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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April 22, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

PTMC adds Code Base section to website

Since the launch of Protrader Multi-Connect (PTMC) as a standalone front-end application in January this year, the solution has been significantly developed and the team behind it keeps taking care of the possibilities available to users of the platform. The improvements concern PTMC platform, but also the website dedicated to the solution, where traders can offer…

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April 22, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FX education site Traders4Traders has its ASIC license reinstated - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... LeapRate has learned that popular Australia based FX trader education website Traders4Traders has had its Australian financial services (AFS) license fully reinstated by Australian regulator ASIC. We had reported back in February that ASIC had issued a temporary suspension order for Traders4Traders' license, after it found that Traders4Traders failed to lodge financial statements, auditor reports…

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