Global Brokerage shares hit another low in wake of Chapter 11 filing, at 41 cents LeapRate

November 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Global Brokerage shares hit another low in wake of Chapter 11 filing, at 41 cents

Shares of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR) continued their slide into oblivion late last week, with GLBR down another 30% on Friday after US trading continued following the one day Thanksgiving break. After initially barely reacting following the announced plans of the company two weeks ago to reorganize under Chapter 11, Global Brokerage – which owns 50% of…

Morgan Stanley fined $10m for AML program

November 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

New Zealand based FX broker Fullerton Markets gets FMA warning for AML issues

New Zealand financial regulator The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a formal warning to Wellington based Retail FX broker Fullerton Markets Limited under Section 80 of the country's Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT Act). An inspection of Fullerton’s AML/CFT compliance by FMA staff showed that the company did not have…

November 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CMC Markets reports near-record results in 1H-2018, Simon Waugh resigns as Chairman

Changes are continuing at London based online FX, CFDs and spreadbetting broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX), although the changes do seem to be bearing fruit. CMC Markets reported this morning its results for the first six months of fiscal 2018 (CMC has a March 31 year end, so the results are for April-September 2017), with the…

November 22, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Global Brokerage shares drop to penny-stock levels after Chapter 11 filing

Finally acting somewhat like a company which has filed for a Chapter 11 reorganization, shares of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR) slipped by 10% on Tuesday closing at an all time low of 95 cents. GLBR shares are now down 27% from when the Chapter 11 plan was released a week and a half ago. We'd…

November 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Amana Capital rolls out MT5 trading platform, tightens spreads

FCA and CySEC regulated FX brokerage group Amana Capital has announced that, as a major addition to its services, it is adding the highly requested multi-asset trading platform MetaTrader 5 (MT5) to its suite of trading platforms. MT5 is the updated version of MetaQuotes Software's MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform, widely regarded as the world’s most popular…

November 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: CrescoFX expands to the UK with FCA license

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that institutional boutique FX broker CrescoFX has successfully obtained a license from the FCA in the UK for its subsidiary Cresco Capital Markets (UK) Limited, with plans to expand both its institutional and Retail brokerage operations. The license was formally granted back on August 1, 2017. CrescoFX was established in…

November 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Alpari has best month of 2017 in October with FX trading volumes at $121.6 billion

Retail Forex broker Alpari has reported that FX trading volumes in its system hit $121.6 billion in October 2017, its best monthly result of the year and 6% above September's $114 billion. Alpari stated that the mid-Autumn month saw trading increases in all the major currency pairs. The biggest increase in turnover came from the…

November 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

XTB issues response to Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) on Forex Fraud charges

Warsaw based X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WSE:XTB), which operates Retail Forex broker XTB.com as well as the X Open Hub trading platform, issued today a response to reports that Poland's Financial Supervision Authority (Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego, or KNF) was going to initiate proceedings against the company for perpetrating Forex Fraud. As we reported earlier…

November 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

JFD Brokers adds real stocks trading on its MT5+ platform

CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers has announced the launch of a new trading product, offering clients the opportunity to trade physical shares from its platform MT5+. JFD stated that with this launch, adding to its FX and CFD products, the company will become a true multi-asset broker, remaining one step ahead…

November 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex sports sponsorship: Plus500 extends with Atletico Madrid through 2021

FCA regulated CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has announced that it has extended its official Main Sponsor agreement with Club Atlético de Madrid, SAD, for the 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons, with both parties actively considering extending the relationship further. Plus500 first became the Official Main Sponsor of FC Atletico Madrid in January 2015 and…

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Global Brokerage shares hit another low in wake of Chapter 11 filing, at 41 cents

New Zealand based FX broker Fullerton Markets gets FMA warning for AML issues

CMC Markets reports near-record results in 1H-2018, Simon Waugh resigns as Chairman

Global Brokerage shares drop to penny-stock levels after Chapter 11 filing

Amana Capital rolls out MT5 trading platform, tightens spreads

Exclusive: CrescoFX expands to the UK with FCA license

Alpari has best month of 2017 in October with FX trading volumes at $121.6 billion

XTB issues response to Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) on Forex Fraud charges

JFD Brokers adds real stocks trading on its MT5+ platform

Forex sports sponsorship: Plus500 extends with Atletico Madrid through 2021

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