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.
FCA warning
August 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Bonds Today, COFINANCIAL and others added to FCA warning list

Bonds Today Address: 25 Fenchurch Ave Langbourn, London, EC3M 5AD, UK Website: https://bonds-today.com/ COFINANCIAL Address: Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake road, Ajeltake Island, Marshall Islands MH 96960 Telephone: +442038853652; +442037698609; +44 20 3885 4946; +44 1579 439584; +44 1204 566502 Email: [email protected] Website: https://cofinancial.net/ Oakfort Recovery Address: Jabotinsky Rd 7, Ramat Gan, Israel, 5252007, Moshe Aviv…

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BGC Partners’s subsidiary GFI with joint venture company in China
August 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

China expands digital Yuan trials to Beijing

The expanded pilot program does not have set time yet but policy framework should be complete by the end of 2020. The development of the digital currency electronic payment (DCEP) in China began in 2014, much before other global monetary regulators. China's initial real-world trial of its CBDC was scheduled for Shenzhen in the end…

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partnership
August 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Centrum Markets and Trading Central announce partnership

Chris Theodorou, Centrum Market’s CEO commented: We are extremely pleased to be offering this premium service to our clients. This is yet another step towards fulfilling our promise of operating using a customer-centric philosophy and proves that Centrum Markets, as an STP broker is indeed on traders’ side. The addition of Trading Central’s services will…

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CME Group
August 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group to release futures on Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index

Lauren Dillard, EVP and Head of Nasdaq's Global Information Services commented: The Nasdaq-100 index tracks the world's most innovative companies and has shown incredible strength and resilience through its outstanding performance. The VOLQ index enables investors to track Nasdaq-100 volatility, and CME Group's launch of VOLQ futures is a great step in bringing more innovative…

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Forex Weekly Look Back
August 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Swissquote, Plus500 and IG release trading volumes, FXCM Pro provides liquidity for DXtrade platform

International multi-asset broker HotForex has expanded its offering with the launch of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and direct market access (DMA) stocks, exclusive to the company’s MT5 platform. Traders on HotForex can now benefit from CFDs on DMA Stocks and the direct market live pricing. Unlike CFDs on Stocks, which are not directly hedged in the underlying…

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SEC
August 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC raises charges against Boon.Tech and CEO for $5 million ICO

Kristina Littman, Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s Cyber Unit said: Investors are entitled to truthful disclosures from issuers of securities, whether digital or otherwise.  Pavithran and Boon.Tech defrauded investors by convincing them to fund this endeavor based on the allure of innovation that simply did not exist. The US watchdog found that Boon.Tech and…

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Wirecard Card Solutions
August 13, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek on the run, added to Interpol’s most wanted list

Three other former executives of Wirecard have been arrested including former chief executive officer Markus Braun. The prosecutors suspect that the company has known about the losses since 2015. The Braun, Marsalek and the two other executives allegedly conspired to about €3.2 billion euros ($3.7 billion) in fraudulent loans. Allegedly, they intended to inflate the…

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