November 11, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Japan's FSA adds Trade-Bo, Option Ace to Warning List

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has earlier today updated its Warning List, which includes the names of overseas businesses that lack the necessary registration to target Japanese investors but nevertheless do so. The latest additions to the list are two binary options brokers: Trade-Bo, operating from https://www.trade-bo.com, and Option Ace, operating from https://www.option-ace.com. Both companies…

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November 11, 2015 BY Mike Fox

U.S. Retail Forex broker assets show rise of 2.3% MoM for September

United States Retail Forex brokers saw client assets on deposit increase in September from August, the increased volatility in August carried into September, especially after the August 24th “Black Monday." A combined $568,306,993 million was reported for September up from the $533,041,270 million of assets on record for August, an increase of 2.76%. The biggest single decline of the "Big…

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November 11, 2015 BY Mike Fox

GAIN Capital reports minor MoM drop-off in October trading volumes

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP) today reported Forex trading operating metrics for the month of October 2015. Volumes continue to slow-down heading into the new year, one thing that should drive some end-of-year volatility is December's FOMC meeting. However, we never know what can be around the corner when it comes to the markets...so…

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November 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

NY financial regulator considers increased cyber security defenses

Shortly after the National Futures Association (NFA) announced that it will tighten the requirements regarding cyber security for all of its members, including Forex brokers, another US regulator is considering new cyber security requirements. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has sent an official letter to Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC)…

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November 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

OANDA releases updated fxTrade app for Android devices

OANDA Corporation has just released an updated version of its fxTrade Mobile application for Android devices, with the enhancements ranging from new unified settings view to easier access to full screen charts. The new features include: Economic Calendar is now on the phone; Information is more readily at traders' finger tips with a new navigation…

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November 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

New MT4 build to accelerate downloading of MQL4 programs from Code Base

MetaQuotes Software, the developer of the popular trading platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5), has announced the pending launch of MT4 Build 910 on Thursday, November 12, 2015. The new build contains a number of fixes and improvements, including enhanced work with MQL4 programs. In the new build, downloading of MQL4 programs from…

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November 10, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

What's the right regulatory jurisdiction for a Forex Broker startup?

The following guest post is courtesy of Anya Aratovskaya, VP of Institutional FX at Advanced Markets. —   The world of online Retail FX has become increasingly competitive and congested but, regardless, the industry remains extremely attractive to investors, insiders and entrepreneurs alike. One key factor adding to the attraction is the ease by which a person…

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November 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

DealHub acquisition contributes to revenue growth at Markit in Q3 2015

The “earnings season” continues at full speed, with Markit Ltd (NASDAQ:MRKT) adding its voice to the chorus of companies seeing their revenues rise in the third quarter of 2015. Markit attributed the rise in the third-quarter revenues to successful acquisitions, including the acquisition of DealHub, which was completed in September 2015. DealHub has joined Markit's…

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