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.
September 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IHS Markit and Tokyo Stock Exchange combining data to create Japanese Securities Finance Data Set

Keisuke Arai, director, information services at TSE commented: We are excited to be working with and developing market data solutions with IHS Markit. We think the combination of our exchange short data with IHS Markit’s stock loan provides a unique view of Japan’s equity market for investors and encourages their investment. Paul Wilson, managing director…

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HKEX
September 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HKEX appoints Richard Wise as Group Chief Risk Officer

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li commented: I am very delighted to welcome Richard to HKEX to lead our critical risk management function. He brings to the Group nearly three decades of experience in financial markets, and will work across the business to ensure that our risk culture, policies and procedures are front and central in…

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Whistleblower receives $9 million award from CFTC
September 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Whistleblower receives a reward from CFTC for exposing fraud

Whistleblower Office Director Christopher Ehrman added: The whistleblower’s tip helped stop fraudulent activity that harmed main street investors. Rewarding that kind of assistance is especially gratifying. So far, the US watchdog has awarded around $120 million to whistleblowers for their help since the first award was issued in 2014. The whistleblower awards are paid from…

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FCA warning
September 04, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ApcoFX, OBTFX and others added to FCA's warning list

ApcoFX Address: Kaiserleistraße 41, 63067 Offenbach am Main, Deutschland; 8 Lancelot Pl Knightsbridge, London SW7 1DR, UK Telephone: +44 7733074379 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.apcofx.com MCManagement Address: Hardturmstrasse 181, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland Telephone: 02080894395, 07452390842, 07452390837 Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Website: https://www.mcmanagment.com/ Donaldson Finley Corporate Partners Address: 1140 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10006, USA…

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Orient Futures Singapore adds MetaTrader 5 platform
September 04, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Orient Futures Singapore adds MetaTrader 5 platform

The launch of the platform is a great addition for a financial institution that offers OTC FX and FX exchange-traded derivatives in SGX with close to zero latency. Marcus Goi, Chief Executive Officer of Orient Futures Singapore explained: With quantum leaps in computing technology, functionalities of trading platforms are ever expanding. On the other hand,…

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Forex Weekly Look Back
September 04, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Edgewater Markets launches trading platform EdgeFXLatam, CME Group sets records for metals trading in August

Global digital asset exchange, Gate.io announced its partnership with crypto-friendly hotel booking platform Travala.com to integrate GateToken (GT) on the travel website’s platform. Users of the website can book more than 2.2 million hotels across 230 countries. Travala.com will accept crypto assets including GateToken, Bitcoin, Ethereum and AVA (Travala’s native cryptocurrency for bookings). Digital wealth manager…

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ASX
September 04, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASX reports $4.9 billion total capital raised for August and 11% MoM rise

Equity Options Single stock options average daily contracts traded fell by 17% and index options average daily contracts traded were down 47% on the pcp.. Exchange-Traded Markets Participant margin balances held on balance sheet at month-end amounted to $13.1 billion, compared to $11.3 billion the previous year. Settlement The value of securities held in CHESS dropped 1%…

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