Maria Nikolova
LeapRate Analyst
February 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Paddy Power, Betfair announce merger completion

Following the court approval of the proposed merger of online betting operators Paddy Power plc and Betfair Group plc, the deal was today completed. As a result, there is a new combined entity named Paddy Power Betfair plc, operating from https://www.paddypowerbetfair.com. Trading in the Betfair Shares on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities and…

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February 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

US DOJ requests more information about Tullett Prebon – ICAP deal

Tullett Prebon Plc (LON:TLPR) has earlier today issued an update about the proposed acquisition of the global hybrid voice broking and information business of ICAP plc (LON:IAP). Tullett Prebon said it received a request for additional information and documentary material from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with the transaction. This form of…

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February 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CBOE Holdings sees ADV jump 32% MoM in January 2016

CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE), the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), C2 Options Exchange (C2), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and other subsidiaries, has posted its operating metrics for January 2016, adding its voice to the chorus of companies seeing increased trading activity in the first month of the new year. The average daily…

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February 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Bitcoin Group still works on ASX listing application process

Australian Bitcoin miner Bitcoin Group, which in January closed its ASX Bookbuild, is obviously lagging behind its public listing schedule. According to the timing of the company's IPO on ASX in the Second Replacement Prospectus filed in December last year, the trading of Bitcoin Group's shares on ASX on a normal settlement basis was scheduled to…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Investfly integrates with Tradier Brokerage API

Tradier Inc, the brokerage-as-a-service company, has been quite active lately in terms of signing up new partners: just a couple of days after announcing that options trading platform Quotail has integrated with Tradier API, Tradier unveils another collaboration. Online trading platform Investfly has integrated with the Tradier API to enable the Investfly community to place live…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FXTM seeks to help traders with new Forex educational videos

Cypriot Forex broker FXTM (ForexTime) today announced the addition of 10 brand new videos to its Education section, as the company seeks to help newbie traders make their first steps in the Forex world. The new videos are presented by Forex market expert John Jergeson in an easy-to-understand and informative way. The topics of the…

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