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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March 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ICAP, Tullett Prebon shareholders to vote on proposed deal on March 24, 2016

Tullett Prebon Plc (LON:TLPR) has just provided an update regarding the proposed acquisition of the global hybrid voice broking and information business of ICAP plc (LON:IAP). Regulatory approvals Tullett Prebon said there was no further information on discussions with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), which in February requested additional information and documentary material regarding…

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March 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Forex volumes at TFX grow in February 2016

February delivered a bit of positive news for the Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX), which saw trading volumes climb last month, following solid performance in December 2015 and January 2016. TFX saw Click 365 total trading volumes, that is, the volume of Exchange FX Margin contracts, reach 4,467,666 contracts in February 2016. The result is 3.2%…

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March 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Hotspot FX sees ADV rise 6% MoM in February 2016

Hotspot FX, the eFX institutional platform of Bats, has just reported its volumes metrics for February 2016, with the month continuing a positive trend in terms of trading activity witnessed in January. The institutional Forex platform registered a rise in trading volumes in both annual and monthly terms. In fact, the result of $32.6 billion…

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