June 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

MetaQuotes reports 10 brokers offering MT5 for DGCX trading

One year after we reported that Abu Dhabi based investment bank and broker Menaсorp became the first DGCX member to offer the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform, MT5 developer MetaQuotes Software has announced that the number of brokers offering trading on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) via MT5 has now increased to 10. The major players in the Middle East…

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June 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Top 10 Forex Trading Mistakes

This article was written by Yael Warman, Content Manager at Leverate. It is often said that we learn from our mistakes. I believe that to be true. I believe that making a mistake isn’t necessarily a mistake. Repeating the same mistake however, that is a mistake. In trading, when a mistake isn’t corrected, it can…

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June 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Bats expands in Europe with launch of 18 new UK focused stock indices

Kansas City based financial exchanges operator Bats Global Markets Inc (BATS:BATS) has announced that its European arm, Bats Europe, is launching a UK-focused benchmark index series. Bats will launch 18 different indices covering large to small cap securities and 12 industry sectors. The indices were developed in consultation with investors and index users, to offer a robust and…

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June 11, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Belize financial regulator warns on 'Profitable Forex EA' fraud

Today the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC) whom regulates many Forex brokers and international financial firms, notified that an entity calling itself ‘Profitable FX EA’ is falsely and fraudulently representing that it is licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize. You can see the fake license emanating from their website below. The website also claims this…

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June 10, 2016 BY Mike Fox

TMX Group announces resignation of CFO as he bolts to NASDAQ

TMX Group Limited today announced that Michael Ptasznik, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has resigned from the organization to pursue an opportunity with The NASDAQ Stock Market. Mr. Ptasznik joined TMX Group in 1996 as Director of Finance Planning and Analysis and became CFO in 2000. As CFO, he led the company's finance, corporate development and strategic…

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June 10, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

How to build trust on a Forex broker website

Katya Yun, Head of Marketing at MT4 technologies provider Takeprofit Technology, takes a look at what Retail Forex brokers can and should do to build trust in their brands. Takeprofit’s products include A and B-book risk management solutions, the Klondike liquidity bridge, and the Ashira automated dealer anti-cheating defense. Takeprofit’s clients have included Forex brokerages and white-label…

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June 10, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM shares drop 9% after weak May FX volumes reported

Retail forex broker FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) saw its share price drop more than 9% on Thursday, after reporting weak May trading volume metrics. Institutional FX volumes dropped 33% MoM in May at FXCM to $50 billion, while all-important Retail FX volumes were off 2% from April, to $280 billion for the month. FXCM shares closed Thursday…

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