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March 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Anyoption launching gamified Binary Options trading with Bubbles product - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... No, it isn't a new dish soap brand. LeapRate has learned that leading regulated binary options brokerage platform Anyoption has just launched a new binary options trading product called Bubbles. Bubbles is a self directed trading system where traders can effectively create their own binary option, with different time duration and asset price…

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March 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

UK bank fees on foreign currency transfers still 3x those of independent specialist firms

International money transfer comparison site FXcompared.com has released the latest findings from its International Money Transfer Index (IMTI), which tracks and monitors data on banking costs for currency transactions in the UK. While FXcompared.com did find that banks have been lowering their costs in recent months in the face of rising competition from online money transfer services,…

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March 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

New atmosphere in the FX industry

The following is a guest post courtesy of GBO International Financial Services. GBO helps clients all over the world establish their businesses online, providing services such as incorporation, licensing, assistance in opening bank accounts internationally, clearing and payment solutions, nominee services and more. GBO is a world leader in providing financial services to online companies. Visit…

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March 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM CEO Drew Niv speaks on the company's results, loan from Leucadia, and what lies ahead - LeapRate Exclusive Interview

LeapRate Exclusive Interview.... It would be an understatement to say that the past 14 months have been topsy turvy for the people who run FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM), one of the world's leading retail forex brokers. After narrowly avoiding bankruptcy in the Swiss Franc spike of January 15, 2015 which left FXCM with more than $275 million…

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March 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

JPMorgan Chase ups stake in Plus500 to 9% as shares continue to rise

Global investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) has made filings to the London Stock Exchange indicating that it has increased its stake in retail Forex and CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) to 9.0%, up from 7.5% previously. JPMorgan now holds directly 10,330,061 Plus500 shares, worth £67.8 million (USD $96 million). Plus500 shares have been on a…

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March 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

KVB Kunlun shares shed 16% after disappointing Q4 results report

Shares of Hong Kong Forex retail forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) dropped more than 16% in value on Monday and Tuesday, following the company's release of its Q4 and full year 2015 financial results at the end of last week. While our initial report correctly indicated that KVB registered a 170% YoY jump in…

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