The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) brokerage house announced that it has launched the MetaTrader 5 platform for its clients. As an active Broker Clearing Member of the DGCX, JRG International has consistently been giving access to the DGCX’s products covering Currencies, Equities, Precious Metals and Hydrocarbons. JRG International Brokerage DMCC has over 30…
Read moreOnline broker FxPro and McLaren F1™ Team have announced a multi-year partnership agreement. From the Monaco Grand Prix (24-27 May), the McLaren MCL33 will feature prominent FxPro branding, highlighting the firm’s position as the world’s number one online broker. Zak Brown, Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Racing, commented: We are pleased to welcome FxPro as…
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LeapRate Exclusive Interview... While it is still early in 2018, clearly the Deal of the Year so far in the world of FX brokerage is the sale of OANDA to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. How did the deal come about? What does the acquisition mean for the company, and its future? We're pleased…
Read moreRetail FX and CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has announced that it intends to apply for admission of all of its issued ordinary shares to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on London Stock Exchange plc's Main Market for listed securities. The company's…
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ASIC and FCA licensed Retail FX broker Aetos Capital Group has announced that it has extended its AFC Champions League partnership with Sydney Football Club (Sydney FC), the three-time Australian A-League champion. AETOS will be the principal partner of Sydney FC in the 2019 AFC Champions League season. Both parties celebrated the partnership in the “Sky…
Read moreInvestment firm Leucadia National Corp has announced that its shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favor of the company's planned name change, to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. The name change becomes effective immediately. As of trading Thursday morning, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol JEF. The move…
Read moreUK online trading broker IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has reported its preliminary financial results in a trading update for the fiscal 2018 year (IG has a May 31 financial year end), indicating what are undoubtedly mixed results and outlook for the company. As far as back-looking results, IG reported its second best ever quarter…
Read moreRetail Forex broker Alpari has announced that April trading volumes came in at $138 billion, down 6% MoM and a similar amount from the company's $143 billion-per-month volume average in the first three months of the year (January, February). Still, a fairly good month by historical standards. Alpari averaged just over $100 billion per month…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA licensed Spreadbetting, FX and CFDs broker GKFX Financial Services Limited has seen a halt to its growth spurt of the past few years, with 2017 Revenues declining by 14% to £60.9 million (USD $81.8 million). However a best set of cost controls helped the company turn around its small…
Read moreEstonia based Retail FX brokerage group Admiral Markets has announced that in line with the French CFD regulatory requirements it will now offer a new account type called Admiral.RisqueLimité, designed with an emphasis on protection of retail clients from risks connected to trading in the financial markets. The account is being offered via the company's FCA…
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