Maria Nikolova
LeapRate Analyst
February 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE registers 17% MoM drop in FX volumes in January 2016

Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), an international operator of exchanges and clearing houses, has just posted its operating metrics for January 2016, and although the company managed to see a decent rise in total futures and options volumes, FX volumes lagged behind in monthly and annual terms. Average daily volumes for FX&Credit exchange-traded contracts amounted to…

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February 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

EZTD obtains Japanese license to provide online brokerage services

EZTD Inc (OTCMKTS:EZTD), provider of binary options services, today announces that it is now fully licensed to operate in Japan through EZ Invest Securities Co. Ltd., EZTD’s subsidiary. EZ Invest Securities Co. Ltd is regulated by Japan's Financial Services Agency as a Type 1 Financial Instrument Business Operator. This type of permission allows the company to…

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February 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CMC Markets new website now live ahead of IPO

In tune with LeapRate's earlier reports, UK spreadbetting, CFD and Forex broker CMC Markets today announces the launch of a new website created by The BIO Agency: www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb. The new website is rolled out as CMC inches closer to an IPO on the London Stock Exchange. As part of the website redesign, The BIO Agency helped…

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February 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FBS opens third office in Thailand

Retail Forex broker FBS, which focuses on Asian clients, has announced the opening of a new office in Thailand. This is the second office that FBS opens in the country's capital – Bangkok. It also has an office in Chiang Mai. The new office in Thailand's capital welcomes current and new clients and partners of…

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February 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Interactive Brokers rolls out updated IB TWS app for Android

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR), a major online trading services provider, has just released a new and updated version of its IB TWS application for Android devices. The latest version of the application enables traders to actually take their scanners with them, as IB TWS for Android now downloads and displays scanners a trader has…

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February 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

GMO Click posts 59.3% MoM rise in OTC Forex volumes in January 2016

Japanese online trading services provider GMO Click Securities, part of GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), has just posted its operating metrics for January 2016, with both over-the-counter Forex volumes and on-exchange trading volumes registering a steep rise from December 2015 levels. Let's examine the particular results for January 2016: GMO Click reported OTC Forex volumes…

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February 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TechFinancials forms JV with Hong Kong's IBID Holdings

Less than a month after binary platform provider and operator TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) completed formation of a joint venture with the owners of Optionfortune Trade Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong to operate a B2C binary options trading platform focused on the Asia Pacific region, TechFinancials makes another move towards beefing up its binary options…

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February 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex sees global Forex volumes jump 28.5% MoM in January 2016

Online trading services provider Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has just posted its operating metrics for January 2016, with market volatility obviously helping the company see some robust metrics in the first month of the new year. Global Forex volumes, that is Forex volumes across all of Monex's subsidiaries, amounted to $37.9 billion, up 28.5% from…

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February 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

OptionsCity’s CityTrader becomes available to Optimus Futures clients

Provider of futures and options trading and analytics solutions OptionsCity Software has announced another partnership regarding its CityTrader platform. Shortly after the cloud-based futures and options trading platform became available to DAW Trading clients, Optimus Futures announced that it will support the solution. Thanks to CityTrader, active traders can make use of robust tools and functionality…

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