March 15, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Hotspot FX sold to BATS Global Markets for $365 million
North American conglomerate KCG has announced the completion of the sale of spot FX venue Hotspot to BATS Global Markets
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March 14, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
The Global Age: CFH Systems CIO Ole Rossing talks to LeapRate about international connectivity
"Our focus on improving the situation for our clients has been a real journey! We wanted to improve the internet experience for our Asian customers, without giving each of them private lines." - Ole Rossing, CIO, CFH Systems
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March 13, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
New CFD brokerage opens in Israel with $5 million assets under management - LeapRate Exclusive
New multi-asset CFD brokerage First Index has opened its doors, with $5 million assets under management from British, European and Israeli customers
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March 13, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Moscow Exchange introduces new FAST gate feeds for MOEX Board
Moscow Exchange (MOEX), the biggest Russian venue for trading currencies and derivatives, today announced the start of provision of new FAST gate feeds for MOEX Board, OTC market, Ukrainian and ETS exchanges. The new solution was developed as a part of "Moscow Exchange Unified Trading Platform" project. It is based on the same technologies used…
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March 13, 2015 BY Mike Fox
FFAJ reports Japanese OTC FX retail margin trading volumes fell by 31% in February
The Financial Futures Association of Japan Research Department has published February OTC FX trading volume numbers. OTC FX margin trading in February suddenly fell by 31% from the previous month and clocked in at 455 trillion yen, down over 30% from January's over 600 trillion yen reported, which was the best ever month for Japan OTC volumes. The…
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March 13, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Bank of Russia reduces key rate from 15% to 14%
Bank of Russia, the country's financial megaregulator, has just announced the key interest rate will be reduced to 14% from March 16, 2015. The move represents a cut from the level of 15%, which was introduced on February 2, 2015. That, in itself, represented a cut from the level of 17%, introduced on December 16,…
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March 13, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff
FXCM Inc shares soar 11% in aftermarket trading to $2.39
FXCM has indicated it will rationalize some assets, including the planned sale of its institutional business FXCMPro and its Japan and Hong Kong subsidiaries.
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March 13, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
FCA confirms approach for financial promotions in social media - no misleading info
The FCA has ruled that all advertising campaigns conducted through social media should carry risk warnings, warns of the perils of image advertising, discourages spamming and confirms the legal points in sharing or forwarding communications
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March 13, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Tradable leans further toward the day trader with Scalper workspace
Tradable provides new features for scalpers including the Pro Trade Board and Autosplitter app within the new Scalper workspace
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