Former Varengold CEO Yasin Qureshi on his new trading app SwipeStox

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December 01, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Former Varengold CEO Yasin Qureshi on his new trading app SwipeStox - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... We had reported a few weeks ago about a very interesting partnership brewing in online trading, with some very well-known names in some new places. Specifically, former CMC Group CEO Roger Hynes and his new consulting firm Black Lake Financial have become engaged to help get off the ground a new trading app called SwipeStox,…

December 01, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

AxiTrader adds Autochartist MT4 plugin with advanced automated technical analysis

LeapRate has learned that Australia's leading retail forex broker AxiTrader has made a further investment in offering advanced charting and automated technical analysis tools to it client base, via an expanded partnership with Autochartist. AxiTrader has launched a new Autochartist MT4 Plugin, bringing Autochartist's market scanner directly to the MT4 platform, saving valuable time for traders by…

December 01, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Alpari lowers interest paid on deposit balances to 8%, and raises volume threshhold

Retail forex broker Alpari is one of several in the sector which uses the enticement of interest to attract client deposits - and to encourage clients who do deposit to trade. In today's near-zero interest rate environment, getting interest on your inactive cash is indeed a major bonus. However at Alpari and the other forex…

November 30, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

EBS on Renminbi IMF vote: USDCNH is already a Top-3 currency pair with us

With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today formally voting to include China's currency in its benchmark SDR currency basket, effective next October, we are pleased to share with LeapRate readers the views expressed by Darryl Hooker, Global Co-Head of EBS BrokerTec, the electronic FX trading arm of interdealer broker ICAP plc (LON:IAP). Mr. Hooker notes: Today’s decision…

November 30, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Is KaloBios the best day trading stock of all time?

In one of our more interesting yet offbeat posts here at LeapRate over the past few months, we reported on a retail trader named Joe Campbell who turned to crowdfunding site GoFundMe to help raise money to cover his more than $100,000 debt to online broker E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ:ETFC). What did Campbell do wrong? He…

November 30, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

FXecosystem cuts London to New York connectivity time to 63.36 ms RTD

FXecosystem, which provides outsourced connectivity services to the FX market, has indicated that it can now provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks with an even faster connection between London and New York. As one of the first organisations to be upgraded onto Hibernia’s new Ultra 5 Express Circuit, FXecosystem can now offer clients a…

November 29, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Top Bitcoin Myths – #7: Bitcoin has been hacked on several occasions

The following guest post is one of a series courtesy of Marco Streng, CEO and Co-founder of Genesis Mining. [divide] In February of 2014, MtGox, the first and largest Bitcoin exchange, filed for bankruptcy. At the time of the bankruptcy it held over $400 million in client funds. At that time MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles declared that…

November 27, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

CySEC settles with IronFX, imposes fines on FXGM, EZTrader, Interactive Option, UFX and others

Cypriot financial regulator CySEC has released the first round of its findings following comprehensive reviews of the operations of a number of CySEC-regulated brokers in both the Forex and Binary arenas. CySEC's initial review has resulted in fines for a number of brokers, ranging from €123,000 up to €340,000. In addition to the fines, CySEC…

November 27, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

FCA asks: Are we too hard on small businesses?

Should the FCA treat small businesses more like 'regular' retail consumer in providing them protection in the financial services arena?

November 27, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Not just for Forex brokers... Goldman Sachs adds rugby icon Eddie Jones to Japan advisory board

One of the themes covered recently at LeapRate has been the increasing use of sports sponsorships as a branding and marketing tool in the online trading world. A number of leading European soccer clubs have Forex sponsors, including iconic clubs Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Messi's Barcelona FC. Forex brokers sponsor other action sports such as…

AxiTrader adds Autochartist MT4 plugin with advanced automated technical analysis

Alpari lowers interest paid on deposit balances to 8%, and raises volume threshhold

EBS on Renminbi IMF vote: USDCNH is already a Top-3 currency pair with us

Is KaloBios the best day trading stock of all time?

FXecosystem cuts London to New York connectivity time to 63.36 ms RTD

Top Bitcoin Myths – #7: Bitcoin has been hacked on several occasions

CySEC settles with IronFX, imposes fines on FXGM, EZTrader, Interactive Option, UFX and others

FCA asks: Are we too hard on small businesses?

Not just for Forex brokers... Goldman Sachs adds rugby icon Eddie Jones to Japan advisory board

Carlyle and Clearstream Partner to Broaden Access to Private Market Funds

Fastmarkets Completes Annual Assurance Review, Reinforces Commitment to IOSCO Compliance

Standard Chartered: SC Ventures Appoints Lisa Pollina as Vice Chairman of Americas

Worldline Unveils AI-Powered Routing to Lift Payment Authorisation Rates

FCA Fines Barclays £42 Million for Financial Crime Risk Management Failures