ACY Securities partners with derivatives markets fintech provider Finlogix LeapRate

September 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ACY Securities partners with derivatives markets fintech provider Finlogix

ACY Securities, a Sydney based ASIC-regulated multi asset broker, just announced that it has teamed up with Finlogix, an emerging fintech provider in the global derivatives markets. Finlogix provides a technologically inspired suite of trading widgets designed to equip traders with cutting-edge tools such as live market data, real-time HTML 5 charting, an all-encompassing economic…

B2Broker teams up with Tools for Brokers Bridge & AMTS to extend its multi-asset liquidity pool

September 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

B2Broker Extends its multi-asset liquidity pool with AMTS solutions integration

B2Broker, a liquidity and technology provider of solutions for the crypto and foreign exchange industry, has announced a new integration with AMTS, a provider of hi-tech modules and bridges, to extend its multi-asset liquidity pool. The new integration will allow clients of AMTS to access B2Broker’s liquidity. In parallel with the new integration, B2Broker has…

TraderEvolution launch Trading Ideas tool to boost user engagement and retention

September 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Are traders taking advantage before they even trade?

Jeff Wilkins, Managing Director of IS Risk Analytics highlights the tricks malicious “retail traders” use to take advantage of brokers, in a special guest post exclusive to LeapRate. At IS Risk Analytics, we oversee over 1 Trillion USD in notional volume on a monthly basis. This includes startup brokers, established powerhouses and everything in between.…

Vertical Knowledge launches Robotic Process Automation to alternative data

September 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Match-Trade Technologies launches 'Transfer your White Label' offer

Match-Trade Technologies, a technology provider for Forex brokers and crypto exchanges, announced that it has launched a limited offer for new clients. The Transfer your White Label campaign is dedicated to existing brokers who are looking for effective ways to grow their business. The Transfer your White Label campaign is part of our long-term development…

September 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

The hype of blockchain has faded, but the learning curve is moving forward

The advent of blockchain technology created a level of hype and enthusiasm that the Fintech industry had not witnessed since, perhaps, the introduction to the masses of the Internet. A few intuitive futurists had actually discerned years back that the “Internet”, per se, was nothing more than an “enabler” of a wave of innovative thinking…

September 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

An economist assesses Bitcoin’s value - $10,000 may not be high enough

The world tends to listen to economists, when they speak, especially when the Nobel award committee has recognized them for having achieved something grand in the discipline. We also like to joke about them, as well, i.e., if you laid all economists end to end, they still would not reach a conclusion. If you were…

LeapRate interview: Defense against toxic flow, Jeff Wilkins speaks

September 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Five crypto and blockchain developments that you might not have heard of

News cycles come and go. A few years back, articles covering the crypto space were few and far between, often only speaking to Bitcoin and what some regulator or government official had to say about the strange new substitute for fiat currency. Fast forward until today, and there are a multitude of websites, this one…

September 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CEO of Charles Schwab contends cryptos are speculative and not crucial

The historical record demonstrates that when innovation strikes a particular industry, there are first responders or leaders, and then there are the “wait-and-see” types that drag their feet, often to their own downfall, and try their best to play catch up for years to come. When the names of Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, e*Trade, and Pershing…

æternity releases a live version of its blockchain platform

September 17, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

HTC's blockchain phone Exodus 1 to support Bitcoin Cash

HTC is making great steps in disrupting the mobile/crypto space with its blockchain mobile phone Exodus 1. The blockchain device will now support Bitcoin Cash. The news came today, after HTC confirmed that the new function will also incorporate the standard wallet of Bitcoin.com. According to press, the Exodus 1 will be sold on the…

September 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

So you think you know your Bitcoin trivia? Here are five obscure facts

Bitcoin’s first decade has witnessed a seminal sea change in the way investors now evaluate a “currency” in digital terms, and with these changing times, an historical fact pattern has emerged like none other before it. Our lexicon is now filled with crypto phrases and abbreviations to beat the band. Pretty soon, especially for the…