Category: Market News

September 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Uzbekistan citizens allowed to buy FX from September 5

Uzbekistan's President has signed a decree on the liberalization of monetary policy, allowing its citizens and companies to buy foreign currency without restrictions at a market-set rate from September 5, as reported in Gazeta.uz newspaper. This move would be a potentially decisive step on the path towards full convertibility of the country’s sum currency. That would…

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August 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Playtech buys Alpha, China broker expands UK, Binary Options funds recovery, and lots more…

We normally list the week's key executive moves at the bottom of our weekly FX Industry News summary. However this week saw an extraordinary number of hires and departures involving CFH Systems, AxiTrader, Pepperstone, ADS Securities, CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) - with all these moves being exclusively reported at LeapRate. (What was everyone else writing…

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August 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Israel Binary Options law delay, Forex.com fundraising, and lots more…

While the online trading industry was taking somewhat of an end-of-summer breather with less press releases, deals, executive hires and the like, there was still plenty of Forex Industry News to report. How is internal party politics delaying Israel's new Binary Options ban legislation from being actually implemented? Why is Forex.com parent Gain Capital Holdings Inc…

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August 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Plus500's $100M quarter, IronFX raises $100M, China broker's UK launch, FXCM's problems, and lots more…

Forex Industry News this past week at LeapRate seemed to revolve around a very large number: $100 million. IronFX announced a $100 million investment. Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) reported its first-ever $100 million Revenue quarter. And there was lots more... Who is Leverate's new CEO? Which China FX broker is set for a large UK/Europe push after…

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August 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Israel law changed, Apple and Google yank Binary Options apps, and lots more…

This week Forex Industry News at LeapRate had it all. Regulatory back-and-forth including a change and delay in Israel's long-awaited Binary Options law. New Forex sports sponsorships. Broker results. Executive moves... Why was Israel's Binary Options Law delayed, and how was it changed from its original intention? Which regulator got both Apple and Google to pull…

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August 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

USD Weakness Emphasized By G10 Currency Strength

The following post is based on research from Stephen Simonis Sr., Chief Currency Analyst at FXDD. The dollar benefited after President Trump's election in November on hopes that things will finally get done in Washington. As those hopes are fading, so has the bullish tone on the dollar and it has fallen 7% this year. Political issues…

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