Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
October 26, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Brady Fletcher named to lead TSX Venture Exchange

TMX Group (TSX:X) shared that TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), Canada's premier public venture market, has found a new Managing Director. The appointment of Brady Fletcher is effective October 31, 2016. Based in Vancouver, Mr. Fletcher has spent his career in Canada's venture market, with specialized experience working with small companies to develop financing, M&A and business development…

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October 26, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Monex reports a 24.2% drop YoY in operating revenue

Monex Group, Inc. (TSE 8698) has reported the following preliminary quarterly consolidated financial results of Monex Group, Inc., for the half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 prepared in accordance with IFRSs. The formal announcement of the financial results is scheduled to be made on October 28, 2016. Preliminary figures of financial results…

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October 26, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Celer Technologies to provide front end GUI to FastMatch for professional Forex traders

Institutional electronic FX platform Fastmatch has announced its partnership with Celer Technologies. Celer has developed a sleek design for Fastmatch to compete with other front end trader platforms. With comprehensive and easy-to-use functionality; from order management and execution; flexible pricing displays; Algo execution, to a seamless onboarding and supporting management console, Celer has provided Fastmatch with competitive…

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October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on SLS Trade 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 SLS Trade. SLS Trade 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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October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats welcomes two further Deutsche Bank ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats:BATS) has welcomed two Deutsche Asset Management ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace, bringing the total number of funds listed by the issuer to five. The two funds are the Deutsche X-trackers Barclays International Corporate Bond Hedged ETF (Bats: IFIX) and the Deutsche X-trackers Barclays International Treasury Bond Hedged ETF (Bats:IGVT). IFIX seeks…

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October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters/SGX SFI series selected as UOB’s recommended fixed income benchmark

Business information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) have announced that the TR/SGX Singapore Fixed Income Indices (TR/SGX SFI) have been selected as the recommended fixed income benchmark by United Overseas Bank (UOB) following the discontinuation of the UOB SGS Index. Launched in 2013, the TR/SGX SFI offer a comprehensive solution for tracking the…

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October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Mackenzie & Brooke 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 Mackenzie & Brooke. Mackenzie & Brooke is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

The MetaTrader 5 web platform on MQL5.com allows opening brokerage demo trading accounts

Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes has announced that the latest MetaTrader 5 update allows clients to quickly open a demo account at a brokerage company. This feature is available only on the MQL5.com website. Everyone could test the web platform using their broker's demo account. The test could be done by launching the WebTerminal on MQL5.community, then writing the…

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