FX Industry Week Review: CySEC forex broker license, Formax Prime launch, FXDD-IronFX merger off, and lots more… LeapRate

December 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: CySEC forex broker license, Formax Prime launch, FXDD-IronFX merger off, and lots more…

Which FX broker is the latest to get a CySEC CIF license? Which China-backed, FCA-licensed ECN broker launched in London? Why was the FXDD-IronFX merger called off? What major change did Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) make to its Affiliate program? Answers to these questions and more appeared exclusively or first at LeapRate this week. Some of our…

December 04, 2017 BY AMarkets

December Trade Ideas: Economic Growth Over Politics

Another leg down lies ahead for the USD, but positive momentum is likely to build afterward.

December 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: P2P binary options ICO, XTB leaves Turkey, Germany CFD rules, and lots more…

Who is behind a new P2P binary options platform is seeking to raise money in an ICO? Why is XTB liquidating its subsidiary in Turkey? Why did Germany's BaFIN decide it necessary to 'sharpen' the negative client balance rules for CFD brokers? Answers to these questions and more appeared exclusively or first at LeapRate this…

December 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Morgan Stanley lifts interest in gaming and FX provider Playtech above 6%

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) announced that it has increased its stake in Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) as of Monday. Having held a total of 5.35% in the gambling software development company beforehand - 5.01% through shares and 0.35% through financial instruments - Morgan Stanley now holds a total stake of 6.0003% - 5.44% in shares and 0.56% through…

November 26, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: TechFinancials exits Binary Options, New FCA licensed FX broker, FX-MM shut down and lots more…

While there was much to ponder in Forex Industry News this past week, our coverage was highlighted by a number of senior executive moves at some of the leading FX sector companies. Who's the new CEO at RationalFX? Which former City Index executive is joining Ikon Finance ahead of its relaunch as an institutional FX…

November 19, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: GLBR Chapter 11, Betfred EU FX license, XTB in trouble, FCA regulates Binary Options, and lots more…

This will very clearly go down as one of the most momentous weeks of the year for Forex Industry News, not all of it for good reasons. Why didn't shares of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR) trade down after the company announced a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing? And, what does FXCM management have to say about…

November 14, 2017 BY AMarkets

November Trade Ideas: The Great Catalan October Revolution

The following article was written by AMarkets, a St. Vicent & the Grenadines (FSA) regulated global forex broker established in 2007. Summary: Developments in Catalonia have finally triggered some volatility, but this is not a systemic disruption. The ECB is leaning to the dovish side which has finally pushed the euro lower. The Fed is…

November 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Leverate-MetaQuotes, Spotware-LeanWork, LMAX-Seabury, GAIN Capital's new COO, and lots more…

Forex Industry News this past week was dominated by a number of new partnerships and agreements. Former competitors cooperating. FX liquidity agreements. Expansion to China. This week had it all, and you read about it exclusively or first at LeapRate. Where did Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) go for its new COO? How are former…

November 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Fake MT4 in China, ETX's CEO departs, FX affiliate financing, Poland regulation, and lots more…

Forex Industry News from the past week... Which EU country delayed plans to further limit leverage in Retail FX trading? Which longtime FX broker CEO jumped from one FCA regulated firm to another? Which leading FX affiliate group raised $10 million to pursue acquisitions? Why did shares of Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) pop by 20%?…

November 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bank of England increases Bank Rate to 0.50%

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 1 November 2017, the MPC voted by a majority of 7-2 to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 0.5%. The…

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FX Industry Week Review: CySEC forex broker license, Formax Prime launch, FXDD-IronFX merger off, and lots more…

December Trade Ideas: Economic Growth Over Politics

FX Industry Week Review: P2P binary options ICO, XTB leaves Turkey, Germany CFD rules, and lots more…

Morgan Stanley lifts interest in gaming and FX provider Playtech above 6%

FX Industry Week Review: TechFinancials exits Binary Options, New FCA licensed FX broker, FX-MM shut down and lots more…

FX Industry Week Review: GLBR Chapter 11, Betfred EU FX license, XTB in trouble, FCA regulates Binary Options, and lots more…

November Trade Ideas: The Great Catalan October Revolution

FX Industry Week Review: Leverate-MetaQuotes, Spotware-LeanWork, LMAX-Seabury, GAIN Capital's new COO, and lots more…

FX Industry Week Review: Fake MT4 in China, ETX's CEO departs, FX affiliate financing, Poland regulation, and lots more…

Bank of England increases Bank Rate to 0.50%

Clearstream and Azimut Partner to Develop a Digital Solution for Private Market Funds

Wise Sees 23% Increase in Cross-Border Volume

CMC Markets Reports 2% Decline in Trading and Investing Revenue, Sees Good Momentum into FY26

Sterling Trading Tech Launches Overnight Trading in US NMS Equities

CAB Payments Subsidiary Granted Licence to Operate US Representative Office in NYC