Forex and CFD brokerage MultiBank Group announced earlier that they have added Artur Filipowicz to their team as the Group’s new Head of Institutional Sales. Filipowicz has over 15 years of experience in the financial sector. Prior to MultiBank, he was the Head of Institutional Sales (Europe & APAC) for Dukascopy Bank and Senior Institutional…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Prokopios Katsaros, Head of Brokerage at Cyprus-Based Prime Brokerage TopFX, joined LeapRate for a chat not so long ago, sharing details about the company’s partnership with Forex software provider Spotware. We've reached TopFX again, half a year later, to discuss what has changed since our last talk. This time Alex Katsaros, CEO of…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for July 5, 2019. See details below: GOLD Investors are all focused on the NFP figures expected in a couple of hours from the U.S. and gold, currently traded at $1,410/1,420, is showing little volatility. From a technical point of view, we…
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It is always nice to be first at something, and Prime Factor Capital Ltd., a London-based investment management firm, achieved this relatively unique status by becoming the first firm to receive the “green light” from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its crypto-focused hedge fund. The fund will also fall within the auspices of the…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have issued their latest warnings against several unregulated financial services providers targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warnings are against the companies: Hill Law Associates Address: 150 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60606, USA Telephone: +1 855 500 1057 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hill-lawassociates.net Levenson Corporate Partners Address: 2258…
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CySEC licensed financial services firm GBE brokers announced earlier today that it has started offering the MetaTrader5 platform to their clients. The company also operates the GBE Prime liquidity brand. The GBE CEO, Rifat Sayim, commented: We are delighted to offer the technically advanced MetaTrader 5 platform to our clients. It will offer traders with…
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Global forex CRM and back-office provider FX Back Office just announced that it has teamed up with the FinTech company Tradesocio. Tradesocio’s technology suite includes a full array of mirror trading, separately managed accounts, investment management and digital wealth advisory solutions alongside middle and back-office service stations. Boasting over 1 billion in assets managed via…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for July 4, 2019. See details below: GOLD After a new rally yesterday, gold is declining but holding well above the support level of $1,400. Investors are waiting for NFP figures from the US and are trying to understand how this data…
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The UK’s regulatory watchdog was in the press again yesterday. Per its press release: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing rules to address harm to retail consumers from the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes (ETNs) referencing certain types of cryptoassets. The FCA considers these products are ill-suited to retail consumers who cannot…
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Retail forex broker FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) today announced the introduction of foreign exchange baskets to its retail customers. A foreign exchange or forex basket is comprised of a mix of several currencies, each initially starting with the same equivalent value. Traders will be able to buy or sell a base currency, e.g. USD, against a basket…
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