Category: Brokers

Mathieu Ghanem ADSS
August 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Mathieu Ghanem of ADSS on rebrand, ESMA changes, crypto trading, and more

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... There has been a lot of change swirling lately at global broker ADSS - a rebranding of the company from ADS Securities, senior management changes, preparing for ESMA, and dealing with a new cryptocurrency trading clientele. We are very pleased to speak today with Mathieu Ghanem, Managing Director, Global Head of Sales and Marketing…

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Internaxx office
August 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote acquires Luxembourg based Internaxx for €27.7 million

Leading Swiss online banking and brokerage firm Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has announced that it has acquired Luxembourg based online bank and investment firm Internaxx Bank S.A. for €27.7 million. The company said that the acquisition of Luxembourg-based Internaxx - which advertises itself as an investment firm for the expat community - gives Swissquote…

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XTB fx broker office Warsaw
August 06, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Polish FX broker XTB sees Revenues down 26% in Q2-2018 to $23 million

After reporting record results in Q1 things seems to have cooled off somewhat during Q2 at X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WSE:XTB). X Trade Brokers, which operates Retail Forex broker XTB.com as well as the X Open Hub trading platform, reported that Q2 2018 Revenues came in PLN 84.2 million (USD $22.8 million), down 26% from Q1's record at…

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August 06, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

AxiCorp acquires Middle East focused Retail FX broker One Financial

Consolidation in the Retail FX space continues. Australian-owned Retail Forex and CFDs brokerage group AxiCorp, which primarily operates the AxiTrader brand, has announced that it will acquire FCA regulated C B Financial Services Ltd, which operates the One Financial Markets (OFM) brand. The deal is predominantly cash-based and will be subject to customary regulatory approvals.…

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admiral markets etfs
August 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Admiral Markets provides more ETFs and ETF CFDs in MT5

Estonia based Retail FX brokerage group Admiral Markets has announced that its MetaTrader 5 offering just received another expansion. The company's clients now have access to: 306 new CFDs on ETFs on the Admiral.MT5 account; 177 new ETFs on the Admiral.Invest account. These new instruments allow clients to gain exposure to a variety of markets…

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August 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: ATFX upgrades to ‘IFPRU €730K’ FCA license

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that AT Global Markets (UK) Limited, the UK arm of global retail FX brokerage group ATFX, has upgraded its license from the FCA to a full-scope IFPRU €730,000 license, expanding the services it can provide to clients. ATFX's original license from the FCA was for a Limited License – matched principal broker.…

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exness fx volumes
August 02, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness FX volumes rise 11% in July 2018 to $343 billion

After a record first half of the year which saw more than $2 trillion of client trading volumes booked, FCA and CySEC licensed Retail FX broker Exness has reported July FX trading volumes of $343.5 billion - 11% above June's $308.6 billion and one of Exness' busiest months ever. Exness saw 44,135 active traders in July, up from…

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Exness launches MT5 with support for hedging on real accounts
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exness launches MT5 with support for hedging on real accounts

FCA and CySEC licensed Retail FX broker Exness has announced that it starts offering its clients trading via MetaQuotes' fifth generation platform MetaTrader 5. The total trading volume of the broker in 2017 comprised over 3.2 trillion USD, while the average monthly turnover exceeded 270 billion USD. The number of active clients as at May 2018 was…

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