The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has flashed its regulatory teeth at Atlas Capital Financial Services Ltd, the parent of Forex broker ACFX, operating via acfx.com. The regulator today announces the suspension of the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) authorisation of Atlas Capital Financial Services Ltd, due to the company's possible non-compliance at all times with…
Read moreThe Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has just published its Enforcement Report for 2015, with the data showing that the regulator focused on unauthorized financial services providers last year. Of all the 794 investigations started by FINMA in 2015, more than 500, or the majority, targeted unlicensed financial service providers. This marks an increase…
Read moreRoboOption, a binary options service operated by CySEC-regulated RoboForex, has made trading during weekends available to its clients. Thanks to the expanded trading hours, traders can actually make use of the approximately 104 days occupied by weekends each year. Trading at weekend is available for Long Term and One Touch options with payouts from 72%…
Read moreThe Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just announced an extension to the suspension of the Cyprus investment firm (CIF) license of Pegase Capital Limited, which owns brands like Interactive Option. The regulator initially suspended Pegase Capital's license on March 4, 2016, referring to numerous numerous violations of Cypriot investment laws. In November last year,…
Read moreSwiss Forex broker Dukascopy has just announced a set of changes to binary options trading conditions, with enhancements ranging from increased payouts to extended time duration for up/down options. For starters, the company has expanded the Up/Down options maximum duration from 60 minutes to 24 hours, in a move to please fans of longer-term options.…
Read moreA follow-up to LeapRate's earlier report about the developments around mobile social trading app SwipeStox... Frankfurt-based company Swipestox GmbH starts live trading of financial instruments with their application SwipeStox. The start-up aims to inspire its users to share their successes and actively participate in their community. Following a six-month trial phase, SwipeStox has commenced live…
Read moreThe British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added its voice to the chorus of concerns regarding Cyprus-registered binary options broker Interactive Option. On Wednesday, the British Columbia regulator added Interactive Option, a brand of Pegase Capital Limited, to its Investment Caution list, noting that the company is not authorized to offer investment services to BC…
Read moreLeading Swiss provider of online financial services Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) today unveils its plans to beef up its Board of Directors via the addition of Dr Beat Oberlin. Swissquote will propose to shareholders to elect Mr Oberlin as an additional member of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting to be held…
Read moreJapan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and Nomura Research Institute today announce an agreement to jointly start conducting proof of concept (PoC) tests for blockchain, or distributed ledger, technology. The announcement is released shortly after JPX unveiled a similar partnership with IBM Japan, which also focused on PoC tests of blockchain tech. The tests that JPX…
Read moreRetail FX broker RoboForex has just announced the addition of a comprehensive analytical service to its offering. The “RoboForex analytics center" includes trading instruments, signals, strategies, educational materials, and "Q & A" page, where each client has an opportunity to pose questions to analysts. The new service, launched in collaboration with Claws & Horns, is…
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