Category: Forex

August 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Marex announces acquisition of ED&F Man Capital Markets

Ian Lowitt, CEO of Marex Group, commented: We are delighted to welcome the ED&F Man Capital Markets team to Marex. The business is an excellent fit with our existing capabilities, and I am excited by the opportunity of working across the significantly strengthened and expanded global footprint. Marex is gaining a high-quality global team. Jade…

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Dukascopy bank
July 29, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Dukascopy sees profit surge of 195% in H1 2022

According to the official announcement, net profit stood at CHF 3.77 million between January and June, jumping 195% compared to CHF 1.28 million H1 2021. Dukascopoy reported strong H1 2022 results after its H1 2021 profit declined to CHF 1.3 million. Earlier in May, the firm was granted authorization from Swiss regulator FINMA to offer…

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Daily Market Commentary
July 29, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Stocks continued their rally in Europe, alongside US futures

European Shares Stocks continued their rally in Europe on Friday, alongside US futures, as market sentiment improved following reassuring macro data in addition to positive corporate results. While today’s trading optimism was initially sparked by strong Q2 reports from Apple and Amazon yesterday evening, this morning’s surprising GDP data from Spain and France are driving…

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July 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC withdraws CIF licence of MPS Marketplace Securities

The reasons behind the MPS renouncing the license were not disclosed in CYSEC’s press release, however the company has faced regulatory issues in the past. The Cypriot regulator suspended MPS’s CIF license for a year in September 2019 on suspicions of an alleged violations of the law that may cause concern and risk relating to…

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European stock market experiences positive change
July 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Stock markets jump higher from Tokyo to US future contracts in New York

European Shares Stock markets jumped higher from Tokyo to US future contracts in New-York, as investors cheered a batch of positive corporate results. Solid reports from tech giants Microsoft and Alphabet have given a fresh boost to market sentiment on Wednesday, sparking hopes that companies can handle tighter monetary conditions and a slower economy. However,…

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XTB
July 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

XTB sees a surge of net profit of 638%

According to the financial results, the numbers of active clients on the platform surged 42.7%YoY to 149,824 in H1 2022. However, new clients dropped to 101,030, a decline of 6.3% YoY. XTB Management commented: The ambition of the Management Board in 2022 is to acquire, on average, at least 40 thousand new clients quarterly. As…

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