LeapRate Exclusive… FCA regulated FX and CFDs broker ActivTrades has just announced that it has appointed Marc Stenzel as its new Compliance Director. Prior to ActivTrades, Marc Stenzel has worked as a Head of Compliance at Stater Global Markets and FxPro UK Limited. Before that, Stenzel was a Compliance Officer in IG Group for more than…
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Ampleforth, a decentralized store of value protocol, has just announced the completion of a second security audit. The first audit was completed by Chinese security firm SlowMist over the course of 1 week and reported no vulnerabilities. The second audit was conducted by Trail of Bits, a New York-based security firm. From November 5, 2018…
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LCH SwapAgent has just announced that €4.5 billion in notional of trades registered in LCH SwapAgent were successfully compressed in TriOptima’s multilateral USD/EUR cross-currency swap compression cycle. Compression is the process by which members can eliminate offsetting trades to reduce notional outstanding and the number of line items in a portfolio. Capital requirements such as…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Forex trading app OhMyGeorge has announced that it has teamed up with retail FX broker AxiTrader in order to help improve the profitability of its traders. OhMyGeorge was created back in 2016 by the French developer Lucien Tavano. AxiTrader was a natural partnership for OhMyGeorge, they offer many tools for beginners that we are able to…
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Online trading broker ATFX has announced its first affiliate programme, aimed at increasing its client base across Europe. The company is gearing up to expand its client capacity and providing marketing tools to assist affiliates in the process. The CPA structure offers commissions of up to $1300. Marcos Tigsilema, Commercial Director, commented: With the launch…
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MetaQuotes Software Corp. has just announced that Tradays has expanded the economic calendar geographically by adding Italy on top of the US, European Union, Germany, France, Japan, UK, Canada, Switzerland, China, Australia and New Zealand. By regularly checking the app, traders remain informed on the releases of 36 Italian economy indicators, from the Business Confidence Index to BTP…
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced that it has received regulatory approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority. DTCC will now be able to provide trade reporting services in Switzerland via DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service (GTR) in Europe. GTR will further expand its services to market participants in support of reporting…
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After reporting multi-year lows in trading volumes in September, retail FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) had a very nice rebound in October, with volumes up 55% MoM, coming in at $231 billion. November activity, however, was down 10% MoM, dropping at $207 billion and continued plunging in December with 7% MoM. December volumes at GAIN Capital, which…
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Cristian Vlasceanu and Ashraf Ebid team up to lead disruptive innovation in Fintech LeapRate Exclusive... Finstek Ltd, the software development and services arm of GMI Group, has just announced that Cristian Vlasceanu joined Finstek as CEO in mid-December. Under Vlasceanu’s lead, Finstek has opened a new headquarters in Limassol, Cyprus, further expanding its global presence.…
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TIO Markets, the FX trading arm of crypto exchange trade.io, has just informed that it has teamed up with IS Risk Analytics (ISRA), part of the ISAM Capital Markets group, to offer FX/CFD solutions. IS Risk Analytics has been selected by TIO Markets for its NY4/LD4 hosting, proprietary bridge and risk management services. Mike Sideras, Director,…
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