December 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ForexTime adds MT4 WebTrader to offering

The latest Forex broker to start offering the web version of the popular MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform is ForexTime Limited (FXTM). Clients of the Cyprus-based company can now make use of browser-based trading via FXTM MT4 WebTrader. The list of advantages of the new solution includes, of course, the fact that there is no need…

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December 03, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

JP Morgan takes 7.4% stake in SafeCharge

Advanced payment technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has seen global bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) up its stake in the company to 7.43%. The SafeCharge shares are formally held by JPM subsidiary JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited. It is unclear if the shares are being held by JP Morgan on behalf of investing…

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December 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

MetaTrader platforms now support ePayments system

Trading software developer MetaQuotes Software has just announced the addition of one more payment system to the lineup of payment methods available on the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) trading platforms. The MT4 and MT5 platforms now support the ePayments system, which offers a convenient and secure e-wallet to traders. The ePayments system…

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December 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ASX sees futures volumes rise in November 2015

After a challenging October for futures trading activity at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), trading volumes staged a nice rise in November 2015, as shown by ASX's latest monthly activity report. In November 2015, futures and options on futures volume rose 2.5% from October 2015 levels to 9,585,567 contracts. The result is 35% higher than the…

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December 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex sees global Forex volumes decrease 19.9% MoM in November

Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has earlier today posted its operating metrics for November 2015, with the results showing a drop in Forex volumes in both monthly and annual terms. Global Forex volumes, that is Forex volumes across all Monex's subsidiaries, amounted to humble $22.6 billion in November 2015, down 19.9% from the result registered in…

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December 02, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

KPMG confirms Alpari UK preferential creditors to be paid in full

KPMG, the Joint Special Administrators of retail Forex broker Alpari UK that went insolvent following the Jnauary 15, 2015 events, today confirmed that preferential creditors of the broker will be paid in full. KPMG has already stated – back in August, when it released the First Progress report on the Alpari UK case, that all preferential…

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December 02, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

After solid October, Forex volumes at EXNESS retreat in November

Retail Forex broker EXNESS has posted its key operating metrics for November 2015, with Forex volumes failing to match the strong result seen in October 2015. In the face of the month-on-month slowdown in trading activity, however, the annual comparison was much more positive. EXNESS reported monthly Forex volumes of $177 billion for November 2015, down…

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December 02, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

FXCM finalizes sale of FXCM Securities to AS Expobank

US Forex broker FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) today announced the completion of the sale of FXCM Securities Limited to AS Expobank. The report comes several months after LeapRate exclusively reported of FXCM's plans to sell this business to Expobank. FXCM Securities was FXCM's brokerage specializing in exchange traded equities, futures, and options, which was acquired in 2010,…

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