September 05, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

MIG Bank adds social and copy trading

MetaTrader Trading Signals available at MIG Bank on both MT4 and MT5. Leading Swiss forex broker MIG Bank, a member of LeapRate's Approved List of global regulated forex brokers, has joined the social revolution in retail forex trading, by adding social trading capabilities. Social trading links traders together and allows them to choose, follow and…

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September 04, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Sports and casino betting site Bet3000 launches CFDs

Will Bet3000's partnership with financial spreadbetting company ETX Capital become the first of many? LeapRate Exclusive... Blurring the lines between gambling and financial trading, LeapRate has learned that Malta-based online sports betting outfit Bet3000 will be launching CFD trading, in partnership with UK spreadbetting firm ETX Capital. The new website will offer Bet3000's sportsbook and casino…

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September 03, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

GMO Click Japan August FX volumes drop 27% to $788 billion

GMO Click volume metrics finally cool off after a record run-up in volumes so far in 2013. After breaking the $1 trillion per month barrier several months running, leading Japanese retail forex broker GMO Click finally saw the summer slowdown in trading take some wind out of its sails. Volumes at GMO Click dropped 27%…

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September 03, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Swissquote launches FX liquidity to MT4 brokers via Gold-i bridge

Gold-i comes full circle, doing business again with its first-ever client. Forex historians might even not know the answer to the question, 'Who was MT4 bridge provider Gold-i's first ever client?'. The answer, of course, is ACM, the Swiss forex brokerage acquired by leading Swiss retail trading firm Swissquote. Swissquote is today one of the…

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September 02, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Leverate introduces 50% faster FX data feed

Leverate's LXFeed completely rebuilt based on multicast architecture. For those of you who know the history of Leverate -- which began with its state-of-the-art datafeed -- it should come as no surprise that the leading FX platform provider continues to put a technology emphasis on its LXFeed data feed product. Leverate has announced that it…

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September 02, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Moscow Exchange August FX volumes up 1%

Overall volumes on the Moscow Exchange were down 11% in August, but up 23% from last year. Not surprisingly, Russian traders love their (short) summers, and again this August headed for the hills (and beaches), sending trading volumes on the Moscow Exchange down by 11% from July. However, as the Moscow Exchange continues to add…

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September 02, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Forex sports sponsorships come to Turkey

Leading Turkish broker Integral Menkul Degerler signs $10 million deal to sponsor Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club. LeapRate Exclusive.... Another sign that the forex industry has come of age in Turkey. LeapRate has learned that leading Turkish retail forex broker Integral Menkul Degerler has a deal to sponsor one of Turkey's leading professional basketball clubs, Besiktas. The Beşiktaş men's basketball…

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August 29, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

New Zealand's FMA warns against Phoenix Forex and the OakFX trading system

Phoenix Forex requires investors to pay a substantial up-front fee of up to $25,700 to subscribe for the system. New Zealand's financial regulator FMA has issued a warning against currency account manager Phoenix Forex Limited of Auckland, and the OakFX foreign exchange trading system, for which Phoenix is the exclusive distributor. According to the FMA, Phoenix Forex…

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