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.
Accuindex names Husein Al-Koofee executive director of Cyprus operations
November 05, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Industry veteran Samer Mourched joins Accuindex executive team as COO

Samer Mourched, Chief Operations Officer at Accuindex commented: This is an exciting time for the Forex and CFD industry. I am delighted to have joined Accuindex a brokerage with ambitious growth plans and strong market integrity. I look forward to leading this organization and focusing on developing its offering of cutting-edge trading technology, building a…

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CFTC penalty
November 05, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

The CFTC orders Venture Capital Investments to pay $900K in a digital asset and Forex Ponzi Scheme

The order stems from a complaint against VCI filed on 14 February 2020. The court established that the defendants fraudulently solicited over 72 clients to invest in commodity pools that purportedly trade in forex and digital assets, including bitcoin, only to then misappropriate the money. Further, the court uncovered that the defendants lured their clients…

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Euronext
November 05, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Euronext FX down almost 13% MoM in October

The ADV FX reached $18 billion with a 12.8% MoM decrease, compared to the $21 billion in the previous month. From a Year-on-year perspective, Euronext FX was also down with 4.6%  from the $429 billion in October 2019. ADV Euronext FX fell 0.2% YoY in October from $18 billion during the same period last year.…

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Cboe Global Markets
November 05, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cboe Futures ADV volumes drops 23% MoM in October

Cboe’s October highlights include: Cboe C2 Options Exchange set a new monthly volume record with 22.3 million contracts traded, surpassing the previous record of 21.5 million contracts set in September 2020. ADV in Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) options was 492,200 contracts, up 35% MoM and up 21% YoY. ADV in Mini-SPX options (XSP) reached 29,868 contracts,…

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CME Group
November 04, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group reports almost 9% MoM decrease with 15.4 million contracts in October

Agricultural ADV for the company was 1.6 million contracts. Foreign Exchange ADV registered 704,000 contracts and Metals ADV of 529,000 contracts. Additional highlights from October include: Equity Index ADV grew 60% from October 2019 Micro E-mini Equity Index futures ADV of 2.1M. Micro E-mini futures and options represented 38.2% of overall Equity Index ADV during October 2020 SOFR…

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FCA warning
November 04, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Best Bond Finder, Coolbaugh Securities LLC and others added to FCA's warning list

Mortgage Audits Email: [email protected] Website: www.mortgageaudit.co.uk Best Bond Finder Email: [email protected] Website: www.bestbondfinder.com Coolbaugh Securities LLC Address: 130 Varick St New York, NY 10013, USA Telephone: 1 929 207 0138; Fax: 1 929 290 0333 Email: [email protected] Website: www.coolbaughsecurities.com Sovereign Resources Address: Bucharest office: Nord City Tower, 1/VII Pipera Blvd,077190, Bucharest, Romania Marbella office: Avda.…

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