Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has just released its volumes report for the month of August. August’s ADV reached a new record of USD43.247 billion, representing a MoM (Aug ’19 vs July ’19) increase of 19.23% and a YoY (Aug ’19 vs Aug ’18) increase of 52.46%. FXSpotStream set a new daily volume record of…
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The Cyprus regulator CySEC has made a new announcement today regarding the withdrawal of Horizon Investment Fund Ltd's AIFLNP authorisation. Horizon Investment Fund Ltd's authorization is with number LPAIF07/2014. According to the regulator, the Company is dissolved and put into liquidation in accordance with the provisions of article 132 of the Law. The official announcement…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued two more warnings this week, this time against several unregulated financial services providers targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warnings are against the companies: Sterling Lloyd Limited (ex EFEX Capital) Address: 11 Lucas Avenue, London, United Kingdom, E13 0QP & 40 Bank Street, 30th Floor Canary…
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We have consistently heard from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that a prerequisite for a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is that the ETF must have “good custody”. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s actual remark in an interview with CNBC in November of last year was: We care that assets underlying that ETF have good custody…
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Sydney-based multi-asset online trading provider ACY Securities was the major sponsor of the Inter-university Table Tennis Association (ITTA) tournament held on Sunday at Sydney Olympic Park. ACY Securities announced last month that it will support ITTA as a major sponsor for their upcoming 2019 flagship event. ITTA President, Robert Lee said the event was a success…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for September 4, 2019. See details below: MACRO/ EQUITIES Global stocks are on the rise as investor sentiment has been lifted by the decision of Hong-Kong’s leader to formally withdraw the extradition bill, finally bringing peace to the region and likely putting…
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Astana International Exchange (AIX) announced yesterday that it has added the Russian broker UNIVER Capital as a new trading member. Currently, AIX trading members include 17 Kazakhstani and 4 international brokers that serve investors in Russia, Europe and Asia. CEO of AIX, Tim Bennett, commented: Over the years of operating in the capital markets, UNIVER…
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Australian regulator ASIC announced earlier today that it has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of the company Platinum Perpetual Global Private Wealth Pty Ltd, based in Perth (AFSL 508415). The AFS licence was cancelled at the request of the company, following a separate action brought by Western Australian Police Force (WAPF), which has…
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November 12th is another date to circle on your crypto calendar. On that auspicious day, Coinmarketcap.com (CMC), the reputed standard in the crypto industry for data aggregation of coin program statistics, will institute its revised methodology for establishing rankings within the crypto industry. The shift will carry as much impact as whenever search engine advertising…
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Fullerton Markets just announced that they have teamed up with Dion Capital Limited. Headquartered in Saraburi, Thailand, the brokerage serves a large network of local traders with a simple-to-use trading platform, capital safety and quick set-up of various types of accounts. Dion Capital's team also provides traders with quality Forex education, offering seminars and classes…
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