December 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

GAIN Capital sees lowest retail Forex volumes since February 2015 in November 2015

Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has just reported its operating metrics for November 2015, with overall trading volumes marking a slight increase when compared to October 2015 levels. This result reflected the robust performance on the institutional business front, with GTX volumes staging a decent rise in monthly terms. Retail trading volumes, however, staged a…

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December 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE joins CME in reporting crude oil volume records amid volatility

International network of exchanges and clearing houses Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) has joined CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) in reporting crude oil volume records amid heightened market volatility. ICE announced today that ICE Futures Singapore set a daily volume record in mini Brent Crude futures, as 14,188 such contracts were traded on December 9, 2015. Since…

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December 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Latest version of TradeStation Mobile app supports option spreads

TradeStation, part of Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), has earlier this week released an update to its TradeStation Mobile application for iOS gadgets. The latest version of the solution (version 3.0) is noteworthy for the fact that it supports option spreads, the main building blocks of options trading strategies. Traders can select from a list of…

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December 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

TeleTrade applies for Russian Forex dealer license

Retail Forex broker TeleTrade has joined the line of companies applying for a Russian Forex dealer license. The company announced on Wednesday that it has filed the necessary documents and that it hopes to get the license sometime in the first quarter of 2016. The Bank of Russia has 60 business days to review the…

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December 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Russia's Sberbank willing to join R3 consortium and develop blockchain tech

Russian financial companies are increasingly looking at exploring and tapping the possibilities of blockchain technology. After payment services provider Qiwi PLC (NASDAQ:QIWI) voiced its plans to launch its own crypto currency using blockchain, Sberbank Rossii PAO (MCX:SBER) has voiced its willingness to develop blockchain-based products and use them in its services. Lev A. Khasis, First Deputy…

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December 10, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

FCA warns against clone of retail forex broker IIB International

UK financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against a clone of regulated forex broker IIB International Broker. The real IIB, which also goes by IIB FX, is based in Sofia, Bulgaria. According to the FCA, fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam…

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December 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Ladbrokes' Chairman John Kelly acquires 30,000 shares in company

Gaming and betting provider Ladbrokes PLC (LON:LAD) today provided a report of a transaction in its shares that took place on December 9, 2015. John Kelly, the newly appointed Chairman of Ladbrokes, acquired 30,000 shares in the company. The price paid per share was 116.02p. Non-executive director Mark Pain also bought shares in Ladbrokes yesterday. He…

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