February 25, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

TradEqual launches as Binary Options peer-to-peer exchange - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that a company called Ultima Capital Limited has launched a new Binary Options peer-to-peer exchange called TradEqual. The company was founded by Iftach Drori, an entrepreneur with experience in online marketing and with online trading companies. TradEqual has set itself the very lofty goal of aiming to disrupt the binary options…

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February 25, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

CLS names Alan Marquard as Chief Strategy and Development Officer

FX clearing and settlement giant CLS Group today announced the appointment of Alan Marquard to lead CLS’s new Corporate Strategy and Development division. Alan is based in London and reports to David Puth, Chief Executive Officer of CLS. This division was created to align CLS’s Product and Relationship Management teams more closely with CLS’s strategy…

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February 25, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

SafeCharge's Personalised Cashier payments solution chosen by Paddy Power Betfair

Payments technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has announced that online betting giant Paddy Power Betfair has selected SafeCharge's Personalised Cashier to facilitate the checkout journey of its players globally. Paddy Power and Betfair completed their merger just earlier this month, creating one of the world's largest online betting operators, with operations in the UK, Ireland, Australia,…

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February 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FxNet is latest Retail Forex broker to redo its website

LeapRate has learned that CySEC-regulated retail forex broker FxNet has launched its new website at www.fxnet.com. The move by FxNet follows a trend which we have been covering lately of much more visual and picture-oriented home pages for brokers, where the Home Page is meant to act as a main landing page. Gone are the…

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February 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

DMM FX adds Autochartist MT4 plugin

Japan and Australia based Retail Forex broker DMM FX has announced the launch of Autochartist service on its MetaTrader 4 platform. Autochartist, veteran provider of chart pattern recognition software, is now available to traders on the DMM FX MT4 platform and also via a mobile app. With Autochartist recently launching their latest MT4 Plugin which allows…

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February 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC suspends Australia AFS license of FX education site Traders4Traders

Australia financial regulator ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) license of Sydney-based Traders4Traders Pty Ltd for failing to comply with a number of key obligations as a financial services licensee. Traders4Traders operates the www.traders4traders.com.au website, providing training and education services for FX traders. It is headed by Founder and Managing Partner Brad Gilbert. In particular,…

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February 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Fortress Prime applies for UAE and CySEC licenses, adds Swissquote's Nidal Abdelhadi

LeapRate has learned that Dubai-based FX liquidity and white label solutions provider Fortress Prime has hired Nidal Abdelhadi as its new Senior Executive Manager, essentially akin to the position of CEO. Mr. Abdelhadi joins Fortress Prime from Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN), the largest online trading and eFX broker in Switzerland. At Swissquote Mr. Abdelhadi was Head of Institutional Sales.…

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