February 25, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Playtech's financials unit sees revenues drop 21% Q/Q in Q4 2015, ending introducer relationships

Playtech's just-issued Q4 and Full Year 2015 financial report confirms our exclusive report from yesterday - that its financials division headlined by the Markets.com brand is going through a major restructuring. Our report had focused on the internal restructuring at Markets.com, including the firing of many sales, retention and customer service employees and the ending…

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February 25, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

AxiTrader launches new Client Portal

Leading Australian Forex and CFD broker AxiTrader has launched its new Client Portal. The solution is rolled out after a long development phase. It enables AxiTrader clients to streamline and self-manage several of the most important aspects of their trading account management, from transferring funds across accounts to adjusting default levels of leverage. Alex MacKinnon, General…

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February 24, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Bats names Tony Barchetto Executive VP, Head of Corporate Development

Bats Global Markets (Bats), which recently unveiled its new logo and name changes for some of its businesses, today announces the appointment of Tony Barchetto as Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Development. The appointment, which represents a promotion for Mr Barchetto, is effective immediately. Mr. Barchetto was previously Senior Vice President, Business Development, at Bats.…

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February 24, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

NinjaTrader users should update platform before February 27, 2016

Users of NinjaTrader, the platform for trading futures, Forex, CFDs and stocks, have been informed of a mandatory update they should perform before February 27, 2016. The procedure is necessary because NinjaTrader is required to change an SSL certificate that is used in validating traders' license. All users must update to the latest release of…

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February 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FxNet is latest Retail Forex broker to redo its website

LeapRate has learned that CySEC-regulated retail forex broker FxNet has launched its new website at www.fxnet.com. The move by FxNet follows a trend which we have been covering lately of much more visual and picture-oriented home pages for brokers, where the Home Page is meant to act as a main landing page. Gone are the…

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February 24, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Playtech appoints John Jackson as Chairman of Board's Remuneration Committee

Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) today announces the appointment of John Jackson, who joined the company's Board of Directors as a non-executive director in January this year, as Chairman of the Board's Remuneration Committee. The appointment is effective immediately. In his new role, Mr Jackson succeeds Playtech's non-executive director Paul Hewitt, who retains the role of Chairman…

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