July 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FlexTRADER certifies with IHS Markit thinkFolio

Multi-asset execution and order management systems company FlexTrade announced that FlexTRADER, the broker-neutral EMS, has just extended its integration with thinkFolio, IHS Markit’s cross-asset investment management platform. This is good news”, commented Mark Denny, Head of Trading - Global Equities, at Investec Asset Management. “We are celebrating our 10-year anniversary with FlexTrade this year and…

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Bakkt exchange
July 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bakkt exchange announces acceptance testing, but Bitcoin takes a dive

The highly anticipated launch of the Bakkt Bitcoin futures trading platform took a major step forward, on schedule no less, by announcing acceptance testing for its growing list of international paticipants. What was the reaction of Bitcoin prices? They dropped five percent… ? Perhaps, it was a “sell-on-the-news” type of market reaction or possibly something…

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scam company
July 24, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Fake accounts try to sell Facebook's Libra at a discount

Facebook's Libra is getting traction as the project is going full speed ahead. However, it's not only the regulatory heat that Facebook has to deal with currently. Dozens of fake accounts are now claiming to sell Libra at a discount. The cryptocurrency is not released, yet scammers are all over the place. The information comes…

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fma warning
July 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FMA issues a Stop Order against Syndicated Trusts Limited

The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has informed the public that it has issued a Stop Order against Syndicated Trusts Limited (STL), ordering the company to stop advertising or accepting money for financial products. A Stop Order can be used by the regulator in order to stop particular behaviour or force a market participant…

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forex market crypto news and updates
July 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: Eurozone Data Print

Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for July 23, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. A great success was seen in India today as they have now launched a groundbreaking mission to the moon.…

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Daily Market analysis
July 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Shares are edging higher in Europe

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for July 23, 2019. See details below: FOREX The Pound is down almost 0.3% to the US Dollar, trading at around $1.24, on the day when the next British Prime Minister will be announced. It is widely expected that Boris Johnson will…

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