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August 21, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

TechFinancials shares drop 25% after Revenues disappoint for first half 2015

Binary platform provider and operator TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) saw its shares tumble more than 25% Friday after a Trading Update revealed disappointing Revenues for the first half of 2015. TechFinancials - which sells a turnkey binary options platform solution and also operates its own regulated binary options brokerage OptionFair - said that first half revenues…

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August 17, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 UK replaces Yair Lavi as CEO with ex Alpari exec Mark Winton - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that publicly traded CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has changed over management of its FCA regulated UK subsidiary Plus500UK. Entering as CEO of Plus500UK is Mark Winton, a seasoned FX industry executive who most recently was Head of Compliance at Alpari UK. Winton also worked previously at London Capital Group Holdings…

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August 10, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Monex Group concludes share buyback with $9.35 million acquired

Japanese online trading broker Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has announced that it has concluded its one month share buyback, acquiring 3,546,200 shares for a total of ¥1.16 billion (or about $9.35 million). About half of the buyback occurred over the last week, ending on August 7. The shares acquired represent about 1.2% of outstanding Monex shares. When it…

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August 09, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian securities regulator OSC warns against BerkleyFX, Amber Options and OptiCrown

Canada's leading securities regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), has issued warnings against one FX and two Binary Options online brokers - BerkleyFX, Amber Options and OptiCrown. None of the three aforementioned firms are regulated by the OSC. The three new additions to the OSC's warning list are the first online brokers added since warnings regarding OneTwoTrade,…

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