Andrew Saks-McLeod
LeapRate Analyst
March 17, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

PFSOFT Forms Technology Partnership With ING Securities S.A.

Polish subsidiary of ING Group partners with PFSOFT to provide ING Protrader which includes desktop, iOS and Android versions FX and electronic trading technology provider PFSOFT has today announced the launch of ING Protrader, the result of a technology partnership between ING Securities and PFSOFT. This particular partnership brings PFSOFT's enterprise technology solution, including its…

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March 17, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

As FCA Considers Regulation Of Social Trading Platforms, Are PAMMs Next?

Social trading innovators share perspective On MAM accounts following regulatory considerations by FCA Further to last week's revelation by Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding its intention to set forth a regulatory structure for copy trading and social trading platforms, deeming them investment managers, the question remains as to whether this framework will apply to…

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March 17, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

FXCM Completes Transaction Surrounding HFT Firm Infinium Capital Ahead Of Note Maturity

FXCM concludes transaction relating to ailing HFT firm Infinium Capital five months after acquiring $12 million note from investors, and launches joint venture firm V3 Markets FXCM has announced the completion of its purchase of selected assets of Chicago-based high-frequency trading company Infinium Capital Back in October 2013, LeapRate reported that investors in Infinium Capital…

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March 17, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Japan To Emulate Hong Kong and Singapore? National Regulator Has Great Expectations

Japan's Financial Services Agency releases comprehensive white paper on methods of regenerating the nation's ailing economy, envisaging Tokyo as a market hub for cross-currency trading Despite the Japanese investing public's continual appetite for FX trading which has placed the country's large domestic retail FX firms at the very top of the worldwide market share table…

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March 14, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

FXStreet Gets Distribution Deal In China With m-FINANCE

Widely recognized FX news and information source gains distribution channel into the much-vaunted Chinese market The allure of the mystic orient has been a subject of senior level discussion among executives across global FX firms over recent years. With a willing and investment-savvy population, booming economy and very stringent controls on the legality of overseas…

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March 14, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

CySec Issues Warnings Relating to Two Retail FX Firms

Cyprus' regulator urges investor caution regarding SiliconValley Markets and FXTTCM Cypriot financial markets regulator CySec has today published a warning to potential investors regarding a company operating in the name of SiliconValley Markets Ltd, stating that it the company does not hold the relevant CIF license which is required for firms offering retail FX accounts…

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March 14, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

LeapRate Interview: Match-Trade's Imran Firoz Elaborates On Turnkey Matching Engine

Californian financial technology company Match-Trade's recently launched turnkey matching engine solution for retail FX aims to reduce STP and bridge costs. LeapRate goes into detail with Match-Trade Managing Director Imran Firoz on how to operate efficiently A well worn adage among companies at the forefront of software development is that competition plus consumer demand creates…

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March 14, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Moscow Exchange Releases Annual Results For 2013

FX trading volume for 2013 increased  33% as Moscow Exchange aspires to perform well on the world stage 2013 was an interesting year for those with a vested interest in Russia's financial markets, particularly when considering electronic trading of the nation's sovereign currency, the ruble. Russia has high aspirations for the ruble, with some market…

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