March 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Paysafe to join FTSE 250 Index on March 21, 2016

Provider of payment solutions Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS), formerly known as Optimal Payments, has announced that it will be included as a constituent in the FTSE 250 Index later this month. The inclusion, officially unveiled by FTSE Russell on Wednesday, will be effective from the start of trading on March 21, 2016. In December last…

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March 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ASX futures trading volumes recover in February 2016

After a challenging January, ASX managed to see a robust rise in futures trading volumes in February 2016. According to data from the latest ASX Group Monthly Activity Report, total futures and options on futures volume amounted to 10,558,889 contracts in February 2016, a reading which is 15.8% stronger than in January 2016. In annual…

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March 03, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin mining fund, Logos, launched by Genesis Mining

Bitcoin cloud mining provider Genesis Mining has announced the launch of what it calls the world’s first Bitcoin mining fund. The fund, which officially ​filed Form D with the SEC ​last week will be called ​Logos Fund​ and will cater exclusively to high net worth individuals, investment funds, and accredited investors looking to take part…

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March 02, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Russia looks to circumvent Western sanctions with China Forex swap

The Bank of Russia is reporting that Russia and China have agreed to open a bilateral Forex swap line, to boost trade and investment cooperation. Largely cut off from global capital markets by Western sanctions, Russia is stepping up efforts to secure access to external funding, including setting plans for a sovereign Eurobond later this year. The…

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March 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Moscow Exchange sees 5.8% MoM drop in Forex ADV in February 2016

Moscow Exchange, or Moskovskaya Birzha MMVB-RTS PAO (MCX:MOEX), the biggest Russian trading venue for currencies, stocks and derivatives, has earlier today reported its monthly volume metrics for February 2016, with the monthly reading for last month being better than in January 2016 but the average daily volumes (ADV) showing a month-on-month drop. This pattern is easily…

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March 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CME Group registers 1.7% MoM drop in FX volumes in February 2016

International derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has just published its operating metrics for February 2016, with overall trading volumes reaching a record high but Forex volumes slightly down from January 2016 levels. CME Group reported Forex average daily volume (ADV) of 954,000 contracts for February 2016, a result which is 1.7% lower than the…

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March 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

MetaQuotes equips MetaTrader video tutorials with subtitles in seven languages

MetaQuotes Software has announced that 17 video tutorials about the built-in services in the MetaTrader 4/5 platforms are now provided with subtitles in seven languages in addition to English and Russian voice over. Now traders can watch videos about algorithmic trading, virtual hosting and trading signals with Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Chinese, Japanese or Arabic…

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