December 09, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

“CBOE Options Institute At SGX” officially commences operations

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), part of CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE), today officially launched “CBOE Options Institute at Singapore Exchange (SGX)”. Initially announced in July, “The CBOE Options Institute at SGX” forms part of Singapore Exchange's SGX Academy. Classes start today, December 9, 2015, led by Russell Rhoads, Director…

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December 09, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

E*Trade fined $65,000 in Australia for order handling infringement

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed a monetary penalty on Etrade Australia Securities Limited (Etrade), a subsidiary of E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ:ETFC), over an order handling infringement. The company has paid a penalty of $65,000 to comply with an infringement notice issued by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The infringement refers to…

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December 09, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

MT4 build 940 to improve work on high-resolution screens

Shortly after the release of MetaTrader 4 (MT4) build 920, MetaQuotes Software is ready to launch a new build of the popular MT4 platform. MT4 build 940 is set to be released on Friday, December 11, 2015. The update will feature some minor improvements, including better adaptation for high resolution screens. The terminal interface has…

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December 08, 2015 BY Mike Fox

OpenFin to open-source its financial desktop HTML5 container technology

OpenFin, the New York and London based fast-growing financial technology provider, today announced that for the first time it is open-sourcing its market-leading HTML5 container technology for financial desktops. The development aims to promote further community collaboration as OpenFin is being used by over 20 of the world's leading banks, buy-side firms and trading platforms. OpenFin…

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December 08, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Bitcoin venue Coinbase Exchange introduces volume rebates

Coinbase Exchange informed clients of its Bitcoin trading exchange today that next week they will begin offering volume-based rebates. Their standard maker-taker fee structure still applies, however, traders will now receive a daily rebate based on their trading volume as a percentage of the total 30-day volume for each Coinbase Exchange order book. Maker Orders Maker orders are…

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December 08, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE set to close acquisition of Interactive Data Corporation around December 14th

International network of exchanges and clearing houses Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) has just provided an update regarding the acquisition of Interactive Data Corporation (Interactive Data), which was initially unveiled in October this year. ICE said today that it has secured all necessary regulatory approvals and now expects to close the deal on or around December…

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December 08, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

PFSOFT to launch new platform – PTMC

Software developer PFSOFT has an exciting announcement for Forex traders. The company has developed a brand new platform called Protrader Multi-Connect, or PTMC. The name points to two main qualities of the new solution – its ability to get connected to any existing broker in short terms, as well as the fact that it combines…

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December 08, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Upgraded DailyFX goes live, aiming to offer unique experience to traders

At LeapRate, we have closely monitored the development and growth of DailyFX, the Forex research and news service of FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM). In the summer, LeapRate reported about some major enhancements being introduced to the service, which has been there for traders for more than 13 years already. Today, FXCM announced that the upgraded DailyFX website…

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December 08, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Can an STP/ECN broker really offer 500:1 leverage?

The following guest post is courtesy of Shobin Mathew Simon, Institutional Sales Associate at Advanced Markets. [divide] The ability to trade using leverage is one of the key advantages associated with “retail” forex trading. This unique factor tends to attract more investors to forex, rather than to equities or other financial instruments, as there is the perceived opportunity…

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