Where will FXCM shares trade today? LeapRate

January 20, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Where will FXCM shares trade today?

Pre-market indications are that FXCM will start off at somewhere in the $2.50-3.00 per share range.

January 20, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Guest Editorial: How to get broker advertising out quickly in volatile times

"In many ways it comes down to having a plan ready to go. Getting a budget approved, having the relevant advertising material with trust related messages and having a mediaplan ready to go are all things that can be done in advance" - Bart Burggraaf, Managing Partner, Media Group London

January 20, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Japanese regulator confirms Alpari Japan enters administration

Japan's Financial Services Agency has confirmed that the Japanese division of Alpari has gone into administration, customer funds will be returned in full

January 20, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Profile: The Swiss National Bank is far from a standard central bank

Unlike the majority of central banks worldwide, Switzerland's central bank is 45% owned by private shareholders, thus is able to make decisions which have extreme consequences such as that of Thursday last week, in order to retain corporate stability, as it performs more as a corporation than a government department

January 20, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Analysis: IG Group's increasing strength flies in the face of adversity

IG Group's remarkably strong performance during the first half of this year provides a clear path ahead. The company plans to increase the reach of its stockbroking platform, and has successfully gained generic TLDs for domain names which contain industry-specific suffixes

January 20, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group first half results - Revenues up 8%, outlook strong, but profit will be hit by Swiss Franc

IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has released its complete financial results for the first half of fiscal 2015 (IG has a May 31 year end). The results follow, and can also be seen here. We already reported that IG said the results will include record quarterly revenues for its fiscal Q2 (ended November 30, 2014).…

January 20, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

KVB Kunlun reports no progress on sale of the company

Nearly two months after it had first reported that an acquirer had emerged to make a HK$0.65 bid for the company, Hong Kong retail forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) has provided an update, and in truth it isn't much of one. KVB has made a further filing with the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx)…

January 20, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod