Bitcoin exchange and trading platform Bitstamp announced today it has been granted a license by the Luxembourg government to be a fully regulated and licensed exchange in the EU. Bitstamp’s license is passportable into the 28 EU member states providing all European customers with a regulated, secure platform for bitcoin trading. Per the company blog, the news…
Read moreMoscow Exchange, or Moskovskaya Birzha MMVB-RTS PAO (MCX:MOEX), the biggest Russian venue for trading stocks, derivatives and Forex, today experienced another derivatives trading interruption. Trading in derivatives was halted at 11.20 (Moscow time) today after brokers started noticing problems with access to derivatives trading. Derivatives trading was resumed at 12.15 (Moscow Time). The causes for…
Read moreA quick note as today we learned from the latest SEC filings Form 4 that Samantha Roady, President of the Retail business at GAIN Capital (NYSE: GCAP) unloaded 20,000 shares at $7.00 a pop. The trade on the date of the transaction, April 20th, cashed out $140,000 in total. As of now, Samantha Roady now owns 220,795…
Read moreCyber security is high on the agenda, as SWIFT was today forced to voice its stance regarding reports alleging its network and messaging services were affected by malware. SWIFT said in its statement that it was aware of malware targeting the ability of financial institutions to evidence fraudulent transactions. It added that the malware has…
Read moreHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today announced the successful launch of its Pre-Trade Risk Management (PTRM) system, a system that offers tools to help market participants in its derivatives market meet their needs for pre-trade controls while complementing their in-house risk controls. The PTRM system strengthens HKEX's clearing house protection, enhances the competitiveness…
Read moreRussia's Centre for Regulation in OTC Financial Instruments and Technologies (CRFIN), an FX body seeking to obtain an official status of a Forex self-regulatory organization, has added one more company to its “Black List”, which features entities having the characteristics of financial pyramids. The latest addition to CRFIN's “Black List” is Tokyo Investment Group, operating…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) and China Construction Bank Corporation (SHA:601939) today sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), seeking to promote Singapore’s capital markets to Chinese companies. Under the agreement, SGX and CCB will collaborate to bring Chinese companies to list in Singapore, especially through SGX’s Direct Listing Framework. CCB is one of the issue managers…
Read moreOnline trading services provider CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has extended its product portfolio with the launch of a range of new binary products available on its Next Generation platform via mobile devices, tablet or desktop. Peter Cruddas mentioned the pending launch in LeapRate's Exclusive Interview in January this year. CMC Markets’ binaries offer a dynamic way…
Read moreA follow-up to LeapRate's article about MetaTrader 5 getting equipped with a hedging system... MetaQuotes Software has announced that MetaTrader 5 build 1325 is supporting a hedging option and testing on real ticks. Hedging enables traders to have multiple positions per symbol, including oppositely directed ones. This paves the way to implementing trading strategies based on…
Read moreThe dollar has been in a major decline ahead of the Fed meeting which is set to take place this Tuesday and Wednesday.
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