April 25, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Singapore Exchange, China Construction Bank sign MoU

Singapore 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…

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April 25, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CMC Markets adds Binary Options trading

Online 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…

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April 25, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Latest build of MetaTrader 5 offers hedging and testing on real ticks

A 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…

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April 25, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Richard Moross to step down as Ladbrokes' Non-exec Director

Ladbrokes PLC (LON:LAD) announced today that Richard Moross has voiced his intentions to step down as a non-executive director at this year's annual general meeting, to be held on May 5, 2016. Mr Moross will not seek re-election as a Director at the AGM. Mr Moross joined Ladbrokes' Board in 2012. He is a digital…

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April 25, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Binary options scam watch: FCA warns against RBS Bourse

About a month after the French financial markets regulator AMF added RBS Bourse to its “Black List” of unauthorized binary options firms, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has also issued a public warning regarding this firm. The company, which operates via www.rbsbourse.com, offers its clients to trade binary options. RBS Bourse claims to be a…

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April 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review - France-Israel binary options scam, Saxo Bank and Plus500 results, Binary broker cold calls a regulator, and lots more

Forex industry news at LeapRate was headlined by (mis)conduct in the binary options sector this week. We reported on a covert joint operation by French and Israeli authorities to uncover a €105 million defrauding of French retail traders by Israel based binary options brokers. We also reported on another Israeli binary options broker, Central Option,…

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April 23, 2016 BY Mike Fox

A Strategy for the Novice Trader

This following article is provided by Shaun Overton of Autochartist. -- I’ve been asked fairly often why I don’t write more for the novice trader. Well, good news! If you are, indeed, a novice trader then this trading strategy is right up your alley. But even if you’re not a newbie, you might still find this…

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April 23, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FXCM Asia rebrands as Rakuten Securities HK

In tune with LeapRate's earlier report, FXCM Asia, formerly a part of FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) and currently a subsidiary of Rakuten Securities, has officially rebranded as Rakuten Securities Hong Kong Limited (Rakuten Securities HK). Led by the motto “Amplify Your Forex Trading Power”, the company now has a new logo and a new website –…

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