Breaking news... Back in May 2018 Japanese Retail FX giant GMO Internet Group took another step in growing its UK and international presence, with the company’s FCA regulated arm Z.com Trade announcing the launch of a new FX and cryptocurrency trading app called Pipster. However, just one year later, the FCA-regulated currency trading platform Pipster…
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The call for regulatory overview on cryptocurrencies is long due. And not only cryptocurrencies, but the so called "digital assets". Countries around the world classify digital coins in many different ways. Now, the UK FCA has clarified its position on how to regulate digital assets. The FCA has also given its stance on which tokens…
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It's August 2019, and while many of us are enjoying summer, there is a really important thing Bitcoin hodlers and the cryptocurrency community should think about: the fact that nearly 85% of the entire Bitcoin supply has already been mined. The reminder comes from a blog post by Crypto Globe. As of August 1st, 2019,…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for August 1, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Hi Everyone, As was widely anticipated, the US Federal Reserve did end up cutting their interest rate by 0.25%…
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International multi-asset broker HotForex has signed a sponsorship agreement with Tio Ellinas once again. This is the fifth collaboration between the broker and the Cypriot car racer Tio Ellinas. This time the young racer will be participating in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup race. This partnership is an act of trust and support on behalf…
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Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has released its trading volumes report for the month of July 2019. You can see the highlights below: Interest Rate Futures contracts The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 75,426 ( - 17.9% MoM / - 32.0% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 3,428. 項目 July 2019…
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Retail forex broker FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) released its execution data for June 2019. The highlights can be seen below. June 2019 all instruments highlights include: 66.6% of orders executed at price 22.0% of orders executed with positive slippage 11.3% of orders executed with negative slippage Average execution speed 33 milliseconds Highlighted Instruments June 2019: More recent…
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Bitcoin hodlers are an anxious bunch these days. The industry has been under attack by no less than the President of the United States, his henchmen, and global officials across the globe. Skeptics keep prophesizing that a major correction is imminent, one that will drop BTC values far below any levels that seem conceivable or…
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The EU securities markets’ regulator ESMA has announced earlier today that it will not renew the temporary restriction on the marketing, distribution or sale of contracts for differences (CFDs) to retail clients in the European Union (EU). LeapRate reminds that last year ESMA has taken product intervention measures relating to CFDs, imposing a temporary restriction…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for August 1, 2019. See details below: FOREX The US Dollar recorded gains, following yesterday’s announcement of a 25 basis point rate cut by the Fed. It Is counterintuitive that a rate cut is followed by a strengthening of the currency, but…
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