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fastmatch forex volumes
December 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Euronext's FastMatch reports November institutional FX trading volumes down 1% to $17.8 billion ADV

Leading off our reports of FX trading volumes for November by leading Retail and Institutional eFX platforms, Forex ECN FastMatch data shows a 1% decline in activity from October, although still fairly strong overall in a historical context FX trading volumes at FastMatch averaged $17.8 billion daily in November, versus $18.0 billion ADV in October…

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GTX forex volumes
December 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

GAIN Capital's GTX sees November institutional FX trading volumes flat at $14.6 billion ADV

GTX, the institutional FX arm of retail forex broker Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), has reported flat trading volumes during the month of November - like October, slightly down from the near-record trading volumes seen during the months of August and September. GTX reported total trading volumes of $321 billion in November, down slightly (less than 1%) from…

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ICO fraud
November 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Spongebuddy penny stock operators charged with multi-million dollar investor fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two individuals with defrauding elderly investors in a penny stock scheme involving Florida entertainment companies and their “Spongebuddy” product. The charges are part of the Miami Regional Office’s Recidivist Initiative which has thus far resulted in enforcement actions against 23 individuals, nine of whom also have been…

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Concorde Investments CySEC
November 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CySEC withdraws CIF license suspension of Concorde Investments (Cyprus) Ltd

Cyprus financial regulators the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)has announced that, further to its Decision published on 11 October 2017, informs the public that, at its meeting dated 27 November 2017, it has decided to withdraw the suspension of the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Concorde Investments (Cyprus) Ltd (‘the Company’), number 189/13,…

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ASIC applauds the enactment of stronger whistleblowing laws
November 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

SEC whistleblower awards top $175 million after latest $16 million payment

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced awards of more than $8 million each to two whistleblowers whose critical information and continuing assistance helped the agency bring the successful underlying enforcement action. With this case, SEC enforcement actions involving whistleblower awards have now resulted in more than $1 billion in financial remedies ordered…

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Capital com ai smartfeed
November 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Capital.com launches its SmartFeed AI-based bias detecting technology for traders

CySEC regulated mobile trading specialist Capital Com SV Investments Limited, which operates the Capital.com brand, has announced the release of its SmartFeed technology. CEO Kira Bondareva proclaims SmartFeed as “one of the most exciting features of Capital.com's app.” SmartFeed, backed by AI technology, is a smart tool able to track investors’ behaviour, detect cognitive biases and…

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trading forex expo
November 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

B2C Expos: Our Five Secrets of Success!

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of  the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, Last week, I reported from a B2B Expo, the London Summit 2017. This week, I will write about the most recent B2C Expo that Admiral Markets joined in Germany – the World of Trading, or just WoT…

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drew niv fxcm
November 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM unit holders Drew Niv, David Sakhai and Eduard Yusupov begin converting to GLBR shares

Regulatory filings made with US securities authorities indicate that three original senior members of FXCM's management team - Drew Niv, David Sakhai and Eduard Yusupov - have begun to convert their "units" into regular Class A common shares of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR). Longtime FXCM CEO Mr. Niv and several other members of senior management were issued non-publicly…

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Fullerton Markets trademark
November 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Fullerton Markets secures three trademarks in New Zealand for its brand

New Zealand based retail forex broker Fullerton Markets has announced that it has successfully secured three Trademarks with the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office. After receiving the Certificates of Registration signed by the Commissioner of Trademarks Ross van der Schyff, Chairman of Fullerton Markets Gerald Carter commented, We are delighted to receive the final approval…

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