May 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

CMC Markets courts institutional FX clients with new API connectivity

FCA regulated online broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has announced the launch of new API technology designed to meet the urgent need for reliable liquidity among financial institutions. The API connectivity, which gives banks, brokers, funds and trading desks access to tier-one liquidity and pricing, is a key element of CMC Markets’ enhanced offering for financial institutions.…

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May 23, 2016 BY Mike Fox

HKEX to launch additional RMB FX futures by end of May

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has received regulatory approval to introduce its planned cash-settled Euro-Renminbi (RMB), Japanese yen-RMB, Australian dollar-RMB and RMB-US dollar futures on Monday, 30 May 2016. HKEX is following up on their plans to further enhance its RMB offering outlined in their 2015 review; coming on the back of achieving yearly record…

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May 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Mauritius FSC terminates license of Africa focused retail forex broker IPG Markets

Mauritius financial regulator The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a note that IPG Markets Ltd, bearing licence number IT12000004 and having its registered address at 10th Floor, NeXTeracom Tower 1, Cybercity, Ebene has surrendered its Investment Dealer (Discount Broker) Licence in accordance with Section 28 (5) of the Financial Services Act 2007 (the “Act”) on 26 April…

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May 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex sports sponsorship: ICM Capital backs England Polo Team

Continuing a theme we have been reporting on lately of increased sponsorship of sporting clubs and events by leading retail forex brokers worldwide, FCA regulated ICM Capital has become Official Sponsor of the England Polo Team at Chestertons Polo in the Park 2016. ICM Capital’s logo will be placed on the front of all Team England…

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May 23, 2016 BY Mike Fox

EBS BrokerTec completes rebrand of EBS Treasury

EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announced today that it has completed a rebrand of the product formerly known as MyTreasury and launched EBS Treasury as a cash and FX liquidity management centre for treasurers. As announced in July 2015, EBS Treasury has now gone live with a new…

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May 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FXPRIMUS announces new three-pronged strategic direction

Retail forex broker FXPRIMUS, regulated by CySEC, has issued a statement on what it calls its new strategic direction. FXPRIMUS has been building up its management team over the past 12 months since moving its headquarters to Cyprus last summer, adding new key people in marketing, communications, trading, customer support and research & education (with…

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May 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Canada's BCSC issues warning regarding binary options broker Option.fm

Canadian financial regulator BCSC (the British Columbia Securities Commission) has added Option Financial Markets operated by B.O. Technologies Limited at website Option.fm to its Investment Caution list. Option Financial Markets claims to be based in Hong Kong and offers an online binary options trading platform. The BCSC became aware that a British Columbia resident was solicited by…

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