moex moscow exchange
October 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX expands commodities derivatives offering

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has informed the public that it will expand its expands commodities derivatives offering. As of 11 October 2019 physically delivered silver futures will begin trading on MOEX. The new contract will complement MOEX’s commodity derivatives offering, which currently includes gold futures. Currently, Moscow Exchange offers 64 futures contracts and options on the…

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AvaTrade adds MetaTrader 5 to its range of global platforms
October 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

AAATrade launches securities services offering access via MetaTrader 5

The European investment firm and liquidity provider AAATrade has announced earlier today that it has just launched its new securities services offering access to over 80 exchanges and to more than 60,000 assets. All the assets are tradable through AAATrade’s collaboration with UBS Bank in Switzerland, which acts as AAATrade’s custodian and execution bank. For…

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xCrypt launches Digital Asset Exchange
October 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

xCrypt ecosystem launches Digital Asset Exchange

xCrypt ecosystem has just announced that it has launched the final version of the xCrypt - Digital Asset Exchange for the trading of virtual assets.  Digital assets will be stored in cold wallets embedded with extra security measures such as multi-signature systems and two-step authentication. The xCrypt exchange is a fully regulated exchange platform that…

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BCSC warning
October 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against Omegafx firm

Canadian regulator BCSC has recently issued a warning against the company Omegafx and its website http://www.omegafx.io. The firm claims to be based in Switzerland and offers an online trading platform, however it's not registered to trade in, or advise on, securities or exchange contracts in BC. BCSC noted that it has recently become aware that…

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fca warning
October 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against more unauthorised companies

Busy week for the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as the regulator has put out details of some more unregulated firms yesterday. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are Hans Herbert Bock, Customer Claims Assist, and Bristol-Mayers Securities LLC. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part…

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Daily Market analysis
October 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The Pound is up by more than 0.1%

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for October 11, 2019. See details below: FOREX Yesterday the Pound had its best day in 7 months, gaining almost 2%. On Friday the positive sentiment is continuing and Sterling is already up by more than 0.1%. The markets are reacting to…

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Abra adds native ETH deposits and withdrawals in the Abra wallet
October 11, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Ethereum derivatives? CFTC clears Ether as a Commodity

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has confirmed that Ether is now classified as "commodity". The statement came from CFTC Chairman, Mr. Heath Tarbert. After months of studying the second largest alt coin by market cap, CFTC has decided that Ether falls under this specific jurisdiction. This is what Mr. Tarbert commented on decision that Ether…

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Facebook
October 11, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Zuckerberg to testify before Congress - update on Libra

After the solid rumours that Facebook's Libra is going to be postponed for 2020, Zuckerberg is now facing Congress on the 23rd of October. With that there were also speculations that the COO of the company, Sheryl Sandberg may also testify regarding the project. The information comes directly from CNBC. Mark Zuckerberg will be the…

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October 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Updated: The SEC rejects the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal

Late evening shocker on the financial airways – The SEC rejects the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal, well before Monday’s deadline decision date. Reporters on the late shift suddenly went into high gear, filling nearly every news channel with the shocking news. Matt Hougan, Bitwise's Head of Research, had just told everyone that, “We're closer than…

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