Steffy Bogdanova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced writer and journalist, working in the global online trading sector, Steffy is the Editor of LeapRate. She has previous experience as a copywriter and has been with the company since January 2020. Steffy has a British and American Studies degree from St. Kliment Ochridski University in Sofia.
CySEC
February 12, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC issues warnings for websites theultimateforexm, egatradestation and others

CySEC urges investors to consult its website, before conducting business with investment firms, in order to ascertain the entities which are licensed to provide investment services and/or investment activities. Read More: CySEC issues warnings for websites fxpb, avexcapital and others Depaho Limited settles charges with CySEC with €270K fine CySEC issues warnings for websites classicfx24trade,…

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Forex Weekly Look Back
February 12, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: StoneX revenue up 1,200%, FXSpotStream appoints Matthew Fic as Americas Head of Sales

Multi-asset broker Exness will be taking part in the iFEX virtual expo on the 10th and 11th of February as a strategic sponsor. The first financial virtual expo in the MENA region will attract attendees from leading brands in the online trading, fintech, banking, digital assets, blockchain, and payments sphere, in a full-scale, highly immersive…

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StoneX
February 12, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

StoneX taps Genesis low-code application platform to digitise middle office workflows

The Genesis Low-Code Platform (LCAP) is the only low-code platform native to financial markets and created to focus on the specific requirements of the industry. It offers rapid creation and deployment of applications to meet the traditional automation and simple Business Process Management (BPM) needs and the complex use cases requiring event handling processors and…

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SIX launches new esg Indices
February 11, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Swiss Financial Service SIX launches new ESG indices

Having drawn data from Inrate, SIX has now announced its offering of two SPI ESG indices for equities and 20 new SBI ESG indices available for bonds, all based on the Swiss Performance Index. For a company to fall within the indices, it must have an ESG Impact Rating of a minimum of a C+,…

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Deutsche Börse
February 11, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Börse Group sees 9% growth in net revenue

Deutsche Börse AG’s Executive Board proposes an increase of the dividend for 2020 to €3.00 per share, compared to 2019’s €2.90 per share. These rates remain within the range set by Deutsche Börse Group’s dividend policy as they are equivalent to a distribution ratio of 46% of the adjusted net profit. In line with its…

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daily market analysis
February 11, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: investors continue to digest disappointing inflation figures from the US

EUROPEAN SHARES  European shares fluctuated on Thursday, following a slightly positive Asian session on lower volumes than usual, as investors continue to digest disappointing inflation figures from the US. However, despite this short-term pause, there is nothing threatening from a technical point of view. Most benchmarks are still trading above strong support levels with no…

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February 11, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Mastercard to support some cryptocurrencies in 2021

Mastercard already provides its customers with cards allowing them to have cryptocurrency transactions, even though it does not go through its network. The payment giant also pointed out that not all cryptocurrencies will be supported on its network but it will carefully decide which ones to add. The official statement said: This is a big…

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IS Prime
February 11, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daniel Lewis and Jodie Barrett join IS Prime sales team

Daniel Lewis said: IS Prime has an excellent reputation worldwide and an impressive track record as a market-leading Prime of Prime. This is a great opportunity for me and a natural next step in my career. My broad range of experience in the brokerage industry gives me the market knowledge and relationships to help IS…

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avelacom
February 11, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Avelacom extends low latency connectivity and data solutions to AWS North California

With the new point-of-presence, the company has created a global environment that connects major crypto exchanges across multiple geographies: America (Gemini, CME, ICE’s Bakkt, Coinbase, Kraken, Bittrex), Europe (BitMEX, Deribit, LMAX, Bequant, Bitstamp, Bitfinex) and Asia (Binance, Huobi, FTX, OKEx, Bybit). The interest in crypto trading among institutional investors involved has been growing and they…

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FCA warning
February 10, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

compareinvestments.uk, Star Bonds and others added to FCA's warning list

compareinvestments.uk Address: Tudor Business Centre, Waterhouse Lane, Tadworth Surrey KT20 6DF Email: [email protected] Website: compareinvestments.uk Star Bonds Address: 62 Wandsworth Road, Nine Elms, London SW8 2FA Website: star-bonds.com New Bond Deal Address: 60 Threadneedle street. London EC2R 8HP Website: new-bonddeals.com UK Bond Market Website: www.ukbondmarket.com Address: 62 Wandsworth Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 2FA Compare…

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