Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
WFE launches new website & members’ portal
February 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

World Federation of Exchanges releases 2016 market highlights

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, just published its 2016 Market Highlights. Perhaps highlighting the somewhat exceptional nature of 2015, markets were more subdued in 2016, with most regions showing only modest increases on 2015 figures across the major primary and secondary market…

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February 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

International Property Securities Exchange selects Scila for real time market surveillance

Scila, the independent market surveillance technology provider, just announced that the United Kingdom based International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) has selected Scila Surveillance for real time market surveillance on the first regulated exchange for trading securities in commercial real estate assets. Lars-Ivar Sellberg, Executive Chairman and one of the Co-Founders at Scila, commented: I am…

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sfc warning
February 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Seres Bio 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 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on STP Markets firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm STP Markets. STP Markets is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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February 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC bans financial adviser for five years

ASIC has banned financial adviser, Mr Darren Tindall, of Orange, NSW, from providing financial services for five years after an investigation found he failed to comply with financial services laws. Mr Tindall was an authorised representative of Roan Financial Group Pty Ltd between 9 May 2013 and 19 May 2014, and was based in Orange,…

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SFC fines
February 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC orders Oden Capital Management, LLC to pay a $100,000 penalty

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) entered an Order filing and settling charges against Dallas, Texas-based Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) John B. Oden and Oden Capital Management, LLC (OCM) for unlawfully operating two commodity interest pools, Oden Currency Fund, LP (OCF), operated by Oden, and Oden Currency Fund I, LP (OCF I), operated by…

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ig australia
February 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

IG launches Snap IPO Grey Market

Online trading industry leading broker IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) today launches a grey market for the Snap IPO. IG offers grey markets in advance of the listings of companies on stock markets in the UK, Europe and the US. It allows traders to speculate on the direction of a share price or market value of…

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