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January 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary Options Scam Watch – Canada’s OSC warns against LBinary.com

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has just updated its Warning List, which contains the names of individuals and companies which are engaging in activities that may pose a risk to investors. The latest addition to the Warning List is binary options broker LBinary, operating from www.lbinary.com. The warning was technically issued to Depix Holdings Limited, which operates LBinary.…

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January 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

How did the SNB reshape the FX industry?

The following guest post is courtesy of Natallia Hunik, Global Head of Sales at Advanced Markets and Fortex. [divide] In my opinion, last year’s SNB decision to remove the 1.20 floor on EURCHF acted as a catalyst, reshaping how we now view and approach the FX industry. As we observed throughout 2015, the SNB move radically altered…

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January 21, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

How to Create a People Based Portfolio

The following guest post is courtesy of eToro, a leading social trading and investment network. [divide] eToro revolutionised the world of online trading and investment when it pioneered the concept of social trading. The new eToro allows traders to create public profiles and let other people see all their trading activity and copy their investments.…

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January 20, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Scam Watch - Canada's OSC warns against Prosper Trade FX

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has just updated its Warning List, which contains the names of individuals and companies which are engaging in activities that may pose a risk to investors. The latest addition to the Warning List is Prosper Trade FX, operating from prospertradefx.com. According to the OSC, Prosper Trade FX is not registered in Ontario,…

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January 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Hantec Markets on the Swiss Franc Black Swan event, one year later

The following is a special guest post by FCA-regulated Forex and CFD broker Hantec Markets, on the one-year anniversary of last year's surprise Swiss Franc spike. [divide] Black Swanniversary For a while, the export driven economy of Switzerland has been hamstrung by the strength of the Swiss franc as its major trading partner, the Eurozone,…

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