December 07, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Thomson Reuters November FX spot volumes lowest in three years

Thomson Reuters has reported its November monthly Forex volumes across platforms where daily spot trading volumes for FX platforms fell to a three-year low of $90 billion in November, according to figures published by the company late Friday afternoon. That marked a fall of 13.5% from October's $104 billion and down 25% YoY. Total daily volumes…

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December 07, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Should tech companies go public earlier? Google thinks so

The holy grail of many startup companies, tech and otherwise, is the IPO. An IPO, or initial public offering of company stock, has numerous advantages for startups and is done for a variety of reasons including: formally establishing a public valuation for a company, gives early stage shareholders and employees the chance to cash in…

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December 07, 2015 BY Mike Fox

NetDania mobile app to receive new upgrades...

Danish firm NetDania, the pioneer in forex charting web applications and advanced charting packages sent out a direct notice today from group CEO Stig Brylle to users regarding the company's plans to release new add-on features for its award winning mobile application. The application is highly regarding within the trading community for its user experience and ease of use.…

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December 07, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

FXecosystem adds Fixnetix veteran Matt Dangerfield as CTO

Outsourced FX connectivity services provider FXecosystem has announced the addition of Matt Dangerfield as its interim Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Matt Dangerfield is the one of the founders of Financial Technology Advisers (FTA), an advisory firm that enables business to embrace all types of current technology, blend it with newer technology and take it to the…

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December 06, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Leverate hires Steven Gottfried to head new Germany office

Forex platform provider Leverate is continuing its metamorphosis under new management, with the latest change being the opening of an office in Berlin, Germany. The new Leverate office will be dedicated to supporting sales of the company's products in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, under the direction of Steven Gottfried. Gottfried has over 25 years of experience…

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December 04, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Falcon Brokers CIF license suspension extended by CySEC

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) today announced that following a decision in a meeting held November 30th, 2015 that authorization of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘Falcon Brokers Ltd’, with license number 128/10, will continue to be suspended indefinitely. This continuation follows from one month ago where the same decision was reached for the troubled forex broker. The…

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December 04, 2015 BY Mike Fox

itBit Bitcoin OTC volume drops 28% month-over-month for November

Volume of Bitcoin OTC trading at agency brokerage itBit dropped 28% month-over-month in November, the company stated seasonal trends negatively impacted trading volume during Thanksgiving week. Moreover, stagnant price activity was also a factor for the 2nd half of the month. The bitcoin market was relatively quiet following a volatile period in early-November that saw the bitcoin…

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