The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has officially issued an order allowing certain Korea Exchange (KRX) members to solicit and accept orders as well as accept funds directly from U.S. customers, without having to register with the CFTC as futures commission merchants (FCMs). The order is only for client trading on the KRX. The…
Read moreThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on January 29, 2016, the Honorable Richard M. Berman, U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered Defendants 4X Solutions, Inc. (4X) and its principal, Whileon Chay, both of New York City, jointly and severally to disgorge…
Read moreWe don’t normally post on Forex awards at LeapRate, but when companies which serve the industry win recognized awards outside the sector it is worth mentioning. Forex Research and White Label Media firm Invest Diva's CEO Kiana Danial has won such an award for her work. New York Business Journal honored Kiana Danial, CEO of Invest…
Read moreThomson Reuters released January Forex volume data showing daily spot trading volumes on currency trading platforms run by Thomson Reuters rebounding sharply in January from the previous month. Spot currency trading volume on Reuters platforms totaled $123 billion last month, up 35% from $91 billion in December - traditionally the lightest month of the year - and…
Read moreIn a bid to protect the banking sector from possible further ruble declines, The Bank of Russia officially suggested over the weekend setting increased risk ratios on FX loans and debt investments to ensure additional capital coverage of currency risks of the banking sector. In particular, an increased risk ratio equal to 1:1 is envisaged to be imposed on…
Read moreThere were concerns about the lack of explicit guidance as to what constitutes an OTC derivative for FX, and clarification was sought as to whether it captured all FX forwards (including FX security conversions), FX NDFs, FX swaps and FX options, in all currencies. The Hong Kong financial regulators also received a request to exclude FX…
Read moreFinancial visualization platform TradingView today announces that it has upgraded its notification system. After the upgrade, there are two icons on the right panel: Ideas Stream; Notifications. All updates related to ideas and people that a user follows are shown in Ideas Stream, while all likes and comments for one's ideas and new followers are…
Read moreEffective February 7, 2016, S&P Capital IQ and SNL has rebranded as S&P Global Market Intelligence. The new name of S&P's financial data unit forms part of the integration of the two previously separate businesses, S&P Capital IQ and SNL Financial, under parent company McGraw Hill Financial Inc (NYSE:MHFI). The businesses initially combined after the…
Read moreProvider of online trading services Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) continues to add capabilities to its Trader Workstation (TWS) platform, with the latest enhancement concerning the broker's lineup of advanced trading algorithms. A new IBalgo, "Adaptive", has been added to Interactive Brokers' growing suite of algos. This algo can be used with a limit or…
Read moreSpain's financial markets watchdog CNMV earlier today added two more companies to its list of unauthorized entities targeting Spanish investors. The latest additions to the warning list are Forex broker Green Investment House Corp. (also known as FXMARKER) and binary options broker LandMark Trade Ltd. (also known as IMPERIAL OPTIONS). The regulator warns that FXMarker,…
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