June 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Microsoft buying LinkedIn for $26 billion

Who said that business social networking didn't pay? In a bid to shake up its somewhat stagnant software business and become more of a serious online player, especially when it comes to people interacting online, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has made a $26.2 billion bid to buy business social networking site LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD). LinkedIn has become…

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June 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

HKEX adds Webstock Info Systems and Zhengzhou Esunny to market data distribution programme

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has admitted two additional information vendors (IVs) to its Mainland Market Data Distribution Partnership Programme to further enhance the distribution of prices and other product information from its derivatives markets to Mainland investors. The new vendors approved are Webstock Information Systems, and Zhengzhou Esunny Information Technology. The Mainland Market Data…

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June 13, 2016 BY Mike Fox

RoboForex increases margin requirements and limits trades for "Brexit"

The Belize IFSC regulated RoboForex division announced today limitations on leverage across, MT4, MT5 and cTrader platforms on GBP instruments, as well as "Close only" notifications for MT4, MT5. As traders know, the June 23rd 2016, UK referendum is approaching for "Brexit", on the country exiting the European Union (EU). Therefore, all currency pairs with the British…

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June 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Leverate restructuring amid layoffs and employee reassignments - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that trading platform and technologies provider Leverate is undergoing a series of internal changes, including a number of layoffs and reassignment of employees to different roles and departments. The changes are apparently happening as the company has had some difficulty with its start-a-forex-brokerage campaign, an area which has become increasingly…

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June 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Valutrades adds Monex's Jeffrey Ng as a director - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated retail forex broker Valutrades has tightened its relationship with Indonesia's Monex Investindo Futures, by adding Monex's Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer Jeffrey Ng (pictured at left) as a non-executive Director. Ng will be bringing Valutrades expertise in marketing, performance management and systems and controls for…

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