June 01, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff
Playtech-Plus500 deal reaction - PTEC shares down 4%, PLUS up 3%
However Plus500 shares are trading well below Playtech's £4.00 per share cash offer. Why is that?
Read more
June 01, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Want to know what clients look for in a brokerage? Here's how! - The Forex Industry Talk Show
LeapRate TV delves deep into the challenges faced by brokers when positioning their products, in all worldwide markets, and what clients really look for when they search for a broker. Find out in this week's edition of the Forex Industry Talk Show
Read more
June 01, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Playtech set to acquire Plus500 for £459.6 million ($700 million)
Will this help Plus500 resolve its issues with the FCA? And help solidify its relationships with affiliates? Or is Playtech inheriting a potentially volatile situation?
Read more
June 01, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
TFX Click365 volumes mark slight M/M decline in May'15
Overall volume of exchange FX margin contracts (Click365) at Tokyo Financial Exchange in May 2015 was 2,764,360, down 0.9% from April 2015.
Read more
June 01, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Hotspot FX May volume down another 6% to $26.8 billion ADV
May 2015 appears as a slow month for institutional Forex, as Hotspot operating metrics for last month show a decline of 5.6% in average daily volumes when compared to already subdued April 2015 levels.
Read more
June 01, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
DGCX rolls out trading data micro-website Market Watch
The new micro-site offers detailed analysis of trading data and price movements of DGCX products, as well as charts and market depth features.
Read more
May 30, 2015 BY Mike Fox
Visual of how much top banks have paid in Forex fines
As the Forex rigging settlements around major publicly traded banks have started to clear up, many prognosticators have evaluated the potential impact of the stock prices of these banks. Trefis, an online financial community structured around trends, forecasts and insights put together a table showing the different bank fines from the various government regulators and financial watchdogs.…
Read more
May 29, 2015 BY Mike Fox
Europe ESMA OTC derivative data shows Forex makes up 56% of trades
The publically available data allows market participants to monitor the extent, dynamics and trends of derivatives trading in the European Union, including identifying what has been traded on and off-venue.
Read more
May 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
EXNESS terminates support for MT4 droidTrader, WebTrader
Clients of the broker can still use various MT4 apps – they simply have to download the terminal from MetaQuotes.
Read more
May 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Odey Asset Management raises stake in Plus500 above 20%
After a transaction that took place on May 28, 2015, the wealth manager now holds 23,941,198 voting rights, or a 20.84% stake, in Plus500.
Read more