Maria Nikolova
LeapRate Analyst
April 22, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Stellar Trading Systems establishes connectivity with CFE

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE), a subsidiary of CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE), on Thursday announced that multi-asset trading software and services provider Stellar Trading Systems has established connectivity with CFE as an approved independent software vendor (ISV). The new link will provide traders using Stellar Trading Systems’ platform the ability to directly interface with CFE…

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April 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

UK CMA extends timescale for publication of findings of Ladbrokes – Coral merger investigation

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday updated its administrative timetable to extend the timescale for the publication of their provisional findings and possible remedies (if required) related to the investigation of the proposed merger of Ladbrokes and Coral. Gaming and betting provider Ladbrokes PLC (LON:LAD), which today published a Q1 2016 trading update,…

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April 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Swissquote and Manchester United extend partnership

Major Swiss online financial and trading services provider Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) and Manchester United have today announced they are extending their Global Partnership which will see Swissquote remain as the club’s Official Global Forex & Online Financial Trading Partner. As part of their new portfolio of rights, Swissquote will have an increased presence on…

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April 20, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

KPMG appoints Beeston Shenton for legal action in debts recovery from ex-Alpari UK clients

KPMG, which is responsible for the special administration of Alpari (UK) Limited, has provided a notice today, concerning ex-clients of the broker who have negative balances. The Joint Special Administrators have appointed Beeston Shenton Solicitors Limited with regard to legal action in debts recovery from clients with negative balances. Beeston Shenton is formally authorised and…

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April 20, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Exness updates on system status amid DDoS attacks

A follow-up to LeapRate's earlier report about retail FX broker Exness being subject to numerous cyber attacks... The company addressed its clients and partners again today to assure them about its efforts to tackle the problems. The broker says that after solving the initial issues on April 6, thanks to hosting provider, Webzilla, it faced DDoS…

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April 20, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Thomson Reuters boosts liquidity access for FX market participants with three new data centers

Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) has established three new data centers, located in New York (NY4), London (LD4), and Tokyo (TY3), to provide FX market participants with improved local connections to its FX liquidity venues. Thomson Reuters now offers FX clients a variety of connections that are customizable based on their specific trading volumes and needs.…

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April 20, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FXTM launches website and personal gateway in Traditional Chinese

CySEC-regulated Forex broker FXTM (ForexTime) has enabled its clients to browse its website and use their personal gateway, MyFXTM, in Traditional Chinese. The move is targeted at the Chinese clientele of the company, which already has had the Simplified Chinese option available too. The addition comes less than a month after the broker launched a…

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