Category: Brokers

March 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

INFINOX partners with Knightsbridge Academy for FX trading seminars

FCA regulated retail forex and CFD broker INFINOX Capital Limited has announced that it is partnering with London-based trading academy Knightsbridge to offer a range of forex trading training courses and mentoring. Clients will be able to participate in training courses ranging from a 3 Hour FX Insight seminar, a 5 week Online FX Master…

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March 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

XTB stays internal, taps Omar Arnaout as its new CEO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings made in Poland that Warsaw-based X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WSE:XTB), which operates the XTB.com retail forex brokerage as well as the X Open Hub platform business, has decided to promote from within in replacing recently departed CEO Jakub Maly. As was exclusively reported by LeapRate in…

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March 22, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

BlackRock takes its position in IG Group to above 10%

LeapRate Exclusive… Some of the world's leading institutional investors continue to make big bets on a turnaround in shares of leading UK online brokers, which were hit hard late last year after the FCA proposed new strict rules governing Forex and CFD trading. LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) has increased…

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March 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alpari opens a new Mauritius office

Retail Forex broker Alpari Limited has opened an office at Maeva Tower, a modern business center in Ebene CyberCity in Mauritius. A favorable business climate, as well as Mauritius' focus on developing a competitive legal environment, has boosted activity in the macroeconomic area of Asia, the Indian Ocean, and East Africa. The opening of this…

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March 22, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM cuts Board to seven with departures of Eric LeGoff and Jim Brown

The departures at retail forex broker FXCM and its newly-named parent company Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR) aren't limited to just the management ranks. The company has announced that two outside directors, Eric LeGoff, and James G. (Jim) Brown, would be stepping down from the Global Brokerage board, without replacements planned. Following the departures of LeGoff and Brown,…

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March 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ThinkMarkets launches Greek-language services

ThinkMarkets, a global multi asset brokerage, just announced that has extended its European reach through the launch of its Greek-language offering. The global provider of forex and CFD trading will support the needs of Greek-speaking traders through its dedicated, round-the- clock online services. The firm announced the launch of its full-scale Greek-language website today which…

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March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Global Brokerage releases Q4 results, repays part of Leucadia Credit Agreement

After the fairly steep decline in trading volumes released in February report, Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR), recently renamed from FXCM Inc, today announced its fourth quarter results ended December 31, 2016. Fourth quarter 2016 Highlights & Updates: U.S. GAAP net revenues from continuing operations of $80.6 million U.S. GAAP net income attributable to Global Brokerage, Inc. from…

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March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Forex broker XTB Q4 close to their best record ever

Warsaw based X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WSE:XTB), which operates Retail Forex broker XTB.com, reported a 77.7 million PLN consolidated net profit in 2016 (to 119.0 million PLN year earlier). XTB net profit in the fourth quarter rose turn YoY by 206% to 50.4 million PLN. The fourth quarter was the very best for the Group throughout…

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