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ICO fraud
November 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Gerard Suite and his company STA Opus LLC sanctioned and fined millions for investment fraud

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained $1,127,855 in restitution for defrauded pool participants and $3,383,565 in civil monetary penalties in a federal court Default Judgment Order against Defendants Gerard Suite (who is known by numerous aliases, including Rawle Gerard Suite, Jerry Suite, and Jerry Snead) and his company, STA Opus NR LLC (STA Opus), as well as…

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XTB fx broker office Warsaw
November 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

XTB issues response to Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) on Forex Fraud charges

Warsaw based X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WSE:XTB), which operates Retail Forex broker XTB.com as well as the X Open Hub trading platform, issued today a response to reports that Poland's Financial Supervision Authority (Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego, or KNF) was going to initiate proceedings against the company for perpetrating Forex Fraud. As we reported earlier…

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investing in the stock market
November 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

4 Business Lessons Learned from Investing in Stocks

The following article was written by Jeff Broth, a business writer and personal finance advisor. Consulting for SMB owners and entrepreneurs for more than 7 years. While running a business and investing in the stock market are two very different endeavors, there are also a few parallel principles that apply to both. Here are four…

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jfd brokers mt5+ platform
November 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

JFD Brokers adds real stocks trading on its MT5+ platform

CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers has announced the launch of a new trading product, offering clients the opportunity to trade physical shares from its platform MT5+. JFD stated that with this launch, adding to its FX and CFD products, the company will become a true multi-asset broker, remaining one step ahead…

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titantrade binary options fraud
November 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC takes further action in Allianz Metro and TitanTrade Binary Options fraud

Australia's financial regulator ASIC stated that it has sought final orders in ongoing Federal Court proceedings against a number of international and Australian companies and associated individuals that it alleges are involved in operating binary trading websites (titantrade.com and tradettn.com) and offering of binary trading services to Australian customers. In July 2016, ASIC previously successfully…

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FXTM copy trade fx
November 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Copy Trading: The Essential Ins and Outs

As copy trading becomes ever more popular, and novice traders continue to follow experienced trading strategies that suit their investment goals, FXTM’s Nikola Grozdanovic asks, what is copy trading all about? Copy trading provides people interested in investing in the financial markets (or ‘investors’) with an avenue to automatically copy forex traders whose strategies are…

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Plus500 Atletico Madrid FC main sponsor
November 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex sports sponsorship: Plus500 extends with Atletico Madrid through 2021

FCA regulated CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has announced that it has extended its official Main Sponsor agreement with Club Atlético de Madrid, SAD, for the 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons, with both parties actively considering extending the relationship further. Plus500 first became the Official Main Sponsor of FC Atletico Madrid in January 2015 and…

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æternity releases a live version of its blockchain platform
November 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Why Cryptocurrency is a Platform

The following article was written by Luis Aureliano, a business writer and financial analyst. With over 15 years of experience in global finance and an MBA in economics and management, Luis’s areas of expertise include business, marketing, communications, personal finance, macro economics, stocks and emerging markets. Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency on the market, paved…

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