November 19, 2014 BY LeapRate Staff

Russian lawmakers postpone second reading of FX bill – again

One of the biggest jurisdictions in the world is still without a Forex law, as lawmakers remain reluctant to discuss the Forex bill. The second reading of Russia's Forex bill, which was supposed to be finally held yesterday, got postponed again. A protocol from a meeting of the Council of the State Duma (the lower…

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November 19, 2014 BY LeapRate Staff

ICAP reports first half 2014 Revenues down 15%, EBS down 17%

Interdealer broker ICAP released its Half Year report today (to September 30, as ICAP has a March 31 fiscal year end), detailing a 15% drop in Revenues to £620 million (about $995 million) versus the same period last year. Within its Electronic Markets group, subdued trading volumes during most of the first half of the…

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November 18, 2014 BY LeapRate Staff

Panda Trading Systems chosen by Rodeler for 24FX trading platform

Financial trading technology provider Panda Trading Systems announced today that CySEC-regulated Rodeler Limited, parent of binary options brokers 24Options, ZoneOptions and GrandOption, has chosen its Panda FX e-Broker Solution as its technology vendor in launching the 24FX retail forex brand. Panda will power 24FX’s entire operation, and will manage all operation and trading-related systems and integrate their solutions…

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