February 16, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

RavenPack announces partnership with Benzinga to offer Big Data analytics in financial services

RavenPack, a leading provider of Big Data analytics to financial institutions, is further expanding the footprint of its news analytics platform by partnering with Benzinga, a dynamic and innovative financial media outlet. Benzinga provides clients with real-time news covering everything from small to large cap companies. Their newsdesk covers earnings reports, M&A, IPOs, rumors and many…

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February 16, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Tradologic releases MOBIX binary options app, to launch live with brokers by June 2016

TRADOLOGIC, the binary options platform provider has unveiled its new mobile application today called “MOBIX”, equipped with new interface, advanced charts and variety of assets for what they hope is improved end user experience. Although “MOBIX” is designed to work flawlessly on mobile devices, compatible with Android and iOS, it also employs all major functionalities of the web-based platform. “MOBIX” will go…

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February 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Z.com Trade suspends trading in certain CFDs due to system issues

UK Forex and CFD broker Z.com Trade, a subsidiary of GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), has announced temporary suspension of trading in a number of CFDs due to system issues. The problems, which are currently being investigated, have affected the CFDs on US 30, CHN A50, and IND NIF. Trading in these instruments is suspended until…

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February 16, 2016 BY Mike Fox

FxPro cTrader and Economic Calander apps for Android get updates

FCA and CySEC regulated global broker FxPro announced today some mobile updates to a couple apps for android users. The first of which is a significant update to FxPro's cTrader mobile application for android. Secondly, the firm announced an update for the FxPro Tools - Economic Calendar app. You can find details of the updates below:…

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February 16, 2016 BY Mike Fox

UK FCA warns on Capital Markets trading/MarketCT as clone of regulated firm

United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that fraudsters are using the details of a firm authorized to try to convince people that they work for the genuine, FCA regulated and authorized firm. Find out more about the latest ‘clone firm’ below:   Clone firm details Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as…

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February 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

UK broker Sigma Trading to offer PFSOFT’s Protrader platform to its clients

Trading software developer PFSOFT today announces its partnership with UK online trading services provider Sigma Trading, whereby the broker will use PFSOFT’s Protrader platform for its professional traders. Sigma Trading is a division of Sigma Broking Limited, an FCA-regulated broker. The Protrader platform offers Sigma’s clients an advanced front-end terminal incorporating a variety of trading…

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February 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Moscow Exchange expands OTC derivatives clearing scope to include FX swaps, forwards

Moscow Exchange, also known as Moskovskaya Birzha MMVB-RTS PAO (MCX:MOEX), announced today that starting from February 15, 2016, the Moscow Exchange Standardised OTC Derivatives Market offers new types of centrally cleared OTC transactions, FX swaps and FX forwards. These are in addition to already available central counterparty (CCP) cleared OTC interest swaps and CCP-cleared on-exchange…

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February 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Hong Kong's SFC warns of clone of Blackstone Group

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has been rather active recently in issuing warnings against clone firms of international financial services giants, such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) and BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK). The rising number of such warnings indicates the growing pace of activity of companies that misuse data of licensed entities in order…

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February 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

JPX, IBM Japan to start testing blockchain technology

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) today announces a collaboration with IBM Japan on blockchain technology tests. The two companies have agreed to jointly start running proof of concept (PoC) tests for blockchain, or distributed ledger, technology. JPX notes the increased attention that blockchain technology has gained worldwide as one of the most promising Fintech aspects…

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