FXOpen UK starts offering MT5 with ECN and interbank liquidity access LeapRate

AvaTrade adds MetaTrader 5 to its range of global platforms

December 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXOpen UK starts offering MT5 with ECN and interbank liquidity access

FCA regulated online broker FXOpen's UK entity has just announced that it has launched MT5-based ECN trading accounts. FXOpen UK traders will now be able to choose between hedging and netting trading systems, as well as utilize the Economic Calendar and financial news for the fundamental analysis and quote dynamics forecasting trade using automated robots. Traders…

December 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The euro is finding support, despite the bad news from Germany

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for December 6, 2019. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The mood in the markets remains positive despite the release this morning of data that shows the most pronounced drop in German industrial output in the last 10…

December 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

LMAX Digital starts providing real time trading volumes to TradeBlock

LMAX Digital, the institutional spot crypto currency exchange and part of the LMAX Exchange Group, announced that it has started providing real time trading volumes to TradeBlock, a provider of institutional trading tools for digital currencies. This move makes LMAX Digital the first institutional exchange to go live with real-time volumes on TradeBlock. Jenna Wright, Head of…

December 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain supply chain solutions to save $450 billion in Western Europe

For the past few years, critics of the new digital age, driven by blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, have continually asked where are the “use cases” that prove efforts in this new sector have been worthwild? 2019 has become a year where results from years of investment in research and development in crypto related activities have…

December 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Recent testing exercise yields accolades for 7 best Forex brokers for 2020

2019 is slowly coming to a close, and before we know it, a New Year will have already begun. This is also the time when award committees begin to review their respective sectors of influence to designate the leaders of the pack, so to speak. It is also a time when independent companies conduct non-biased…

December 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Generation Z, the next wave of banking customers, fearful of cyber fraud

Financial institutions and anyone providing online financial services – take note – your next wave of potential customers, labeled “Generation Z” for anyone born in 1995 and beyond, is very sensitive to the risks of cyber fraud, especially to electronic apps on their smart phones or tablets or even PCs. By 2020, this grouping of…

December 06, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Former CFTC chairman has joined New York law firm to further Digital Age

“Crypto Dad” has rejoined the workforce. Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Christopher Giancarlo has accepted a position as senior counsel for the New York-based law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Originally appointed to serve as the head of the CFTC during the Obama administration, Giancarlo served for five years in that position.…

December 06, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Trump administration objects a $1 billion World Bank loan for China

The economic tension between Washington and Beijing is soaring. The White House has currently refused to back up a World Bank loan program for China - a loan that is worth $1 billion per year. The funding plan which is for five years was discussed on December 5th, 2019. The program is known as the…

December 06, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Fintech startup Migo raises $20 million - dominance in Nigeria, expansion in Brazil

The fintech industry in Nigeria is becoming more popular and startups are capitalizing on the trend. Migo, a Nigerian fintech startup is a company that focuses on offering credit-as-a-service to big companies. Migo has recently raised a Series B round of $20 million - a round that was led by Valor Capital Group, a Brazil-focused…

December 05, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: Asian markets post gains overnight

Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for December 5, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Have we had enough of hearing about the trade war yet? Unfortunately, it appears this is not going to go away…