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December 17, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC asks IronFX to correct disclosure regarding parent company website

Australia's financial regulator ASIC has noted that IronFX, whose Australian subsidiary is licensed and regulated by ASIC, has been asked to correct disclosure about Australian regulation and counterparty arrangements. Following concerns raised by ASIC, IronFX's Australia sub IronFX Global Australia Pty Ltd has taken steps to remove references from the parent company's (IronFX Cyprus) website, and…

December 16, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Fed raises rates for first time in nine years: let the trading begin

Well, they finally did it. In one of the most anticipated rate changes in recent memory - although the first in an upward direction since 2006 - the US Fed (or more precisely, the FOMC) announced a 25 basis point rate hike in its target funds rate. The Fed's new target range will go from 0-0.25%…

December 16, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

FXSpotStream reports 25% rise in volumes, as Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ goes live as 12th liquidity provider

Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has announced that Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is now live as a liquidity providing bank to FXSpotStream’s price aggregation service. We had earlier reported that FXSpotStream had signed up Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ as its 12th liquidity provider back in October. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (or BTMU) is the 12th bank…

December 16, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank's 2016 'Outrageous Predictions': $100 oil, $1.23 Euro, Olympics rally and El Niño inflation

One of the more interesting traditions in the forex world as we head toward the holiday season and year-end is Saxo Bank's annual "Outrageous Predictions". Not meant to be a real look into the crystal ball but rather food for thought, Saxo Bank takes a look at some wacky but still plausible scenarios for traders…

December 16, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

AxiTrader to give away $1 million trading account in Million Dollar Trader competition

There are no shortage of bonuses and promotions put out there by online trading firms, but this one is kind of interesting, if only for the size of the prizes. Australia-based retail forex broker AxiTrader has announced what it is calling the Million Dollar Trader competition, to run between February and April 2016. AxiTrader clients will…

December 15, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

MT4 broker Capital Index adds FCA regulation to its CySEC license - LeapRate Exclusive

Capital Index also adds Andrew Palmer from CMC Markets as its Head of Marketing.

December 15, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

New City Initiative paper: Mispricing of FX transactions costs European fund industry at least €1.5 billion a year

The NCI also finds that the London 4pm fix carries too much influence and is a flawed method of execution.

December 15, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM shares soar 52% after Leucadia loan restructuring hint

FXCM shares were actually up 69% at one point, after management gave shareholders hope that there might be life after Leucadia.

December 14, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Is FXCM about to restructure its deal with Leucadia?

After its shares dropped to another all-time low Friday, FXCM put out a press release hinting at a reprieve from their very restrictive agreement with Leucadia.

December 14, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Is Facebook A Good Investment For 2016?

Anyoption analyst Elise Blanford takes a look at Facebook shares, which were up 30% (so far) in 2015. What will 2016 bring? [divide] Facebook has been an incredibly interesting stock to watch since its IPO. Following its IPO, the stock fell dramatically and took quite a bit of time to make it back. However, over…

ASIC asks IronFX to correct disclosure regarding parent company website

Fed raises rates for first time in nine years: let the trading begin

FXSpotStream reports 25% rise in volumes, as Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ goes live as 12th liquidity provider

Saxo Bank's 2016 'Outrageous Predictions': $100 oil, $1.23 Euro, Olympics rally and El Niño inflation

AxiTrader to give away $1 million trading account in Million Dollar Trader competition

MT4 broker Capital Index adds FCA regulation to its CySEC license - LeapRate Exclusive

New City Initiative paper: Mispricing of FX transactions costs European fund industry at least €1.5 billion a year

FXCM shares soar 52% after Leucadia loan restructuring hint

Is FXCM about to restructure its deal with Leucadia?

Is Facebook A Good Investment For 2016?

Euroclear’s Q2 Business Income Strong, But ‘Marked by Volatility’

Citi and Ant International Pilot AI-Enabled Forecasting Solution

Webull to Consolidate Crypto Entities, Reintegrate Webull Pay

Carlyle and Clearstream Partner to Broaden Access to Private Market Funds

Fastmarkets Completes Annual Assurance Review, Reinforces Commitment to IOSCO Compliance