Australia cfh office
August 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC to completely ban binary options and restrict CFDs sale

Australian regulator ASIC have once again expressed their concern regarding consumers who trade binary options. According to the regulator, consumers continue to suffer significant harm from trading these products, despite the regulatory measures taken so far. The main notable points in ASIC's latest consultation paper are: Leverage restrictions of maximum 1:20 Imposed margin closeout level…

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Cryptocurrencies and real estate now added to Swissquote's Robo-Advisor
August 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cryptocurrencies and real estate now added to Swissquote's Robo-Advisor

Leading online Swiss bank Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) announced that it has added cryptocurrencies and real estate to its Robo-Advisor. Alongside shares, fixed-income instruments and commodities, Swissquote's clients will now be able to invest in crypto and real estate.  The first Swiss automated asset manager, Robo-Advisor, was launched back in 2010, providing the ideal…

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TAIFEX
August 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exchange Data International launches Cost Basis solution

Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, announced that it has just launched a new Cost Basis solution. Exchange Data International’s Worldwide Equity Cost Basis (WECB)'s aim is to enable users to track both a security's cost basis, its evolution and its descendant's cost basis & evolution…

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fca warning
August 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against three unauthorized companies

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued three more warnings this week, this time against several unregulated financial services providers targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warnings are against the companies: Breckland Trading Highsmith Capital Partners Rendex Trading The companies are not authorized by the FCA but have been targeting people in the…

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Gavin Bambury CEO of OANDA Global Corporation
August 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gavin Bambury is the new CEO of OANDA Global Corporation

Multi-asset trading services and currency data and analytics company, OANDA Global Corporation, announced that it has appointed Gavin Bambury as Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday 26 August 2019. LeapRate reminds that the CEO of OANDA Global Corporation Vatsa Narasimha stepped down from its position for personal reasons back in February 2019. Bambury has more than…

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Forex sports sponsorship: RoboMarkets extends partnership with Autolife rally team
August 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive: Forex sports sponsorship: RoboMarkets extends partnership with Autolife rally team

LeapRate Exclusive... The investment company, RoboMarkets, has extended the sponsorship deal with Autolife rally team until the end of 2019. Under the agreement, RoboMarkets will be the team’s title sponsor at two more races at least, in Jordan and Cyprus. RoboMarkets/RoboForex group has been cooperating with Autolife, the team of Roman Starikovich and Bert Heskes,…

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Daily Market analysis
August 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Shares are climbing in Europe

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for August 21, 2019. See details below: FOREX The US Dollar remains pretty much where it started at the beginning of the week, with the Dollar Index, which measures the performance of the greenback against a basket of other major currencies, hovering…

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August 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive: Tradesocio partners with Saxo Bank for direct connection to deep liquidity

LeapRate Exclusive... Saxo Bank, a provider of electronic trading and investment services, strikes partnership with fintech company Tradesocio. Expanding Tradesocio’s ecosystem of liquidity providers, Saxo Bank also becomes part of the fintech provider’s Marketplace, comprising of leading financial institutions and technology providers worldwide. Brokerage firms, wealth management companies, fund administrators and other financial organisations implementing…

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August 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

IS Prime extends liquidity distribution, teams up with TradAir

Prime of Prime and liquidity provider, IS Prime, just announced that it has extended its liquidity distribution by teaming up with FX and Digital Asset trading solutions provider TradAir. Banks and brokers can now view and trade directly against IS Prime liquidity as well as utilize TradAir's solution to enable their clients to benefit from…

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