Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
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February 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tokyo Financial Exchange renames “Margin Contracts” as “Daily Futures Contracts”

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) announced that in order to clarify its market as a listed derivatives market and avoid a misunderstanding as OTC products, the exchange has renamed its products from “Margin Contracts” to “Daily Futures Contracts”. There is no change on contract specifications. The products' names have been changed as follows: Present Rename Exchange…

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February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Rubin Dunn to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS and TriOptima compress US$1 trillion in FX forwards and swaps

CLS Group (CLS), a provider of risk mitigation and operation services for the global foreign exchange (FX) market, and TriOptima, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business which lowers costs and mitigates risk in OTC derivatives markets, just announced that counterparties have eliminated US$1 trillion in gross notional value from their FX forward and swap portfolios using…

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February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Social trading network FX Junction adds Bahasa Indonesia

FX Junction, the world's largest open social trading network for Forex traders just announced that has expanded its language offering with the addition of Bahasa Indonesia. Matus Bajko, Head of Software Development, stated: We are continually adding new languages to support our global expansion and Indonesian Social Traders represent a rapidly growing community on FX…

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February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes new clearing provider EuroCCP

SIX Swiss Exchange announced that is enlarging its choice for Clearing Services and welcomes EuroCCP as third Central Counterparty (CCP) for the Swiss market. With the go-live of EuroCCP, the Swiss exchange strengthens its interoperability and caters even better to the needs of its clients. Both existing and potential trading participants benefit from an new…

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February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Paragon Advisors to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MetaQuotes announces changes in MetaTrader 5

Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes just announced several updates have been made in MetaTrader 5 platform. The highlights are the fast switching between windows and changing price values with the mouse wheel. Terminal Fast switch between the 'Toolbox' and 'Strategy Tester' windows. New option allows editing prices and volumes of orders using the mouse wheel: Now,…

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February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Former GRG Investments CEO convicted of unlicensed dealing

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today convicted Mr Chiang Ching Fung, former chief executive officer of Gold Root Global Investments Limited (GRG Investments), of unlicensed dealing in futures contracts in a prosecution by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). This came after the conviction of GRG Investments in October last year of dealing in futures contracts…

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