SpotOption starts collaboration with CPattern for retention automation LeapRate

February 09, 2015 BY Mike Fox

SpotOption starts collaboration with CPattern for retention automation

CPattern, provider of real time trading behaviour analytics, and SpotOption, binary options platform provider have announced today that they have entered into a collaboration, where SpotOption will officially distribute CPattern’s Account Monitoring & control system (AMC) to its clients. The AMC system scans the trading data in real time to seek account behaviour that requires…

February 09, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

MAP S.Platis gains electronic payments license from Central Bank of Cyprus

The license covers the storage of funds on cards or smartphones, as well as internet transactions and electronic point of sale, the issuance of debit cards and other aspects of e-commerce.

February 09, 2015 BY Mike Fox

FXCM upgrades its Trading Station platform

FXCM looks to the future as it soldiers along aiming to put the Swiss franc situation behind them...the firm provides an update to their Trading Station platform stating its new Real Volume Indicator Suite is now live.

February 09, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Interest in Indonesia continues to grow as GBX Technologies enters partnership with JFX

FinTech firm GBX Technologies has entered into a strategic relationship with Jakarta Futures Exchange as Indonesia continues to be a region of great interest to electronic trading firms.

February 09, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Alpari UK Administrators KPMG provide update on insolvency proceedings

Earlier today KPMG, the company that provides the special administration services to troubled FX broker Alpari UK, issued an update on how the insolvency procedures are developing. The administrators confirm the sale of intellectual property assets (including the Alpari trademarks) to Andrey Dashin, a deal that is set to release funds sufficient to recover some…

February 09, 2015 BY Mike Fox

BGC becomes first interdealer broker to launch electronic platform for Yen IRS market

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has launched BGC Trader for Yen Interest Rate Swaps ("IRS"). BGC is the first interdealer broker to launch a fully electronic platform for the Yen IRS market. This new market offering utilizes BGC Trader, BGC's…

February 09, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

LeapRate TV Special: Full and exclusive details on Alpari UK's administration memorandum from KPMG

February 09, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Saxo Bank starts the year on a high note, January volumes rise 15% M/M

Saxo Bank, the Danish retail Forex broker and bank, earlier today revealed a set of strong operating metrics for the first month of 2015, with average daily volumes rising on an annual and monthly basis. The average daily volumes (ADV) reached $14.4 billion in the first month of 2015, marking a rise of 15.2% against…

February 09, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Alpari RU to discontinue demo support for MetaTrader 5 as of March 1

Alpari's Russian headquarters has today announced that it will cease to offer demo accounts on MetaTrader 5

February 09, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

New Israeli forex regulations finally come into effect - Leaprate exclusively provides the full details

The minimum capital requirement to apply for a limited license under Israel's new rules will be 800,000 NIS – or about 200,000 USD. subject to heavy oversight by the Securities Authority. With 1.5 million NIS (380,000 USD) brokers will be allowed to acquire a full license, and the days of the b-book are numbered