Continuing a very strong month of November we have seen at some of the world’s leading FX and CFD brokers, Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has released figures indicating that November was indeed its best month of the year so far, with the most trading activity seen since November 2016, the month of the…
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Hong Kong retail forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) has announced that it has received approval from regulatory authorities to move its share listing from the “Growth Enterprise Market” (or GEM) to the HKEX Main Board. KVB shares will begin trading on the HKEX Main Board as of next Friday, December 15. Shares of KVB more than doubled…
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Risk and compliance solutions provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that Ustocktrade Securities, Inc. (USTS), the first alternative trading system designed exclusively for retail investors, has selected Wolters Kluwer’s GainsKeeper Brokerage solution for cost basis reporting. The solution uses a suite of smart tools that helps firms calculate, track and report cost basis, adjusted for corporate…
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Global retail forex and multi-asset broker HotForex has announced that it has started offering Premium Trader Tools, a collection of advanced trading applications which can be downloaded and installed on MT4 platforms. A HotForex spokesperson said: Making more informed and confident trading decisions is now more possible than ever with Premium Trader Tools! Our clients have…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that leading CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has decided to halt its Revshare payments with affiliates in its 500Affiliates.com program ahead of MiFID II regulations, moving instead to an all-CPA (cost-per-acquisition) model. While most affiliates of FCA and CySEC licensed Plus500 have been working with the CPA model to date,…
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One of the more interesting traditions in the forex world as we head toward the holiday season and year-end is Saxo Bank’s annual “Outrageous Predictions”. Not meant to be a real look into the crystal ball but rather food for thought, Saxo Bank takes a look at some wacky but still plausible scenarios for traders…
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After seeing a fairly slow start to the fall trading season, retail forex broker FXCM has posted fairly strong FX trading volume metrics for November. FXCM volumes were $218 billion in November, up 14% from $192 billion in October. Average customer trading volume per day of $9.9 billion in November was also 14% higher than…
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The National Futures Association (NFA) has announced that effective January 1, 2018, the NFA's assessment fee will increase from $0.01 per side to $0.02 per side, for futures and options contracts. The decision to increase the assessment fee was made after a thorough review of all relevant issues by NFA's Board, Executive Committee and Finance Committee.…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has continued its crackdown on brokers who defraud customers, charging two New York-based brokers with making unsuitable trades that were costly for customers and lucrative for the brokers. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in Manhattan, alleges that brokers Zachary S. Berkey of Centerreach, New York, and Daniel T. Fischer of…
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LCH, a leading global clearing house majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON:LSE), has announced that it has extended its SwapClear service to offer clearing of Australian Dollar BBSW vs AONIA overnight basis swaps (AUD BOBs). With SwapClear clearing approximately 85% of the the AUD interest rate derivatives market today, this addition will…
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