The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), today announced the opening of its regulatory sandbox to applicant firms. The sandbox is a ‘safe space’ in which businesses can test innovative products, services, business models and delivery mechanisms while securing necessary protection to consumers. A part of Project Innovate, which was launched in October 2014, the regulatory sandbox…
Read moreApril was a solid month for multi-asset trading and investment services provider Saxo Bank, as exhibited by their key monthly operating metrics reported earlier today. The company saw trading volumes grow in both monthly and annual terms, whereas client deposits kept rising, continuing a trend witnessed in March 2016. Saxo Bank's monthly trading volumes hit $260…
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FCA regulated MT4 broker ActivTrades has just reported its financial results for what seems to have been a very successful 2015. ActivTrades, which is controlled by Swiss entrepreneur Alex Pusco who still serves as the company's CEO, saw Revenues grow by a very healthy 27% in 2015 to hit £31.4 million (USD $46 million), leading to…
Read moreFCA regulated broker OANDA Europe Limited, the London-based EU arm of global retail forex broker OANDA Corporation, has reported its 2015 financial report, indicating a year of significant growth for the company. Before we get to some of the details and stats, we should note that as with similar subsidiary reports (such as our recent…
Read moreSocial trading and market analysis expert Myfxbook has recently rolled out a new version of its mobile application for Android devices. On top of several bug fixes, the latest version of the solution (1.046) adds a Signals section, thus beefing up the social trading capabilities of the application. Myfxbook's application for Android gadgets was first…
Read moreOnline trading services provider Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has just published its key operating metrics for April 2016, with the broker no longer reporting global Forex volumes following the transfer of OTC FX accounts offered by the FX companies of TradeStation Group, Inc. to OANDA Corporation and OANDA Australia Pty Ltd in March. Monex's FX volumes…
Read moreSome of the most popular, shared and commented-on Forex industry news posts this past week on LeapRate included: Nidal Abdelhadi resigns as CEO of Fortress Prime. LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that Nidal Abdelhadi has decided to resign his position as Senior Executive Manager (essentially, the CEO) of Dubai-based Fortress Prime, just two months after making the…
Read moreSome of the most popular, shared and commented-on Forex industry news posts this past week on LeapRate included: Nidal Abdelhadi resigns as CEO of Fortress Prime. LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that Nidal Abdelhadi has decided to resign his position as Senior Executive Manager (essentially, the CEO) of Dubai-based Fortress Prime, just two months after making the…
Read moreR5, the emerging marketplace for local market FX trading, today announced four new appointments in its London and Singapore offices. The company is currently live for eNDF trading in London and Singapore. R5, a global financial electronic trading technology company, offers both interbank and “All-to-All” FX trading marketplaces, dedicated to emerging markets. Its focus is…
Read moreFirst breaking the news on Tuesday of this week, trading software company MetaQuotes today officially announced per their company blog the new release and build of the popular MetaTrader 4 mobile platform for iPhone/iPad with improved security. Now, you can set a PIN code or use Touch ID to restrict access to the application. If…
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