ThinkForex, a global provider of financial derivatives trading in FX, CFDs and financial spread betting has announced the launch of its brand-new affiliate program which pays some of the highest CPA rates in the sector. To celebrate the launch of the program ThinkForex is giving the first 100 affiliates an extra $100 Bonus on top of the rewarding…
Read moreIn a notice sent out today, globally regulated forex brokerage FxPro informed clients they are disabling cTrader's mirror/copy trading feature cMirror starting from this upcoming Friday. cMirror is trading software company Spotware's mirror trading application, complementing its robust cTrader platform. By using cMirror, any trader can become a strategy provider, broadcast trading signals and charge commissions. Other traders…
Read moreNational Futures Association (NFA) today announced it has permanently barred TGI Capital Management Limited (TGI), an NFA Member commodity trading advisor (CTA) located in London, England, from membership and from acting as a principal of an NFA Member. The Decision, issued by NFA's Business Conduct Committee (BCC), is based on a Complaint authorized by the BCC…
Read moreA follow-up to LeapRate's earlier report about the collaboration between Lars Seier Christensen, Saxo Bank co-founder and former co-CEO, and Bjarne Riis, a former manager of the Tinkoff-Saxo team and 1996 Tour de France winner. Earlier today, Mr Riis and Mr Christensen unveiled more information about the project, dubbed Riis*Seier. Both have invested around EUR 5…
Read moreIsrael's Office of Chief Scientist (OCS) has approved the proposed merger of blochain technology focused group BTCS Inc (OTCMKTS:BTCS) and Israeli transaction verification server manufacturer Spondoolies-Tech Ltd. The companies receive this regulatory nod of consent about five months after they sealed a definitive merger agreement. The OCS approval is one of two key conditions for…
Read moreInvestment holding group Leucadia National Corp (NYSE:LUK) has recently been quite vocal when it comes to FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM), to which it extended a $300 million loan following the sharp Swiss franc spike on January 15, 2015. In its annual report for 2015, Leucadia confirmed it was in discussions with the Forex broker over restructuring the…
Read moreBloomberg Tradebook, Bloomberg's global agency brokerage business, today announced the addition of In-Trade functionality to its award-winning Strategy Analyzer (STAZ) product. STAZ combines the breadth of Bloomberg’s data and analytics with Tradebook's proprietary predictive models to help traders evaluate and adjust their trading strategies in real-time to achieve better execution results. This enhancement to STAZ…
Read moreGrant Robert Graham and Neale Jackson of KordaMentha, who act as Liquidators of now defunct Forex broker BlackfortFX (aka Arena Capital Limited), have published their second report, updating investors about their actions. The liquidators have focused on recovering assets and, according to their report (see table below) they have managed to obtain receipts of NZ$1.07…
Read moreHong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today announces that Ms Julia Leung will become Executive Director, Intermediaries Division, effective June 19, 2016. Ms Leung, who is currently Executive Director, Investment Products, will succeed Mr James Shipton in the key role at the Intermediaries Division. Before joining the SFC, Ms Leung was the Under Secretary…
Read moreCySEC-regulated retail Forex broker FXPRIMUS has made a number of advanced trading tools available to its clients who use the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform and request additional functionalities. FXPRIMUS notes that it has made available more than 20 new modules, which can be of help to various categories of traders. The trading tools are accessible to…
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