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February 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Belize’s IFSC issues warning against Arab Gold Bank Ltd

Belize's financial regulator. the International Financial Services Commission (or IFSC), has issued a warning regarding a retail investment firm called Arab Gold Bank Ltd operating from website https://arabgoldbank.co. Arab Gold Bank Ltd offers trading and investment schemes in commodities and forex. According to the IFSC, Arab Gold Bank Ltd holds itself out to be registered in…

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UK CFD brokers
February 03, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

UK CFD trading 2015: IG, Plus500, Saxo and CMC dominate

Further to the report put out on the UK online trading market by research firm Investment Trends, LeapRate has learned that in the fast-growing CFDs sector there has been some movement among the top brokers providing CFDs trading. Not surprisingly, continuing to lead the sector is IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), which was named by…

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February 03, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank co-founder starts new venture capital firm Seier Capital - LeapRate Exclusive

It looks like he won't be retiring after all. LeapRate has learned that Saxo Bank co-founder and longtime co-CEO Lars Seier Christensen has set up a new venture capital firm called, appropriately, Seier Capital. The Seier Capital website went live this week at www.seiercapital.com. Lars Seier Christensen resigned from Saxo Bank’s Board of Management after 20 years…

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February 02, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

TradeKing web order system goes down briefly (again!) – LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that clients of discount US online stockbroker TradeKing were unable to execute buy and sell orders via the company’s website for a while both yesterday (Monday) and this morning. A company representative confirmed to LeapRate that TradeKing was experiencing some server issues, and that the company’s website was not communicating properly…

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February 02, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

eToro launches social trading TV ad campaign in the UK

LeapRate Exclusive... Continuing our coverage of new and interesting trends in advertising used by retail forex brokers, LeapRate has learned that eToro is set to launch a new advertising blitz in the UK centered around a series of TV spots. Forex brokers have traditionally favored online ad campaigns - whose efficacy can be closely traced…

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February 02, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ICAP launches brand new newsroom and media center

It is not just the retail brokers launching new websites. Interdealer broker ICAP plc (LON:IAP), a major platform for institutional trading of interest rates, credit, commodities, equity derivatives as well as FX (via its EBS unit), has launched a brand new website for corporate news and information at https://newsroom.icap.com/. ICAP's new site is a lot more visual than…

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