January 28, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TriOptima reports successful first triReduce inflation swap compression cycle

Post trade infrastructure provider TriOptima, part of ICAP plc (LON:IAP), announces today that 18 banks participated in the first triReduce inflation swap compression cycle eliminating $98.5 billion notional in inflation index swaps for the European Union: EUR- Excluding Tobacco-Non-revised Consumer Price Index. Given that inflation swaps tend to be long dated with compounding coupons leading…

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January 28, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Swissquote launches financial info app for Apple TV

Swiss financial services provider Swissquote Bank Ltd today announces the launch of a financial information application for Apple TV. The application will provide detailed and up-to-date information about the financial markets, including financial news. It also displays key indices and currency pairs. The Swissquote Apple TV application displays a rotating globe, showing the performance of various…

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January 28, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

RoboForex sponsors Limassol Police Department football team

Online trading services provider RoboForex Financial Group has announced its sponsorship of the Limassol Police Department football team, in a move underlining the attractiveness of various sports areas for FX marketing. This particular football team was set up in 2011 to allow current and former policemen to participate in various charity initiatives and to fight…

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January 28, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FxPro to introduce dynamic leverage for Spot Indices on MT4 and MT5

Retail Forex broker FxPro has announced a set of changes to trading conditions regarding Spot Indices and Energies. As of Friday, January 29, 2016, the broker will be introducing dynamic leverage across MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) on Spot Indices. It will also be adjusting the current tiers on Spot Energies and Energy Futures.…

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January 28, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Saxo Bank changes name of Japanese business

Multi-asset investment and trading services provider Saxo Bank is about to change the name of its Japanese business. As of Monday, February 1, 2016, the name of the Japanese company will change from Saxo Bank FX Securities K.K. to Saxo Bank Securities K.K. The old name will be in use until the end of April this…

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January 27, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CFTC signs MoU with Germany's BaFin and Deutsche Bundesbank to enhance supervision of cross-border clearing organizations

Through the MoU, the CFTC and the BaFin and Bundesbank express their willingness to cooperate in the interest of fulfilling their respective regulatory mandates with respect to cross-border clearing organizations. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht…

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January 27, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Markets.com doubles margin requirement on stocks during earnings season

Retail forex broker Markets.com, a unit of Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC), will be raising margin requirements from 5% to 10% for CFDs on certain US-traded stocks during the current Q4 earnings reporting season. Shares of even very liquid, well-traded equities tend to be more volatile leading up to an earnings announcement - especially year-end results, when 'surprise'…

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January 27, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

UK Court acquits five individuals of LIBOR manipulation charges

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today provided an update regarding its criminal investigation into the manipulation of LIBOR. A jury at Southwark Crown Court today found five individuals not guilty of conspiracy to defraud via the alleged manipulation of LIBOR. Colin John Goodman, Danny Martin Wilkinson, Terry John Farr, James Andrew Gilmour and Noel…

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January 27, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Survey: 5% of France's residents are investment fraud victims

France's financial markets regulator AMF has just published the results of a survey conducted by the CSA institute, with the findings showing increased interest into Forex and binary options, as well as a decent percentage of investors becoming targets and victims of fraudulent investment schemes. The pool of respondents includes 1,003 French residents, of at…

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