CLS announced today that it has appointed Marc Bayle de Jessé as its new CEO, effective 2 December. Bayle de Jessé joins CLS from the European Central Bank (ECB) where he is currently Director General, Market Infrastructure and Payments and Chairperson of the Market Infrastructure Board. As Chairman of the European System of Central Banks…
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UK FCA regulated global provider of FX and CFD brokerage services Tickmill ended 2018 by posting significant growth as evidenced by remarkable increases in all financial metrics. Highlights include: Consolidated net profit - $19.67 million, up 33% YoY ($14.81 million in 2017); Net trading revenue came in at $45.13 million, a 16% YoY increase; Yearly…
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ASIC and FCA licensed Retail FX broker AETOS Capital Group have provided their daily commentary on traditional markets for May 29, 2019. EURUSD The Euro closed lower on Tuesday, closing at 1.1166(-27 pips) against the greenback. The greenback surged on the back of positive data from the CB Consumer Confidence Index up in May to 134.1…
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Crypto analysts are a happy lot these days. It is decidedly more fun arguing over how high Bitcoin can go, rather than defending the crypto leader amongst a rabid group of critics. Bitcoin’s meteoric rise has been a thing of beauty, yielding ample opportunities for the use of technical analysis (TA) to justify its current…
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Russia continues to be all over the map when it comes to committing to a single crypto path for the future. Reports from so-called insiders have suggested that the government had been moving towards a central bank controlled digital currency, which Vladimir Putin supposedly approved as a way to settle with Iran and avoid sanctions,…
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The Cyprus regulator CySEC has informed investors that the website apextradeoption.com does not belong to a regulated or authorised entity. In the above mentioned website, there is a reference on the name and license number of the former Cyprus Investment Firm B.O. Tradefinancials Ltd (license number 216/13). LeapRate reminds that CySEC has decided to wholly…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for Leaprate their daily commentary on traditional markets for May 28, 2019. See details below: Gold Gold is little changed after the EU elections as markets seem to have already priced in the outcome of the vote, which is not a particularly worrying one for investors. A steady EUR/USD exchange…
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Chicago-based futures brokerage and clearing firm R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO) announced several promotions in the company today, giving new responsibilities to key executives. Daniel Staniford will now be RJO's Chief Sales Officer; Terry Gilhooly - Chief Operating Officer, North America; and Karen Northup - Global Solutions Officer. RJO Chairman and CEO Gerald Corcoran commented…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for May 28, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. The stock market is shrinking!! According to researchers at Citigroup, the US stock market has dwindled by a total…
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Investing in cryptos is back in vogue, and, in order to market properly to the populace of hopeful new investors, a rash of surveys have been released that speak to the desires of Millennials, that age group that lurks between 18 and 34 years of age, and seniors, which today are rapidly becoming housemates for…
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