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.
May 22, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Ban of short-selling suspended, FXCM launches Stock Baskets

Technology provider AMTS Solutions considerably expanded its range of product offerings with the launch of MetaTrader 5 gateways to dozens of liquidity providers, including prominent providers like LMAX, CFH, IG, Barclays, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley. eWarrant Japan Securities K.K. launched MetaTrader 5 for Nikkei and Dow Jones indices trading. The company implemented its services…

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IG Group office
May 22, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IG Group’s online trading platform suffers major outage

Approximately an hour later, IG reported on Twitter that the problem was fixed and apologized to its clients. IG stated: We're extremely sorry for the issues experienced earlier. Our services have resumed to normal but please contact us if you're still experiencing issues, or have a question about your account. All issues are now resolved…

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FXSpotStream forex volumes
May 21, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Societe Generale joins FXSpotStream as liquidity provider

FXSpotStream also reported that even through the extremely volatile period, the service was up with no interruptions. Order volumes increased twice in March compared to January and massage updates per second increased 300%. The number of clients going live in first quarter of 2020 rose 19%, compared to Q1 2019. NDF and Forwards volume also…

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cysec cif licence suspension
May 21, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC issues warnings for websites everfx.uk, bitoptionstrade247.com and others

The CySEC has included the following websites to its warning list: www.everfx.uk bitoptionstrade247.com gtm.fxaddress.com tradesopen.com fxgmfx.com royalfxpro.eu invest-absolute.com justproforex.com binancecapitaloptions.com metafinancetrade.com 21stfxoptions.com amelok.com exmsolution.com 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:…

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LSEG's MTS Markets
May 21, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

LSEG's MTS Markets launches BondsPro trading platform to expand access to Mexican bonds

MMI’s growing focus on the emerging markets trading community have driven the expansion. MTS BondsPro volume from emerging markets from 2018 to 2019 more than doubled, consistent with a growing interest in electronic trading of emerging market fixed income securities by global investors. David Parker, Head of MTS Markets International commented: Given the heightened market…

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