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?
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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…
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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…
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November 20, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff
Are Mobile Devices Killing Your Trader Conversions?
Tiz G. Corta of email marketing solutions provider DVFX.com takes a look at getting your emails read on mobile devices.
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November 20, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
China cracks down on underground bank responsible for $64B of illicit FX transactions
Police in east China's Zhejiang Province have broken the country's largest underground bank, which has carried out illegal Forex transactions of RMB 410 billion (US$64 billion), according to a report by Xinhua news agency, referring to sources at the Ministry of Public Security. The crackdown comes as a part of an investigation that started in September…
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November 20, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff
Rumors of Tim Cartledge leaving ICAP's EBS BrokerTec after four days are untrue
LeapRate has learned that rumors circulating in London circles that Tim Cartledge has left his new job as Chief of Strategy at ICAP's EBS BrokerTec after only four days are simply untrue. Forex blog FX Week had posted a few hours ago (see at right) an article entitled 'Cartledge exits EBS four days appintment is announced' (editor's…
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November 20, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Japan's Monex terminates outsourcing contract, replaces backbone brokerage system
Online trading services provider Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) today announced that its Japanese brokerage Monex, Inc., will terminate an outsourcing contract regarding data system operation for the purpose of replacing its backbone brokerage system. The company also noted that certain expenses will be incurred as a result of the decision to terminate the outsourcing contract.…
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November 20, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
GWAZY platform now available in Russian language
GWAZY Ltd, the technology provider behind the GWAZY trading platform, on Thursday announced the addition of one more language – Russian. This way, the investment solution is now available in six languages, with Russian joining English, Chinese, Polish, Arabic, and Farsi. The availability of Polish language was unveiled earlier this month, as GWAZY announced a…
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November 20, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Interactive Data, GlobalRisk partner to support CFTC’s derivatives supervision
Provider of low-latency technology and market data feed services Interactive Data has partnered with developer of risk management software GlobalRisk to support the derivatives oversight operations of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The US regulator has issued a contract to get the additional tools to help it evaluate and monitor the risk exposures…
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November 20, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
ICE prices $2.5B offering of senior notes to fund acquisition of Interactive Data
International network of exchanges and clearing houses Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) on Thursday said it priced an underwritten public offering of $2.5 billion in new senior notes, with the proceeds to be used for funding the cash part of the acquisition of Interactive Data Corporation, announced last month. The senior notes comprise $1.25 billion in…
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