Euro Dollar parity is almost upon us!
The Euro is almost aligned in value with the dollar, however with the US remaining stable and the future of the EU under the microscope, will further declines in value and market volatility prevail?
Read moreGAIN Capital COO Jeffrey Scott sells a further $48,700 worth of shares
Jeffrey Scott has made several sales of shares in GAIN Capital recently, with yesterday's transaction being the sale of 5,025 shares at $
Read moreSaxo Bank Head of Markets Claus Nielsen on market volatility, margin requirements and risk - LeapRate Exclusive
"What many in the industry have not understood yet, is that we all need to be prepared for bigger swings of very short duration" - Claus Nielsen, Head of Markets, Saxo Bank
Read moreUS Marshal office continues to auction seized Silk Road Bitcoins
The best deal anyone can get? Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper says so
Read moreLMAX Exchange and Z.com Trade extend liquidity solution to MT4 clients through PrimeXM
A three party alliance between British multilateral trading facility (MTF) for FX LMAX Exchange, the world’s largest retail FX provider and MetaTrader 4 bridge solution provider PrimeXM is opening access to a unique no ‘Last Look’ liquidity pool to a new group of traders
Read moreB2 Group relocates to new premises in the heart of London's financial district
"The new offices allow us to increase the size of our team even further as we continue to increase our business in the UK." - Phil Boland, CEO, B2 Group
Read moreLower volumes really are worse than black swans: Saxo Bank considers reversing high margin requirement
Yesterday, LeapRate posed the question as to what is worse; a single black swan event, or a period of low volumes? Today, Saxo Bank considers reversing its decision to raise margin requirements on CHF trades after a 37.5% drop in trading activity in February as the industry begins to consider the dichotomy between single events that cause extreme volatility and prolonged periods of low volumes
Read moreFormer DME CEO Christopher Fix to head CME Group's APAC operations from June
Christopher Fix will be based in Singapore and will be responsible for leading CME Group's efforts to develop benchmark products and services to meet the needs of its customer base in the region. In addition to his new role, Mr. Fix has been appointed to the Board of Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and as Chairman of DME Asia Pte Ltd
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