May 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ICAP's EBS registers 2% Y/Y rise in FY 2016 revenues

Markets operator and provider of post trade risk and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) has earlier today published its financial report for the year ended March 31, 2016, with electronic trading platform EBS seeing a small rise in revenues. For the year ended 31 March 2016, EBS saw revenue increase by 2% on a reported…

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May 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FXPRIMUS offers new funding methods to Thai traders

CySEC-regulated Forex broker FXPRIMUS is expanding the menu of funding options for traders based in Thailand. This forms part of the company’s ongoing efforts to improve the clients' funding experience. Thai clients of FXPRIMUS now have the option to fund their accounts using this popular, convenient and practical method via three widely recognized banks: SCB (Siam…

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May 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Swissquote equips FXbook mobile app for iOS with push notifications

Swiss online trading and banking services provider Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) continues to beef up the functionalities of its mobile applications, with the latest version (2.3.0) of its FXbook mobile app for iOS devices offering a number of enhancements. Users of the app can now make use of push notifications, which help traders stay informed…

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May 16, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Top Ten Binary Brokers receives ASIC warning for promoting unlicensed services

Australia financial regulator ASIC has issued a warning against binary options broker comparison website Top Ten Binary Brokers, operating at toptenbinarybrokers.com. The company also operates Australia-focused sites at toptenbinarybrokers.com/au and toptenbinarybrokers.com/au2. ASIC is warning the public not to use the Top Ten Binary Brokers website to sign up for any of the binary option services advertised. Top Ten…

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May 16, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC reports doubling of investment scam losses in 2015

Australia financial regulator ASIC has issued its annual Targeting Scams report as part of Australia's Consumer Fraud Week 2016. The report shows that losses reported to the ASIC's Scamwatch website from investment scams doubled in 2015. ASIC data indicates that a wide variety of scams, including investment and 'get rich quick' scams, continue to hit Australians.…

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May 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Questrade partners with options trading tool Magenta Trader

Less than two months after Canadian provider of online trading and investment services Questrade announced its partnership with WooTrader, the broker unveils a new addition to its partner centre. The latest addition is web-based, options trading tool Magenta Trader which seeks to simplify the process of finding potential options trades. By using historical seasonal data from…

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May 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

OANDA gets closer to v20 API launch

OANDA is getting closer to the full-force release of the v20 API, and, in preparation of the launch, the broker has released a preview of the documents which can be found at: https://developer.oanda.com/rest-live-v20/introduction/. The v20 API has the following new functionalities: Access to v20 accounts; Richer responses; Client extensions; Time in force additions (GTC); Account…

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