Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation starts accepting Bullion as collateral LeapRate

November 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation starts accepting Bullion as collateral

Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) is widening the lineup of assets it accepts as collateral. Starting from December 1, 2015, DCCC will accept Gold and Silver (referred to as “Bullion") DMCC Tradeflow Warrants towards Initial Margin and other deposits. Members shall pledge the Tradeflow Warrants in favor of DCCC through the DMCC Tradeflow system for…

November 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Playtech and Plus500 shares both plummet after merger called off

Following an announcement from this morning about the termination of the proposed acquisition of Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) by Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) due to regulatory issues, shares in both companies opened way below Friday close levels. At London market open today, one share in Plus500 traded per 280p, much lower than the 400p per share that Playtech…

November 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Italy's Consob adds more Forex, binary options brokers to Warning List

Italy's financial markets regulator Consob has earlier today updated its Warning List of companies that are not authorized to target Italian investors but nevertheless do so. The latest additions include a binary options broker, two Forex brokers and one social trading network. In particular: The website www.bestocopy.com is not authorized to offer any investment services…

November 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Plus500 unveils plans for independent future, announces interim dividend, share buyback

Following the announcement of the termination of the proposed acquisition of Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) by Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC), the CFD and Forex broker unveiled its plans for an independent future. Interim Dividend Under the terms of the proposed acquisition by Playtech the Board agreed not to declare an Interim Dividend for 2015. However, after the termination…

November 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Playtech terminates Plus500 deal, still opposes CBI stance on AvaTrade acquisition

The mergers and acquisitions world is full of risks, with one more piece of proof just provided from Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC)... The company has been waiting for a nod of approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for the proposed acquisition of Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) but after an update from the UK regulator late on…

November 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

FX Blue introduces new dynamic charts

Provider of Forex software and analytical solutions FX Blue, formerly known as MT4i, on Saturday announced the addition of new dynamic charts to its lineup of analytical tools. The new charts display the number of lots traded on a monthly, weekly and daily basis. Traders can use the filtering on their results to show only…

November 22, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Leverate updates its BX8 binary options platform with long term options

It looks like Leverate's new management team will be putting some renewed effort into increasing Leverate's footprint in the binary platform business.

November 22, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Top Bitcoin Myths – #6: Bitcoin is only a currency

Is Bitcoin 'just' a currency and nothing more? And what exactly is Bitcoin 2.0?

November 22, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

FXcompared measures international cash transfer costs with new Money Transfer Index

Is it more expensive to send money from the UK to Australia, or the other way around? Is it cheaper to send Dollars, Euros, or Pounds? And how does sending via a commercial bank compare cost-wise to using a non-bank money transfer firm? To answer these questions and to provide greater transparency to the whole…

November 21, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

How to protect your Bitcoins from malicious hackers

The following guest post is courtesy of Alena Vranova, CEO of SatoshiLabs, whose projects include the TREZOR hardware Bitcoin wallet and myTREZOR Bitcoin web wallet. [divide] All stores of money are targets for thieves; they always have been. Digital cash like Bitcoin has been a particularly attractive target for would-be burgulars, especially since they are typically accessible…