Markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) has just published its electronic markets volumes for the first month of the new year, with trading volumes on FX trading platform EBS staging a sharp increase in monthly terms. Average daily volumes at EBS amounted to $103.8 billion in…
Read moreMulti-asset trading and investment services provider Saxo Bank has just published its key operating metrics for January 2016, with Forex volumes staging a double-digit rise from December 2015 levels. Saxo Bank reported monthly Forex volumes of $258 billion for January 2016, a reading which is 14.2% stronger than the result of $226 billion registered in December 2015,…
Read moreMetaQuotes Software, the developer of the popular MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platforms, has earlier this week released a new and updated version of its MT5 mobile application for iOS devices. The novelties in Version 5.0.1225 of the app include: Added support for portrait orientation in the iPad version. Now traders can conveniently…
Read moreTurkish online trading services provider Alnus Yatirim Menkul Değerler A.Ş, owner of retail FX brand AlnusFX, has hired Egemen Kaya as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Kaya joins from Saxo Capital Markets Menkul Değerler A.Ş, the Turkish business of Saxo Bank, where he served as a CEO from January 2012 to August 2015 and…
Read moreBitcoin technology and payment processing company BitPay on Wednesday announced the addition of online gaming company Wargaming to its list of partners. Wargaming is known as the creator of numerous titles in strategy-based massively-multiplayer online (MMO) gaming, such as World of Tanks, World of Warships, and World of Warplanes. Thanks to the partnership with BitPay,…
Read moreInternational derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) on Wednesday announced a dividend of $0.60 per share for the first quarter of 2016. This dividend is 20% higher than the dividend o $0.50 per share for the fourth quarter of 2015 and for the first quarter of 2015. It will be payable on March 28, 2016, to…
Read moreA follow-up to LeapRate's earlier report about the proceedings undertaken by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) against unlicensed traders Dr Roger Gareth Munro and Mrs Kathleen Susan Munro. The Supreme Court of Queensland has ruled that Dr Roger Munro breached the Corporations Act by running a financial services business in Australia without holding the necessary…
Read moreThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has once again shown its rigidity when it comes to following the the provision of the Dodd-Frank act that addresses retail commodity trading. The regulator announced on Wednesday that it filed a civil injunctive enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against…
Read moreThe UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just published its latest Data Bulletin, which includes information about the activities of the regulator regarding financial promotions. The most recent numbers show that the FCA reviewed 1,108 financial promotions in the third quarter of 2015, that is, from July 1st to September 30th last year. Out of…
Read moreOptionsCity has just released a new version of its low-latency options trading platform, Metro 6.1. The upgraded solution offers improved efficiency of data processing for an enhanced user experience. In this version, the company implemented Volatility Curve Dimension for additional modeling functionality and a redesigned Order Ticket. In general, Metro 6.1 offers better server/client reliability…
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