The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. European markets fell on Friday after the Spanish socialist party (PSOE) leader, Pedro Sanchez, declared his intention to organize a no confidence vote to topple the current government over the ongoing Gürtel political corruption scandal. With increasing concerns over…
Read moreWhat are LMAX Exchange's plans for its new institutional cryptocurrency exchange, LMAX Digital? What's new in version 3.0 of Spotware's popular cTrader platform, released this past week? What do institutional FX broker FIXI's £2.2 million fundraising, and hiring of new executives, say about the company's plans for the future? How much effect did IG Group…
Read moreThe following article was written by AMarkets, a St. Vicent & the Grenadines (FSA) regulated global forex broker established in 2007. As the most liquid currency pair part of the Forex dashboard, the EURUSD is said to run the show in terms of market’s volatility. More precisely, when the pair doesn’t move, the entire dashboard…
Read moreOnline broker FxPro and McLaren F1™ Team have announced a multi-year partnership agreement. From the Monaco Grand Prix (24-27 May), the McLaren MCL33 will feature prominent FxPro branding, highlighting the firm’s position as the world’s number one online broker. Zak Brown, Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Racing, commented: We are pleased to welcome FxPro as…
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LeapRate Exclusive Interview... While it is still early in 2018, clearly the Deal of the Year so far in the world of FX brokerage is the sale of OANDA to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. How did the deal come about? What does the acquisition mean for the company, and its future? We're pleased…
Read moreAfter launching 12 cypto tokens for trading earlier this year, CySEC licensed online trading platform Libertex has announced that effective from May 23rd, 2018, European traders can perform operations with 34 new cryptocurrency CFD instruments. The Libertex trading platform is operated by CySEC CIF licensed Indication Investments Ltd. Andrew Nikolaev, Libertex Executive director highlighted: Cryptocurrencies are…
Read moreSberbank CIB, the corporate and investment banking business of Russia's largest commercial bank, and National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, announce the intention to test an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) technology at the Bank of Russia’s regulatory platform. Level One, a company that manages Moscow’s biggest commercial lecture hall, will be the issuer.…
Read moreRetail FX and CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has announced that it intends to apply for admission of all of its issued ordinary shares to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on London Stock Exchange plc's Main Market for listed securities. The company's…
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ASIC and FCA licensed Retail FX broker Aetos Capital Group has announced that it has extended its AFC Champions League partnership with Sydney Football Club (Sydney FC), the three-time Australian A-League champion. AETOS will be the principal partner of Sydney FC in the 2019 AFC Champions League season. Both parties celebrated the partnership in the “Sky…
Read moreInvestment firm Leucadia National Corp has announced that its shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favor of the company's planned name change, to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. The name change becomes effective immediately. As of trading Thursday morning, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol JEF. The move…
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