March 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FXTM's MyFXTM adds Malay, Urdu, Polish and Italian languages

It was in December 2015 that CySEC-regulated Forex broker ForexTime Limited, also known as FXTM, launched a new version of MyFXTM portal, offering its clients a set of new features and optimized design. Back then, the service was available in Chinese, Arabic, English and Indonesian, and the broker pledged to add new languages in 2016.…

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March 01, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to encourage emerging Fintech

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today established a Fintech Contact Point as a dedicated channel to encourage businesses involved in the development and application of financial technology in Hong Kong to engage with the SFC. The SFC has also established a Fintech Advisory Group which will focus on the opportunities, risks and regulatory…

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March 01, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Transaction Reporting: CySEC begins enforcing adherence to standards established under EMIR

The following guest post is courtesy of Chris Dingley, Head of Sales at regulatory reporting solutions specialist Abide Financial. [divide] Following a reasonable bedding in period, CySEC has recently begun the process of enforcing adherence to standards established under EMIR. The recent communication regarding EMIR obligations on Cypriot regulated entities is a timely reinforcement of regulator…

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March 01, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Why are top FX keywords suddenly expensive on Google AdWords?

Starting February 19, Google made a not-so-subtle change to the way AdWords ads are displayed following a search. Gone are the ads on the right side of the page. Google will now only show ads at the top and bottom of the SERP (search engine results page). What does this mean for online marketing dependent companies? We…

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March 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FxPro Tools becomes available as browser extension for Safari, Opera

Retail Forex broker FxPro today announces that FxPro Tools has become available as a browser extension for Safari and Opera. This extension offers a number of Forex tools that traders can use, including: – Economic Calendar, which shows all economic indicators due and information regarding their possible impact on the markets; – Real-time Forex Quotes; –…

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March 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE confirms that it considers making an offer for LSE

International operator of global exchanges and clearing houses Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) has just confirmed that it ponders making a bid for London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON:LSE). The announcement comes just a week after LSE and Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1) said they were in advanced-stage merger discussions. In today's announcement, ICE notes that no approach…

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March 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Enhanced SaxoTraderGO offers new chart features, supports Broadcast notifications

Multi-asset trading and investment services provider Saxo Bank keeps bolstering the capabilities of its innovative trading platform SaxoTraderGO. Shortly after the bank introduced a set of enhancements, such as New Dividends and Interest Details reports to the platform, more improvements are here for the traders using the solution. Movable Trade Ticket The trade ticket in SaxoTraderGO can…

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