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April 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FxPro expands trader education offerings

Retail FX brokerage group FxPro has announced an expansion in its offering of trader education products. According to the company, FxPro's 'Learn from a Pro' series of trading webinars and seminars has been extraordinarily well received. Since originally launching the initiative last year, the group has maintained its long-standing commitment to providing traders with comprehensive educational…

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April 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Gold-i launches Matrix Net enabling Prime-of-Primes and LPs to distribute multi-asset liquidity

MetaTrader technologies specialist Gold-i has announced that it has extended the capabilities of its multi-asset liquidity management platform, Matrix, with the launch of Matrix Net. Matrix Net enables Prime of Prime brokers and Liquidity Providers to distribute multi-asset liquidity to brokers who use Gold-i’s Matrix, MT4 Bridge and MT5 Gateway products. Matrix Net leverages Gold-i’s…

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April 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX broker Juno Markets removed from Hong Kong SFC Alert List

LeapRate has learned that Retail FX broker Juno Markets has been removed from Hong Kong Financial regulator SFC's Alert List. The Alert List is a compilation of entities which have come to the attention of the SFC because they are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong…

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April 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank launches new SaxoTraderPRO trading platform aimed at active and institutional traders

Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced the launch of SaxoTraderPRO, a new trading platform for active traders and institutional clients offering what the company calls a unique combination of a feature rich trading platform and ease of use. Catering to active traders and institutional clients, SaxoTraderPRO is set to replace the current…

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April 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Brian Myers resigns as CEO of FX broker GKFX

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Brian Myers (pictured above) has resigned his position as CEO of FCA regulated Retail FX broker GKFX Financial Services Limited. In the interim, GKFX CFO Rod Martenstyn will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer, pending regulatory approval, with immediate effect. Brian Myers joined GKFX as CEO in late 2016…

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April 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Remonda Kirketerp-Møller on returning to CFH, FX liquidity, and more

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... Continuing our series of interviews with some of the leading personalities in the FX world, we are pleased to speak today with Remonda Kirketerp-Møller. If the name doesn't ring a bell, her resume certainly should. Remonda joined Saxo Bank in 2003 and played a key role in developing the Legal and Compliance Department…

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April 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Michael Liberty statement: 'dismayed' at 'groundless' SEC fraud charges

We have received a formal statement from legal representatives of Michael Liberty, in response to SEC charges announced yesterday against Michael Liberty of a $48 million investor fraud. Jay Dubow, Esq. Pepper Hamilton LLP Philadelphia, PA 215-981-4713 [email protected] April 2, 2018 Reference: SEC Case 2:18-cv-00139-DBH Filed 3/30/2018 US District Court, District of Maine STATEMENT ON…

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April 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Co-founders of fraudulent Centra Tech ICO Sam Sharma and Robert Farkas charged and arrested

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged two co-founders of a purported financial services start-up with orchestrating a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that raised more than $32 million from thousands of investors last year.  Criminal authorities separately charged and arrested both defendants. The SEC's complaint alleges that Sohrab “Sam”…

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April 02, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Mozido founder Michael Liberty charged with $48 million fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged Michael Liberty, the founder of the fintech startup now known as Mozido Inc., with a scheme to trick hundreds of investors into investing in his shell companies instead of Mozido. According to the SEC, Michael Liberty and his accomplices allegedly stole most…

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April 02, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FXSpotStream reports another strong month with March FX volumes at $27.5 billion ADV

After two consecutive record months for FX trading volumes to start 2018, multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has announced that March volumes came in at $27.5 billion ADV - slightly (4%) below February's record $28.8 billion ADV, but still topping January’s $26.3 billion making March 2018 FXSpotStream’s second best month ever. FXSpotStream’s previous volume record coming…

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