The following article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). Oil prices advanced to the highest levels since mid-2015. The supply tightening from OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) and a few non-OPEC producers and an improved demand outlook pushed the price of…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is warning investors to beware of online “paid-to-click” scams that promise an easy payday by merely purchasing a membership or an advertising product up front and then clicking on a certain number of online ads each day. The SEC’s investor alert explains that these online advertising programs may have little…
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CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers has announced the launching of a new office in Prague, Czech Republic, where it will welcome new clients from the region, as well as from Slovakia. Mohamed Hassan, JFD’s Chief Business Development Officer, who has been leading the company’s international growth, said: The opening of our…
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Well that didn't take long. Less than a week after we exclusively reported that VC-backed Investoo Group had raised $10 million with a specific mandate to pursue acquisitions, the company has reported that it has purchased Bitcoinmag.de, expanding its reach into the DACH cryptocurrency market. Bitcoinmag.de is a German language resource site for crypto investors, providing purchase…
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After seeing fairly strong trading volumes during the (normally slow) summer months of July and August, retail forex broker FXCM has had a fairly slow fall season, reporting a 2% MoM decline in volumes during October after a 12% drop in September. FXCM volumes were $192 billion in October, down 2% from September's $196 billion. Average…
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The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. Which is better, outbound or inbound marketing? The fact is, there’s no use weighing in on the argument. Each has its pros and cons, and just like most of the popular digital marketing strategies today, a little bit of both is often better than…
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LeapRate has learned that Aetos Capital Group, a company controlled by Chinese online entrepreneur Yongqiang Lu, has launched a new institutional FX unit in its London-based FCA regulated arm Aetos Capital Group (UK) Limited, to be called AETOS Direct. To head up AETOS Direct, the company has hired Ross Newell (pictured above) from AxiCorp. Mr. Newell was one…
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Bucking the down volumes trend for October which we have seen at some of the leading institutional FX venues, we begin our monthly coverage of volume reports for the Retail FX sector with FCA and CySEC regulated broker Exness, and another strong month for the company. Exness has reported that forex trading volumes in its system…
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Australia's consumer watchdog Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a warning for 'Punters' to watch out for betting and sports investment scams which falsely promise high odds and big returns on the annual Melbourne Cup Day. Melbourne Cup Day is Australia’s best known horse racing event, held on the first Tuesday of November every…
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LeapRate Exclusive... If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. LeapRate has learned that FX trading platform and technologies provider Leverate has inked a deal with (former) rival MetaQuotes, to provide support for MetaQuotes' new MT5 multi asset platform. We expect the companies to make a formal announcement shortly. Metaquotes is in the midst of a…
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