GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), which operates the FOREX.com and City Index retail forex brands, has released its trading volumes for the month of January 2019. LeapRate reminds that January 2018 volumes at Forex.com were the company’s best result since November 2016, the month of the U.S. election which included some record trading days after the…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has just released its execution data for January 2019. Last month, FXCM Group has expanded its cryptocurrency offering by adding its second crypto CFD, Ethereum (ETH/USD). The broker released Bitcoin CFD trading back in October 2018 and has added three new CFD products for trading two months later. Earlier today the broker announced that…
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Global commodities broker Marex Spectron has just completed the acquisition of the Irish energy broker Energy Broking Ireland Limited (EBI). Marex Spectron has returned to FX markets with a new platform back in October 2018. Last month, the broker announced another acquisition of Rosenthal Collins Group’s customer business. Marex Spectron started the acquisition process last month, just one day after completing…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has just announced the launch of IG US, its US-based subsidiary offering foreign exchange (forex) services. At IG we pride ourselves on championing the client, I am excited to bring that same focus to serve the United States market,” said June Felix, IG Group CEO. “We see this…
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B2Broker, a liquidity and technology provider of solutions for the crypto and foreign exchange (FX) industry, has just announced the launch of new 40 Crypto/CFD pairs, comprising all major cryptos such as BTC and Ripple against all major Fiat currencies: USD, EUR, JPY and GBP. The launch also features a range of unique pairs including:…
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Online trading broker ATFX (UK) has just announced that it has expanded its product offering in the UK to include Spread Betting. The Spread Betting account will give clients access to financial instruments covering FX, Indices and Commodities. ATFX will now be offering Spread Betting demo and live accounts on the MT4 platform. Marcos Tigsilema,…
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eToro, the global, multi-asset, investment platform, has just announced that it has added ZCash (ZEC) to its product range. This brings the total number of cryptoassets available on eToro to 14, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, XRP, Litecoin, Ethereum Classic, Dash, Stellar, NEO, EOS, Cardano, IOTA, and BNB. ZEC will also be added to eToro's CryptoPortfolio. ZCash…
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Just one day after completing the acquisition of commodity trading firm CSC Commodities UK Limited (CSC) from BGC European Holdings LP, London based global commodities broker Marex Spectron announced new acquisition plans. This time the target is the Irish energy broker Energy Broking Ireland Limited (EBI). Marex Spectron has returned to FX markets with a new platform back in October 2018.…
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TigerWit Limited, the UK-headquartered global financial technology company, has just announced its volumes report for 2018, releasing a significant YoY growth figures. Highlights include: Client opening trade numbers rose by 68% YoY in 2018, and As at Year End clients’ balances were up 38%; TigerWit’s total revenue in 2018 was $19.6m - up 96% YoY…
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London based global commodities broker Marex Spectron has just announced that it has completed the acquisition of commodity trading firm CSC Commodities UK Limited (CSC) from BGC European Holdings LP. Marex Spectron has returned to FX markets with a new platform back in October 2018. Last month, the broker announced another acquisition of Rosenthal Collins…
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