Shares in Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) keep attracting investors' attention, especially after the publication of stellar results for the fourth quarter and full year 2014. Another piece of evidence in this respect was apparent today, as JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) took its stake in the CFD broker above 5% again. The latest transaction raised the…
Read moreMoscow Exchange (MOEX) suspended trading on the Forex and precious metals market for more than an hour today, with the extraordinary situation blamed on technical problems. Trading on the foreign exchange and precious metals markets was halted today at 11:26 (Moscow Time) and was resumed at 12:40 (Moscow Time). In a subsequent announcement, the Exchange…
Read moreShares of CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) have been on a tear since announcing fourth quarter and full year 2014 results last week. Investors seem to be impressed with Plus500's record Q4 revenues of $66.5 million, its rising EBITDA margins, increasing dividends - and rosy outlook given the start to fiscal 2015. The only negative…
Read moreMoneycorp has terminated its contract with Heathrow Airport, leaving Travelex as the sole provider of deliverable FX in the world's busiest airport. The firm initially cited inability to honor the financial terms of the contract, but subsequently recinding the statement
Read moreNon-executive Director of IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) Stephen Hill has purchased 1,383 ordinary shares in the company as part of IG Group's dividend reinvestment plan. Mr. Hill's dividend reinvestment was reported by a filing with the London Stock Exchange in a transaction which took place on February 27, 2015 with regard to which a…
Read moreWith effect from March 4, 2015, CFD for shares and ETF instruments have been temporarily set to close only
Read moreThe offering is being made under CME Group's existing shelf registration statement and is expected to close on March 9, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions
Read moreAn update to clients of insolvent retail Forex broker Alpari (UK) Limited appeared earlier today on the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) website. The announcement would be of interest to those (former) clients of the broker that decide to make a separate claim for compensation to FSCS. Those clients should explicitly state their intention to…
Read moreAn update to LeapRate's article from February 18, 2015... The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) today extended the suspension of the license of Pulp International Business Ltd, the company which owns the FxPulp brand. On March 2, 2015, the Board of Directors of the regulator decided to keep the license of the Forex broker, which…
Read moreAverage daily volumes for February came to 39,000 contracts in February, representing a 23% decline compared with the previous month of January this year
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