It's been a crazy busy week for the UK watchdog FCA. The regulator has put out details of more unregulated firms this week. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are Trade Ltd, Inovestments, YORK CG, Guaranteed Fixed bonds, Fixed Return Investments, Lincoln FX, The Sovereign Bond Fund. According to the…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 10, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The US dollar is on course for its best week since early November, supported by the easing of tensions in the Middle East and encouraging US economic data.…
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The following article was prepared for LeapRate by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst at HYCM. Why buying the dip is good for both your account balance and trading psychology An important aspect of trading that many newcomers seem to have trouble with is the stress of taking a position in the heat of the moment.…
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LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has announced two new London-based hires for its EMEA Client Service Team. James Pearson and Abdullah Al Nasiri will be joining the team, respectively as a Technical Implementation Analyst and a Client Services Analyst. Pearson will be responsible for onboarding projects, and will be…
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Thai Bank Siam Commercial Bank, or SCB for short, is the oldest bank in Thailand. SCB has now decided to collaborate with Ripple to create a cross-border payments app. The news was announced by Ripple on January 8th. According to the announcement, the mobile app will be called SCB Easy and will run on Ripple's…
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Digital technology solutions provider GCEX (GC Exchange Limited), part of the GC Group, has just announced today that it has teamed up with oneZero Financial Systems to offer its liquidity services to a wider client base. GCEX was established in 2018 in response to demand for regulated and compliant exposure to the Cryptoasset market. The…
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Swiss platform services provider AlgoTrader AG has announced today that it has completed a new round of financing from institutional growth investors. This series A round totaling CHF 3.7 million was led by an undisclosed global Tier 1 bank and was joined by investiere, BlockChain Valley Ventures and the seed-round investor NeueCapital. Andy Flury, CEO…
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Global clearing house LCH has just announced that 2019 was another record year for volumes across multiple asset classes. Activity in its OTC derivatives and fixed income clearing services as well as its SwapAgent franchise exceeded 2018’s volumes. Daniel Maguire, CEO, LCH, and Group Director, Post Trade, London Stock Exchange Group, commented: 2019 has been…
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Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for January 9, 2020. Markets have bounced back this morning after an apparent de-escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran with President Trump’s retaliation taking the form of sanctions rather than a military response. The S&P…
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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has today announced the addition of Murray Roos as Group Director, Capital Markets and a member of the LSEG Executive Committee. Roos will start in April 2020 and will report directly to David Schwimmer, CEO, LSEG. He will be responsible for LSEG’s global capital markets business across primary and secondary…
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