FCA regulated retail forex broker ICM Capital has announced that it has integrated the cTrader Forex trading platform. cTrader will be added to ICM Capital's growing list of products and services, which includes the launch of Bitcoin CFDs last month. As of today, the company will begin onboarding clients to this new platform where they…
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The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, Markets are not perfect. There are times when you simply can't make any money because the market won't let you do it. The world of Forex & CFD trading has always been a battlefield. Traders often fight…
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Online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced the proposed internal corporate re-organisation of the Playtech BGT Sports division ('PBS'). Following the acquisition of Best Gaming Technology GbmH ('BGT') which was announced on 13 July 2016, Playtech established PBS, its new sports division led by Dr Armin Sageder. At the time of…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Matthew Wright has left his CEO position at FCA regulated Retail FX broker Destek Markets, to become CEO of rival broker Capital Index. The move comes less than a year after Mr. Wright was brought in to build a team and run the UK arm of Turkey-based Destek by…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Wall Street stockbroker with illegally accepting more than $1 million in undisclosed kickbacks for giving certain customers preferential access to lucrative IPOs, enabling them to reap major trading profits in the secondary markets. The SEC alleges that Brian Hirsch subverted allocation policies and procedures at…
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Global commodities broker Marex Spectron has announced that it has received approval on its application from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate an Organised Trading Facility (OTF) under MIFID II from January 3, 2018. MiFID II introduces a new category of trading venue called OTFs. An OTF is a multilateral system that is not…
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US financial regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice that it is suspending trading in shares of The Crypto Company - Crypto Co (OTCMKTS:CRCW) - until early next year. Crypto Company shares have surged more than 2,700% this month, to a market cap of more than $11 billion. Crypto Company provides consulting services,…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated broker ETX Capital is making some changes to its trading product lineup, ahead of new MiFID II regulations which come into effect early next year. In addition to January 2018 heralding the onset of MiFID II regulations across Europe, the new year will also see the transfer of…
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Continuing our exclusive coverage of the different ways that Retail FX brokers are putting their marketing budgets into sports related sponsorships of all kinds, LeapRate can report that Swiss online trading leader Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has produced a new promotional video around a theme called 'Wins are Decisions' starring three Manchester United players: David De…
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It’s the world’s biggest market by trading volume, with daily turnover of $5.2 trillion in 2016 - but just how much do you know about the high-stakes world of forex dealing? FXTM’s Ben Lovell-Viggers lifts the lid. Retail traders only account for a very small portion of the total turnover on the FX market, which…
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