The past week saw a number of exclusive posts on LeapRate, several of which were then noticed and picked up by other blogs. We're happy to report that our continued unparalleled coverage of everything FX-related (and only FX-related) has led to another week of record hits on LeapRate.com. We'd like to once again thank you,…
Read moreJohn Hardy, Head of FX Strategy at Saxo Bank, takes a look at the week ahead in FX trading.
Read moreNew York based Forex advisory and media company Invest Diva, has launched a new service, Financial Assessment, to help traders understand their financial situation before they start trading. The Financial Assessment service contains an online and user-friendly survey including a series of questions about traders’ lifestyle, income, expenses and overall financial health. Invest Diva has partnered with top US financial planners…
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Read moreThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Friday that it will separately identify the renminbi (RMB) in its official foreign exchange reserves database beginning October 1, 2016. The decision comes after in November last year the IMF voted that the Chinese currency is a freely usable currency and will be included in the SDR basket as…
Read moreA follow-up to LeapRate's earlier report about Dukascopy cutting maximum leverage on USD/HKD... The Swiss Forex broker has just provided an update regarding the pending changes to trading conditions, specifying that the changes to maximum leverage levels will apply to all HKD pairs (not only to USD/HKD). This means that on top of USD/HKD, the leverage…
Read moreAfter imposing a fine of EUR 300,000 on Pegase Capital Ltd in November last year, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) today announced harsher measures against the company, which owns brands like binary options provider InteractiveOption. CySEC announced the suspension of the Cyprus Investment Firm authorisation of Pegase Capital Ltd (number 225/14). The penalty reflects…
Read moreInternational derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today announces the addition of Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid (Metal Bulletin) futures contracts, in a move to further boost its base metals offering. The new contracts are set to begin trading on March 21, 2016. They will be available for trading on CME Globex, for submission for clearing…
Read moreitexsys, a London based Forex technology and service provider officially announced today a new partnership with FCA-UK regulated Forex broker Atom8. The partnership sees to that Atom8 will be offering out their liquidity to itexsys clients. itexsys who specializes in MT4 brokerage solutions also has FXCM, Sucden Financial, LMAX, and CFH Clearing among other liquidity provider partners.…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today reported its operating metrics for February 2016 , with Forex futures volumes continuing to rise albeit at a slower pace than during January 2016. In February 2016, the FX futures volume at SGX was 552,423 contracts, up 6% from January 2016 levels. The annual comparison was more impressive, as the…
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