Category: Brokers

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August 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ITI Group expands UK presence by acquiring Walbrook Capital Markets

ITI Group today announced that it has acquired a 100% stake in Walbrook Capital Markets Limited. Walbrook is an FCA regulated brokerage house providing direct access to global exchanges and bespoke wealth management services. Employing an expert team of experienced brokers, Walbrook specialises in a comprehensive range of asset classes and account types including personal…

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August 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

JFD Brokers launches MetaTrader 5+

CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers announced that has just added another renowned platform, MT5, to its offering, taking the popular retail terminal and adding its own unique advantages to it. Previously setting a benchmark in the industry, having released an improved version of the MetaTrader 4, JFD is now launching MetaTrader…

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August 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tickmill adds Thai language to website

Following the recent addition of Korean language service, UK FCA regulated global provider of FX and CFD brokerage services Tickmill announced that has added Thai to its growing suite of local websites. With demand for forex trading services surging in Asia, Tickmill moved towards establishing a strong presence in Thailand, a high-potential market for its…

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August 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

IG Group launches trading on Ethereum

UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) today announced that has launched trading on Ether, the token of the Ethereum network. This development enables traders to take a position on whether the value of the cryptocurrency will rise or fall, without having to take the risks associated with buying and storing it. Rupert…

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Pepperstone UK
August 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Pepperstone EEA clients required to close and transfer Australian accounts to Pepperstone UK

LeapRate Exclusive… After we exclusively reported back in February that leading Australia based retail forex and CFDs broker Pepperstone suspended all activity in its FCA-regulated UK subsidiary Pepperstone Limited, a week ago LeapRate has shared that the company has finalized its management and operational changes and is now once again open for business in the UK. When…

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August 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

IC Markets adds cryptocurrency trading with Bitcoin CFDs

ASIC regulated Retail Forex broker IC Markets announced today that has added Bitcoin (BTCUSD) to its growing product offering. The addition of Bitcoin, 2017’s best performing asset with a price increase exceeding 350%, comes after burgeoning client demand as the Cryptocurrency soars to record highs. The IC Markets Bitcoin product is traded as a CFD,…

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August 18, 2017 BY admin

Amana Capital launches trader research and education site TradeCaptain.com

Fueled by its road-map to build a global community of well-educated traders, and in line with its plans to expand in Asia and Europe, Amana Capital, a Dubai-headquartered Financial Services Group reached a new milestone this week by launching TradeCaptain.com, a global educational and research portal. Building on the success of its former Arabic research…

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August 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

GAIN Capital shares trade down by 12% after pricing $80 million Convertible Notes offering

Shares of FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), the parent company of Retail FX broker Forex.com and institutional FX platform GTX, were down sharply on Thursday morning NYSE trading after the company announced it had successfully priced an $80 million Convertible Notes offering, which we first reported last night. GCAP shares were at $6.04…

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