LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that Geneva and Latvia based Retail FX brokerage group Dukascopy continued its fairly weak performance from 2017 into the first half of 2018. After posting a $2.4 million loss in 2017 amid a 12% Revenue drop, Dukascopy posted Revenues of CHF 14.3 million (USD $14.8 million) in the first six months of 2018, down…
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ATFX has announced its sponsorship of the Duke of Edinburgh cup earlier this month, in line with the company’s commitment to the future leaders within its communities. The Duke of Edinburgh Cup was established to support the Duke of Edinburgh International Award and young people all around the world. Founded by HRH Prince Philip, the…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker Valutrades will soon be posting its financial statements with regulatory authorities, indicating that the company continued to grow its revenue base in 2017. Overall, Valutrades grew its Revenue from £693,000 in 2016 to £1.22 million in 2017 – growth of 77%. Valutrades was…
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The Cyprus-based broker Broctagon Prime has just announced that it starts offering its clients the fifth-generation multi-asset trading platform MetaTrader 5 developed by MetaQuotes Software. Broctagon Prime is licensed by CySEC and is fully compliant with the regulations of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). The company specializes in Spot FX and Commodities to continually…
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Geneva based Retail FX broker and bank Dukascopy has just announced that has extended the list of its CFD tradable instrument by introducing CFDs on Bonds. This new type of tradable instrument will see the introduction of German government bond (BUND.TR/EUR) and UK government bond (UKGILT.TR/GBP) at first, with the list of tradable bonds to…
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Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd has announced today the launching of its branch in the UK, after acquiring the necessary regulatory authorisations (which we had reported on in June) and the completion of other preparations. CFI’s offices will be located at 70 Gracechurch Street, London. CFI has chosen to be located in the city’s financial district, recognised globally as a…
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RoboForex, the Belize-based unit of the Retail FX brokerage group, has announced that it has launched a new service which will allow the company’s clients to deposit funds to their Bitcoin accounts (BTC accounts) by means of other cryptocurrencies. The sum deposited in alternative cryptocurrencies will be automatically converted into BTC according to the exchange rate…
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One month after adding the MetaTrader 5 trading platform, platform provider MetaQuotes has announced that international multi-asset broker HotForex is now offering hedging capabilities, as well as some more features. Features of the MetaTrader 5 offered by HotForex: Full set of financial instruments Support for multiple platforms — desktop, mobile and web versions are available…
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Following the issuing of its Trading Update in early July it wasn't quite a surprise that online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) reported declining profits (although increasing Revenues) for the first half of 2018. Overall, Playtech saw Revenue of €436.5 million for the first six months of the year, which was actually up by…
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The international broker AMarkets has informed the public that it has successfully completed testing of the MetaTrader 5 platform on demo accounts. The company clients can now open live trading accounts in MetaTrader 5 -ECN or Standard: Standard accounts are suitable for all types of trading strategies and provide access to financial markets with any…
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