to be scanned. Yesterday I was…

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May 24, 2016 BY Mike Fox

HotForex launches new loyalty program for traders

Brokerage company HotForex today announced they will be rewarding clients with the introduction of a tiered loyalty program that gives traders the chance to claim cash and trading service rewards such as Trading Central, advanced VPS, and one-to-one sessions with a HotForex Market Analyst. With the HotForex Trading Rewards Loyalty Program, traders earn HotForex Bars (points) for…

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May 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Ping An becomes first Chinese institution to join R3 distributed ledger consortium

Ping An Financial Services Group has joined financial innovation firm R3’s partnership to design and apply distributed and shared ledger-inspired technologies to global financial markets. The R3 team is made up of financial industry veterans, technologists, and new tech entrepreneurs, bringing together expertise from electronic financial markets, cryptography and digital currencies. R3 operates in New…

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May 24, 2016 BY Mike Fox

HKEX and Thomson Reuters sign agreement for new Renminbi indices

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and Thomson Reuters today signed an agreement for the creation of a new series of Renminbi (RMB) indices. HKEX has taken the lead amongst exchanges in RMB offerings, just yesterday the exchange announced new RMB futures contracts to commence at the end of May. The new index series will…

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May 24, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CME Europe announces the introduction of new FX liquidity incentive programs

CME Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) has been busy enhancing their offering of FX futures contracts since its launch back in April of 2014. Looking to mimic the success of CME across the Atlantic, the exchange initially launched with 30 FX futures products and a suite of commodities contracts. The London-based derivatives exchange,…

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May 23, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Alpari drops minimum deposit amount for MetaTrader 5 accounts

Forex brokerage house Alpari informed clients today regarding the launch of an offer in which the minimum deposit for ecn.mt5 accounts is being reduced to zero. For three months from May 23rd, 2016 clients will be able to try out live trading on the recently enhanced MT5 platform, which now includes hedging with minimal financial outlay. Before this offer, the minimum deposit…

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May 23, 2016 BY Mike Fox

NFA CEO Daniel Roth to retire; Board begins search for successor

The U.S. financial regulator National Futures Association (NFA) announced today that President and CEO Daniel Roth has announced his plan to retire in the coming year. NFA's Board of Directors has authorized the formation of a committee to conduct an internal and external search for his successor. NFA is the industry wide, self-regulatory organization for…

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