The following article was written by freelance writer Emily Miller. 1. Learn, learn & learn some more Lacking the financial knowledge or trading acumen? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. The more knowledge you accumulate, the more skilled you’ll be. Many aspiring investors start out without any prior Forex trading experience. With…
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FCA regulated multi asset prime brokerage Divisa UK Limited has announced that Norbert Lukasiewicz, Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) for the company, will be leaving to 'pursue other interests'. Divisa UK Limited operates the Divisa Capital institutional, and Equiti.com retail FX brokerage arms. Mr. Lukasiewicz joined the Equiti/Divisa group in 2014 from Integral Development Corp., where he was Director,…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that Hong Kong based Retail FX broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:6877) is set to announce the raising of a HK$200 million (USD $26 million) investment, to be led by Chinese insurance and investment giant Ping An Insurance (Grp) Co of China Ltd (SHA:601318). We expect the company…
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In Forex Industry News this past week… How did Israel's Supreme Court rule on an appeal against the country's new Binary Options ban law? Where did IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) see the most growth on its way to record results in the first half of Fiscal 2018? What levels of trading volumes is social…
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The following article was written by Reem Aboul Hosn, Research and Market Analyst Officer at CFI Markets Ltd. Euro’s January surge followed the release of minutes from the December European Central Bank meeting showing the bank’s intention to reconsider its easing monetary policy in early 2018. While this week, ECB maintained its pledge to move…
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LeapRate Exclusive... It looks like social FX and CFD trading is still alive and well. At least in some circles. LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated Tradeslide Trading Tech Ltd, which operates social trading broker and investment manager Darwinex, has continued to grow in 2017 with Revenues for the year ended June 30, 2017 more than…
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Continuing a wave of recent senior level hirings and management changes, Copenhagen based multi-asset trading and investment firm Saxo Bank has announced the appointment of Ulrik Ross as Head of Group Treasury, effective March 1, 2018. In his new role Mr. Ross replaces former Head of Group Treasury Henrik Andersen, who decided to resign from his…
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Israeli financial regulator the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has come under scrutiny once again due to Binary Options, but this time from a different angle. After more than a year of public and media pressure for the ISA and its then-Chairman Shmuel Hauser to "do something" about the rash of Binary Options brokers based in…
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London based online FX, CFDs and spreadbetting broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has issued a trading update for its fiscal 2018 third quarter, covering the period from October to December 2017. CMC has a March 31 fiscal year end. Overall, CMC reported mixed results, with fewer active clients but a healthy rise in revenue per client…
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Payment systems provider Paysafe Group has announced that it is "doubling down" on esports, with its paysafecard brand becoming Global ESL Payment Platform Partner and one of ESL’s main sponsors worldwide. paysafecard will support all ESL events and three major global community activations: “paysafecard Hall of Fame”, “Beat the Legends” and “Ultimate Experience”. ESL is…
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