FCA regulated Retail FX brokerage group Hantec Markets has expanded its product offering in the UK, with the company today announcing the addition of Spread Betting. Clients can now open a Spread Betting account which gives them access to bet on 50+ financial instruments covering currencies, bullion, commodities and indices. Hantec Markets will now be offering…
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Direct Trading Technologies has announced the launch of their LATAM entity, DTT Español, regulated by the Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores de Panamá. Expected to launch March 1, their office in Panama is strategically located in the center of Latin American and will cater to clients throughout the region. DTT’s FX and CFD product offering…
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Copenhagen based multi asset brokerage group Saxo Bank A/S has released its financial results for 2017, showing moderate growth and improved profitability over 2016, but also revealing that the company's business slowed considerably in the second half of the year. For the full year 2017, Revenues at Saxo Bank came in at DKK 3.03 billion…
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Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE:LUK) released its fourth quarter and full year 2017 results yesterday, along with management's annual Letter to Shareholders, which gave more insight into how different parts of the business and certain investments have fared. One of the more interesting disclosures of the Letter was news that the company was already well "in…
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Online gaming and financial trading systems giant Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced its results for the full year 2017, indicating a major slowdown in most key business units in the second half of the year. Overall, Playtech revenues in 2H-2017 totaled €385.5 million, down 9% from the first half's €421.6 million. And that, despite the…
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LeapRate Exclusive... If anyone had any doubt as to who was in charge and calling the shots at Retail FX broker FXCM Group, after FXCM had distanced itself from one-time controlling shareholder Global Brokerage Inc (OTCMKTS:GLBR), well those questions should be clearly answered now. As we have written and explained several times ever since Leucadia National Corp (NYSE:LUK)…
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Retail Forex broker Alpari just announced that it is introducing new language to its website - Korean. myAlpari, in addition to other key services, is also available in Korean. The Korean version of the broker's website will be launched in the coming days, allowing its Korean clients to receive complete and up-to-date information in their…
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FCA regulated Bulgaria based retail FX and CFDs broker DF Markets has announced that it has added several new shares and a financial ETF to its range of markets. Shares Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR): Headquartered in the US, Broadridge is a global company providing services in the fields of investor communication, clearing and tech solutions…
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Further to our exclusive report from late January that Hong Kong based Retail FX broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:6877) was about to announce a major fundraising, the company has made regulatory filings with the HKEX indicating that on February 12 (i.e., this past Monday) it closed on a HK$200 million (USD $26 million) investment, led by…
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UK FCA regulated global provider of FX and CFD brokerage services Tickmill just announced that Portuguese has now joined the growing number of official languages for the company's website. By localising its services to Portuguese, the provider takes an important step towards establishing a strong foothold in the region, whilst ensuring that all of its…
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