Binary options broker Anyoption has come out with an interesting analysis of the growth in mobile trading in the binary options space. We are pleased to share it with LeapRate readers. Do you agree with their findings? [divide] Smartphone usage has been on the rise for a number of years now and has already overtaken…
Read moreThe following guest post is one of a series courtesy of Marco Streng, CEO and Co-founder of Genesis Mining. — Regulation has become a very important topic in the Bitcoin industry. Bitcoin is extremely difficult for regulators and governments to get their arms around because it is a very broad technology. It has the characteristics of a…
Read moreIndia is a rapidly growing major financial market and the launch of Indian Rupee on R5FX follows in-depth discussions with the Reserve Bank of India. R5FX, the emerging marketplace for local market Forex trading just announced the launch of Indian Rupee trading on its platform. Live trading is now available in Indian Rupee (INR), Brazilian…
Read moreThis week The Daily News, Tanzania's leading English newspaper reported that British multinational bank powerhouse Barclays has brought its institutional trading platform BARX Africa to Tanzania's forex market. BARX, the multi-asset class e-trading solution from Barclays provides access to FX liquidity through its own proprietary platform, via several ECNs, via FIX and DMA. BARX Africa sales is…
Read moreShareholders in GVC Holdings PLC (LON:GVC) and bwin.party Digital Entertainment Plc (LON:BPTY), owner of CFD and spread betting broker InterTrader, will vote on the proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of bwin.party at meetings to be held on December 15, 2015. The boards of GVC and bwin.party announced today that the circular in relation to the Scheme of…
Read moreThe European Commission has recognized the Swiss supervisory regime of central counterparties as equivalent to the relevant provisions applicable within the European Union (EU). The decision, which was announced today, enables Swiss central counterparties to access cross-border markets in the EU. In order for central counterparties to offer cross-border services from Switzerland within the EU,…
Read moreThe UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today issued the first criminal proceedings related to EURIBOR manipulation against 10 individuals working at Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) and Deutsche Bank AG (FRA:DBK) The individuals, 6 of whom are employees of Deutsche Bank, and 4 are employees of Barclays Bank, will be charged with conspiracy to defraud in connection…
Read moreRetail Forex broker Alpari today provided a nice piece of news to fans of trading in the Russian ruble (RUB). The company is introducing a set of improvements to trading conditions for the USD/RUB (US dollar vs Russian ruble) and EUR/RUB (euro vs Russian ruble) pairs, with the changes effective November 16, 2015. The maximum…
Read moreEarlier today KCG Holdings, Inc. Class A (NYSE:KCG) posted its operating metrics for October 2015, with market making volumes seeing virtually no change when compared to September 2015 levels. This is barely a piece of good news, as September saw a 15% month-on-month drop in market making volumes. In Market Making, KCG averaged $30.3 billion…
Read moreWe haven't gone back to the events from January 15, 2015, recently but a National Futures Association (NFA) complaint against US Forex broker IBFX, part of Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), has just refreshed our memory of that moment and the consequences it had for numerous Forex brokers. In a complaint, dated November 2, 2015, the…
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