February 22, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Henyep Group rebrands Dubai division to Henyep Capital Markets (DIFC) Ltd

Henyep Group, owner of Forex brands like Henyep Capital Markets UK Ltd. (HY Markets), today announced the recent rebranding of its UAE operations within the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). Previously known as Henyep Investment Bank Limited, the DFSA-regulated company has been rebranded to Henyep Capital Markets (DIFC) Ltd. ( or HYCM DIFC). The change…

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February 22, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

TechFinancials CEO Asaf Lahav adds to shareholding in company

LeapRate has learned via filings made with the London Stock Exchange that Asaf Lahav, CEO of binary options platform and operator TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH), has added to his position in the company, albeit marginally. Filings show that Mr. Lahav bought 25,000 TechFinancials shares on February 18 (last Thursday) via an off-market purchase, at a price of 12p per…

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February 22, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Europe to open higher as the pound slips

The following guest post is courtesy of Michael Hewson, Chief Market Analyst at CMC Markets. More of Michael's research and analysis can be found at CMC's website here. [divide] After a pretty turbulent start to 2016, European equity markets enjoyed the rare luxury of a positive week last week, despite a negative finish on Friday,…

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February 22, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

New Zealand's regulator voices concerns regarding Fidelis International Trading

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has earlier today included one more company in its list of “Businesses to be wary of”. The latest addition to the list is Fidelis International Trading Limited, a company that offers a raft of investment services, including CFD and Forex trading. The company, operating from https://www.fidelisinternationaltrading.com/en/, purports to have…

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February 22, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Bitcoin Group hires Grant Thornton in effort to proceed with float on ASX

Further to LeapRate's earlier report about Australian Bitcoin miner Bitcoin Group postponing its planned listing on ASX, the company today provided an update on the matter. ASX has demanded that the company provides a report from an independent first or second tier accounting firm regarding Bitcoin Group's working capital position. Bitcoin Group has hired Grant Thornton…

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February 21, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote adds MT4 WebTrader

Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN), the leading online brokerage and banking firm in Switzerland, has announced the launch of MT4 WebTrader, which the company says is a significant upgrade to that of the previous web platform offered by Swissquote. Developed by MetaQuotes using the latest HTML5 programming, the MT4 WebTrader platform does not require a download…

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February 20, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

British Columbia regulator issues warning against binary options broker Binex Markets

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has just updated the Investment Caution List, which features the names of companies that unlawfully target residents of the Canadian province and/or offer unqualified investments. The latest addition to the list is Binex Markets, a company which offers binary options services via https://www.binexmarkets.com. The company purports to have an…

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