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January 05, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

MiFID II – The Brokers Guide

The following article was written by Richard Craddock, Chief Executive Officer of ATFX. In November 2007, just before the financial crisis, the European Union enacted the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). The directive’s goal was to create a unified financial bloc with dynamism and depth of the U.S. capital markets. In 2010, after the crisis,…

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January 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Managing Risk with Cryptos

The following article was written by Alex Nekritin, Managing Director of liquidity and technology consulting company Nekstream Global. Parabolic growth of Bitcoin With bitcoin experiencing parabolic growth, managing risk for brokers is becoming more and more challenging. Most clients are buying and holding while the underlying is pretty much going straight up in price. Not…

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January 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saudi Arabia 2018 Budget Sees Non-Oil Economy Expanding

The following article was written by Reem Aboul Hosn, Research and Market Analyst Officer at CFI Markets Ltd. On January 1, 2018 Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the remaining GCC countries introduced Value Added Tax at a standard rate of 5% on most goods and services, to boost alternative revenue after oil prices…

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Two U.S. pension funds break the winter ice by investing in Cryptos
January 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Investing for Your Business

The following article was written by contributor Kat Smith. Investing is popular for many reasons. You can invest for retirement, to make money, or to build capital to start a business or multiple businesses. Today, we look at investments that can help you launch businesses, no matter what sector you want your business in. Investing…

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