Plus500 shares up 9% after strong Revenues and Cash report, $10 million share buyback LeapRate

June 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 shares up 9% after strong Revenues and Cash report, $10 million share buyback

Shares of FCA regulated CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) traded up sharply on Friday morning, after the company announced a planned $10 million share buyback, strong cash levels, and healthy Revenues growth so far in Q2. First, Plus500 announced that trading activity during Q2 has continued on a positive trend as outlined in Plus500's first quarter…

Natural gas prices have declined by 34.83%

June 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Dukascopy adds CFDs on Natural Gas and Copper

Switzerland based retail forex broker Dukascopy has announced that it has added some new commodity CFDs for trading. New CFD commodities launched for live trading on Dukascopy include Natural Gas to US Dollar (GAS.CMD/USD) and High Grade Copper to US Dollar (COPPER.CMD/USD), for regular LIVE self trading accounts. Maximum leverage on GAS.CMD/USD and COPPER.CMD/USD is set…

June 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Offshore retail forex broker Tallinex and a Utah IB hit with CFTC lawsuit for taking US customers

Legal website Law360 is reporting that the US CFTC has filed a lawsuit against offshore retail forex broker Tallinex, for illegally taking on US clients. The CFTC also named a US introducing broker of Tallinex, called General Trader Fulfillment LLC. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah - apparently because General…

June 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group shares rise 5% after issuing rosy Q4-2017 outlook

Shares in UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) rose by 5% in Wednesday trading, after the company issued a fairly rosy Trading Update for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2017. IG has a May 31 fiscal year end, so the period in question is for the three month period of March-April-May 2017. IG…

May 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tickmill launches Korean website

UK FCA regulated global provider of FX and CFD brokerage services Tickmill announced that has launched a Korean version of its website languages. The addition of Korean language website was prompted by growing demand for premium trading products and services in the Asia Pacific region, one of the largest markets for Tickmill. Tickmill shares that the…

Eduardo Fakhoury and Hisham Mansour, CFI

May 31, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CFI's new Dubai office, WRC sponsorship, FX regulation and more: conversation with Eduardo Fakhoury and Hisham Mansour

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... Managing and growing a retail forex brokerage in today's rapidly changing business and regulatory environment is not easy. One broker which seems to have done a good job of it lately is CFI Markets, which recently announced its expansion into Dubai and the MENA region from its home bases in Cyprus and…

May 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex sports sponsorship: FXTM backs Rookie IndyCar driver Ed Jones

Fairly soon after we reported its partnership with F1 Sahara Force India, retail forex broker FXTM has now revealed that it will be doing the racecar "double" and will also be sponsoring Rookie IndyCar driver Ed Jones - giving FXTM a prominent role in two of the three most iconic motorsport events of the season. According to…

May 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FIBO Group upgrades MT4 offering: web trader and NDD No Commission account

CySEC and FSC regulated retail forex broker FIBO Group has announced two new upgrades to its MT4 platform trading options for clients - a new MT4 web version called 'WebTerminal MT4', and a new NDD-No-Commission account. WebTerminal MT4 allows FIBO Group clients to enter a virtual MT4 environment using their usual login and password and trade…

May 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank CEO Kim Fournais on new China investor Geely, an IPO, and lots more

Saxo Bank has seen a lot of change lately. And much of it the good variety. The company has a new largest-shareholder in Chinese industrial giant Geely Group. Co-founder Lars Seier Christensen, although not involved in day-to-day management for two years, cut his formal ties to the company by selling his stake to Geely. There have…

May 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vietnam broker VNDIRECT chooses Horizon for warrants and futures market making

Horizon Software, the global provider of electronic trading and investment management technology, just announced that Vietnam-based provider of investment services VNDIRECT Securities has chosen Horizon for warrants and futures market making on the HNX (Hanoi Stock Exchange) and HOSE (Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange). Ekaluck Chaiyaporn, ASEAN Sales Director at Horizon, said: We are excited…

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Dukascopy adds CFDs on Natural Gas and Copper

Offshore retail forex broker Tallinex and a Utah IB hit with CFTC lawsuit for taking US customers

IG Group shares rise 5% after issuing rosy Q4-2017 outlook

Tickmill launches Korean website

CFI's new Dubai office, WRC sponsorship, FX regulation and more: conversation with Eduardo Fakhoury and Hisham Mansour

Forex sports sponsorship: FXTM backs Rookie IndyCar driver Ed Jones

FIBO Group upgrades MT4 offering: web trader and NDD No Commission account

Saxo Bank CEO Kim Fournais on new China investor Geely, an IPO, and lots more

Vietnam broker VNDIRECT chooses Horizon for warrants and futures market making

Plus500 Hires Nick Scarf as CEO of Australian Entity

eToro Partners with Generali to Launch a PER and Life Insurance Offer in France

Macquarie Securities Sued by ASIC for ‘Repeated and Systemic Misleading Conduct’

Euroclear Business Income Rises 10% in Q1

SIX Announces Executive Board Changes