Digital Vega, a FX Options e-trading platform and provider of FX Options trading solutions, has just added three new executives to its ASIA and EMEA team. Simon Nursey will be Digital Vega's new Head of Asia. Prior to Digital Vega, Nursey has worked for Standard Chartered Bank and BNP Paribas. Asa Attwell joins from Nomura…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for October 9, 2019. See details below: FOREX The Dollar Index, which measures the performance of the greenback against a basket of other major currencies, has been rising for the last three sessions and is approaching the 99 level. This strength can…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of two unregulated firms yesterday. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are GL-FX and FTCA. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK: GL-FX/ GL FX Address: 10…
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Exclusive LeapRate interview... Ashley Jessen, Head of Marketing at ACY Securities joins LeapRate today to discuss the company's latest partnership, the launch of their new live market analysis and more. Ashley has been involved in the financial services industry since the year 2000 and is the author of CFDs Made Simple and contributed a chapter…
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Japan is known for being a crypto-friendly country. However, the country has moved a step further and is now allowing political donations in cryptocurrencies. These will not be regulated, according to politician Ms. Sanae Takaichi. Japan does not consider cryptocurrencies as legal tender, and any regulatory action on political donations will affect only stock and…
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Insolar is a blockchain provider company that recently announced several important strategic partnerships, including ones with Microsoft, Oracle, Innosuisse and the UK Energy Innovation Center. The announcement of these partnerships coincides with the launch of Insolar's mainnet, which is scheduled for November 1st, 2019. According to press, these partnerships will enable Insolar to attract even…
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The cryptocurrency project of Facebook, Libra, got immense attention from regulatory bodies. Leaprate last reported that the cryptocurrency launch may be delayed some time in 2020. This is not what Zuckerberg wanted, but at the end Facebook vouched for complying with all regulatory issues before launching Libra. But what happens when Libra's partners start to…
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Cryptos may have taken it on the chin big time over the past two weeks, dropping billions in market cap, while even Bitcoin shed 20% of its valuation, but crypto investors can still smile in coffee rooms across the globe, since their BTC returns were 110% to date. These figures include recent losses, as well,…
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Deutsche Börse has announced today that a Goldman Sachs Asset Management ETF is now tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt for the first time. The number of ETFs in Xetra trading now reaches the 1,500 mark. We are pleased to welcome Goldman Sachs Asset Management as new ETF issuer on Xetra. The first ETF adds…
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As if it was not bad enough to watch crypto valuations tank over the past two weeks, the news out now is that a collective of hackers, known as the "Gorgon Group", have launched a widespread botnet attack that focuses on crypto investors by creating a backdoor into your personal computer, bouncing around any Microsoft…
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