New Zealand forex broker GDMFX adds Fortex MT4 Web Trader LeapRate

October 21, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

New Zealand forex broker GDMFX adds Fortex MT4 Web Trader

Electronic communication network (ECN) trading platform Fortex, Inc. and Global Derivative Capital Markets NZ Limited (GDMFX), a New Zealand registered international broker-dealer, announced today that they have sealed a technology partnership that will make Fortex’s MT4 Web Trader solution available to GDMFX's clients across the globe. Growing international demand for web and mobile trading solutions…

October 21, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

English International footballer Ryan Bertrand partners to form new UK Forex brokerage Silicon Markets

This is taking the Forex brokerage + Soccer sponsorship combination to a whole new level. England and Premier League footballer Ryan Bertrand has joined forces with two other entrepreneurs to launch a new Forex and CFD brokerage called Silicon Markets. The brokerage will be based in the City of London and offers retail traders the…

October 21, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Fidessa hints at further special dividend, as cash generation stays strong

Fidessa Group plc (LON:FDSA), provider of trading, investment and information solutions to the financial industry, has earlier today published an interim management statement for the period from July 1, 2015 to date. The company remains upbeat on the performance of the business and on growth opportunities. Fidessa says it continues to have a strong balance…

October 21, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

CBOE launches new cash-settled options on Russell 1000 indexes

In tune with plans, on Tuesday - October 20th, CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE) launched new cash-settled options on three indexes – Russell 1000® Index (RUI), Russell 1000® Growth Index (RLG), and Russell 1000® Value Index (RLV). The rollout of the new instruments is a part of a licensing agreement sealed by CBOE and London Stock…

October 21, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

TechFinancials forms Hong Kong binary options JV

Binary platform provider and operator TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) is growing bigger in the Asian market. The company has just reported that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with the owners of Hong Kong-registered Optionfortune Trade Limited, provider of binary options trading services. Under the terms of the agreement a new business entity will…

October 21, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Investment Trends report – IG and CMC Markets dominate Australian CFD market

Australia based research firm Investment Trends has published an updated report on CFD trading in its home market. The data, based on a survey of more than 15,000 traders and investors concluded in June 2015, showed a continued rise in the number of CFD traders in Australia. The number of active CFD traders increased, with…

October 21, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Interactive Brokers reports $359 million in Q3 revenue, a rise YoY while off 7% MoM

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker and market maker, today reported diluted earnings per share on a comprehensive basis of $0.23 for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to a diluted loss per share on a comprehensive basis of $0.13 for the same period in 2014. Excluding other…

October 20, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Judge orders $31 million in restitution and penalties against Cincinnati man for trading fraud and ponzi scheme

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Michael R. Barrett of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered an Order for Final Judgment by Default against Defendant John R. Bullar, a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a Consent Order against his company, Defendant Executive Management Advisors L.L.C.…

October 20, 2015 BY Mike Fox

BNP Paribas to pay $140,000 CFTC fine for improper investment of segregated client funds

The Order found that on three occasions, in or about November and December 2014, BNPP violated CFTC regulations governing concentration limits applicable to the investment of segregated commodity customer funds.

October 20, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

LCH.Clearnet appoints NY Fed veteran Christine Cumming to BoD

International clearing house LCH.Clearnet Group today announced the appointment of Christine Cumming, previously First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to the Board of Directors. Ms Cumming will be joining the Board of Directors of LCH.Clearnet LLC, the Group’s US-based business. She will serve as an independent non-executive director and also…