Maria Nikolova
LeapRate Analyst
February 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Spain's CNMV issues warnings against three Forex, binary options brokers

It has been about a week since Spain's financial markets watchdog CNMV warned against FXMarker and Imperial Options, and the Spanish regulator has just updated its list of unauthorized investment companies, this time adding three more binary options and Forex services providers that do not have the authorization to target Spanish investors but nevertheless do so.…

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February 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Andy Malpass leaves Fidessa

A follow-up to LeapRate's earlier report about Andy Malpass leaving Fidessa Group plc (LON:FDSA)... The company today announces that Mr Malpass has retired as its executive director and leaves the Board with immediate effect. This is in line with his previously announced plans to step down once Fidessa publishes its 2015 financial results. Mr Malpass joined…

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February 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Myfxbook introduces new Forex rebate service PAYBACKFX

In tune with LeapRate's earlier report about Myfxbook, the social trading and market analysis expert, planning to launch a new rebate service, the company today announces that PAYBACKFX has gone live. The new service allows traders to get paid back for their own trades (with the same spreads and commissions). Myfxbook notes that the reporting is…

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February 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Various .broker and .trading domains up for sale by Boston Ivy

Boston Ivy Registry, home to specialised financial domains, today announce they will have their premium domains available for purchase from February 15, 2016, with the menu including: asset.broker, investment.broker, exchange.forex, bitcoin.trading and financial.trading. These premium names contain words that are frequently searched by those with interests in trading-related activities, and, thus, represent valuable web addresses…

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February 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

XM launches Zero accounts

CySEC-regulated Forex broker XM today announces the launch of XM Zero Accounts, which offer spreads as low as 0 pips. The introduction of the new type of accounts is in response to feedback the broker has obtained from its latest customer satisfaction survey. The new accounts are for the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform and the…

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February 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Interactive Brokers' Portfolio Builder tool offers a set of predefined strategies

Online trading services provider Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) is introducing novelties to its Portfolio Builder, a tool that lets traders create research data-driven portfolio strategies, assess their simulated historical performance up to three years back, and then invest funds and submit orders to create the portfolio. To help traders get started, the broker has…

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February 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CySEC suspends license of SkyFX/Capital Option

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) today announced the suspension of the Cyprus Investment Firm license of Trademarker (Cyprus) Ltd, which operates via the brands SkyFX and Capital Option. The watchdog said the suspension reflected suspicions of an alleged violation of section 28(1) of Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law. In particular,…

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February 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

MetaQuotes adds Bill Williams indicators to MT4 Web platform

MetaQuotes Software, the trading technologies developer, continues to enhance the technical analysis capabilities of its platforms. The company today unveiled the latest improvements to its MetaTrader 4 Web platform, which include Bill Williams' indicators. The latest version of MT4 Web features a comprehensive set of Bill Williams' indicators. Six more indicators for technical analysis are…

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