March 31, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

French regulators warn against FX/binary options fraud again, as investor losses mount

Several French institutions, including the financial markets regulator AMF, the General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF), the Authority for prudential control and resolution (ACPR) and the Paris prosecutor's office, have jointly addressed the public regarding the growing number of cases of Forex and binary options fraud. The regulators refer to…

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March 31, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

KCG announces European release of client execution algorithm “Catch”

KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KCG) is expanding its client execution algorithm “Catch”, with the European release of the solution announced today. "Catch," which has already been rolled out in the United States, is designed to leverage smart logic, adaptability and advanced analytics to capture liquidity and achieve incremental micro alpha. Thanks to Catch's highly flexible participation…

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March 31, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CySEC fines FX broker Mayzus for non-compliance with AML regulations

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has imposed a €12,000 administrative fine on retail Forex broker Mayzus over non-compliance with anti-money laundering rules. The Board of the Commission made the decision for the fine on February 29, 2016. The company is alleged to have violated the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering and Terrorist…

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March 31, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Leverate named to Red Herring's Top 100 finalist list for 2016

LeapRate has learned that leading Forex and Binary platform provider Leverate has been named as one of the few fintech companies to make Red Herring's annual Top 100 exciting technology companies list in Europe, for 2016. The Red Herring Top 100 highlights the most exciting startups from Asia, Europe and the Americas. Hundreds of companies…

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March 31, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TradingView adds market data from Bitcoin exchange Poloniex

Financial visualization platform TradingView has just added another Bitcoin exchange to the lineup of providers of data for its users. The latest addition is Poloniex, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange which seeks to offer maximum security and advanced trading features. Thanks to the partnership, TradingView users get access to more than 100 new symbols. Poloniex joins…

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March 31, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Marketing in the Online Wealth Management Industry

The following guest post is courtesy of Bart Burggraaf, Managing Partner, MediaGroup Worldwide. [divide] Online wealth management is a rapidly growing industry and an interesting one to follow for brokers. What’s more, the relatively stable income, large assets under management and a different target audience makes for an attractive diversification play for brokers looking to…

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March 31, 2016 BY Mike Fox

ESMA fines DTCC Derivatives Repository Limited €64,000 for data access failures

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today has fined the trade repository DTCC Derivatives Repository Limited (DDRL) €64,000, and issued a public notice, for negligently failing to put in place systems capable of providing regulators with direct and immediate access to derivatives trading data. This is a key requirement under the European Markets and…

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March 31, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

MetaQuotes updates MT5 app for iOS gadgets

MetaQuotes Software, the developer of the famous MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platforms, has taken the hedging capabilities recently introduced to MT5 to another level. The company has just released build 1261 of MetaTrader 5 application for iOS, with the new version of the app featuring hedging. This means that traders can open opposite…

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