March 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

eToro cuts commissions on deposits in RUB

Social investment expert eToro keeps pushing into the Russian Forex market. The company has just announced that it is improving the conditions for Russian ruble (RUB) deposits. The commission for converting RUB into USD when making deposits is reduced five times from 250 pips to 50 pips. In February this year, eToro sealed a partnership with…

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March 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Alpari to stop supporting demo.nano.mt4 accounts

Retail Forex broker Alpari Limited keeps streamlining its offering, with the latest changes to affect the lineup of account types available to its clients. Effective March 28, 2016, the broker will no longer support demo.nano.mt4 accounts. The broker will delete all open accounts of this type. The Alpari nano accounts for the MT4 platform have…

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March 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

France's AMF adds 21 unauthorized binary options firms to “Black List”

France's financial markets regulator AMF is known for its long “Black List” of unauthorized companies offering binary options trading services to French residents. The watchdog has just underlined this strict image by adding 21 websites offering binary options services without having the necessary authorization to the “Black List”. The list serves as a public warning…

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March 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

OANDA releases new version of fxTrade Live platform

OANDA has announced the recent release of a new version of the fxTrade Live platform – version 2.1.2. In this update, the company has made available Advanced Charting, which providing access to 1 month charts as well as a raft of new indicators and drawing tools. The broker has also updated the terminology and display…

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March 24, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ICAP, Tullett Prebon shareholders approve transaction scheme

A brief follow-up to LeapRate's earlier report regarding the proposed acquisition of the global hybrid voice broking and information business of ICAP plc (LON:IAP) by Tullett Prebon Plc (LON:TLPR)... At meetings held on March 24, 2016, shareholders in both companies approved the scheme of arrangement of the deal. The completion of the transaction remains subject to…

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March 23, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

NFA bars CTA Accusigma and its principal, Brent Park, from membership

The United States National Futures Association (NFA) today announces that it has permanently barred commodity trading advisor Accusigma Corporation and its sole listed principal and associated person, Brent Park, from membership and from acting as a principal of an NFA Member. The NFA decision stems from a Complaint by NFA's Business Conduct Committee (BCC) from February…

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March 23, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

UK Court issues $1.2 million confiscation order to Tom Hayes

Southwark Crown Court today ordered Tom Hayes, the first individual to be convicted for the manipulation of LIBOR, to pay a confiscation order of £878,806 ($1.24 million). Hayes was convicted of eight counts of conspiracy to defraud in August 2015 and sentenced to 14 years in prison. In December 2015, the sentence was reduced to…

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March 23, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

XM joins lineup of Forex brokers sponsoring football teams

Cypriot Forex broker XM.com today announces a partnership with Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr FC. The broker has become an official sponsor of Al-Nassr FC, which is currently the third most successful football club by performance in Saudi Arabia. The Al-Nassr FC sponsorship is the first major venture in the Persian Gulf and therefore a significant milestone…

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March 23, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Exness introduces unlimited leverage, expanding trading opportunities

Retail Forex broker Exness is leading a market breakthrough with the launch of a special Unlimited Leverage offer. An exclusive service from Exness, Unlimited Leverage provides traders with the opportunity to trade with negligible margin, to open more positions and bigger lots, and to use a vast range of trading strategies. Exness CEO Petr Valov had the…

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