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May 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FIXI plc raises £2.2M from shareholders, hires executives ahead of Retail FX expansion

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated, London based institutional FX broker FIXI plc has raised an additional £2.2 million (USD $3.0 million) in capital from its shareholders, and hired a number of senior executives, ahead of a planned expansion into Retail FX. First, regarding the fundraising.... FIXI shareholders led by Goran Drapac -…

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May 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Alpari April FX trading volumes down 6% to $138 billion

Retail Forex broker Alpari has announced that April trading volumes came in at $138 billion, down 6% MoM and a similar amount from the company's $143 billion-per-month volume average in the first three months of the year (January, February). Still, a fairly good month by historical standards. Alpari averaged just over $100 billion per month…

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May 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

NEX Group revenues up 9% in FY2018, Forex ECN EBS up just 4%

London based electronic trading firm and exchange operator NEX Group PLC (LON: NXG) has announced its 2018 fiscal year results for the 12 months ended March 31, 2018, indicating modest but healthy growth across most of its business lines. This is likely the last standalone financial year report for NEX, as the company has agreed…

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May 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

MT4 Local Trade Copier version 2.9.6 “Kilauea” released

Local Trade Copier has announced the release of its new version 2.9.6 “Kilauea”, named after the currently active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. Local Trade Copier is a special software for the MetaTrader 4 platform which helps retail Forex traders and account managers duplicate trading positions between multiple accounts running on the same computer/VPS so…

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