Category: Forex

Michael Davies Stater Global

October 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Michael Davies leaves Sucden for Head of Sales role at Stater Global Markets

Continuing a months-long hiring spree, FCA regulated Prime of Prime brokerage Stater Global Markets has announced that Michael Davies has joined the company and has been appointed Global Head of Sales. Michael Davies joins Stater after over 14 years at Sucden Financial, where he was Head of eFX Sales EMEA and was instrumental in establishing and growing…

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smartTrade to provide SEBA Crypto AG’s trading solution

October 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

smartTrade to provide SEBA Crypto AG’s trading solution

Multi-asset electronic trading solutions provider smartTrade Technologies has announced that it has been chosen by SEBA Crypto AG (SEBA), to deliver SEBA’s state-of-the-art crypto and traditional assets trading platform. SEBA has the ambition to build a regulated bank to bridge the gap between the crypto and traditional financial economies. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, SEBA wants…

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Marex Spectron hires Carter Evans as Head of North American grains desk

October 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Marex Spectron hires Carter Evans as Head of North American grains desk

London based global commodities broker Marex Spectron has announced the appointment of Carter Evans to head its North American grains desk. He starts on 3 October and is based at Marex Spectron’s New York office. Evans has previously worked at Macquarie Bank, where he covered global commodities sales and institutional clients. Marex Spectron has one…

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playtech offices

October 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech gets another institutional investor as Setanta picks up 3% stake

After seeing UK hedge fund Odey Asset Management acquire a 5% stake in the company a month ago, online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has had Dublin, Ireland based value investor Setanta Asset Management jump in and buy a slightly smaller but still significant 3% interest in Playtech. The Setanta stake in…

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alpha fx group plc lse listing

October 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Alpha FX raises £20 million in secondary share offering

Corporate foreign exchange specialist Alpha FX Group plc (LON:AFX) has announced that the company has raised a total of £20 million (USD $26 million) through the issue of an aggregate of 3,218,602 new ordinary shares at a price of 620 pence per share. The company said that the share placing attracted strong support from high quality institutional investors.…

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BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

The World Federation of Exchanges elects seven Board Directors

At the 58th General Assembly in Athens today, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has elected seven Directors of the Board. Today’s seven elected Directors of the Board are as follows: Dr Urs Rüegsegger, Chairman, SIX Swiss Exchange - Chairman, WFE (2-year term) Mr Edward Tilly,…

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Ag Barometer drops to lowest level in two years as farm financial conditions worsen

October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ag Barometer drops to lowest level in two years as farm financial conditions worsen

Agricultural producer sentiment dropped to its lowest level since October 2016 as producers expressed concern over worsening farm financial conditions, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading. The September barometer reading was 114, down 15 points since August. The barometer is based on a monthly survey of 400 agricultural producers from…

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btc price

October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Mercer and Morningstar to deliver innovative investment research platform

Mercer, a global consulting company, specializing in advancing health, wealth and career, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), and Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), the provider of independent investment research, have just announced an alliance to provide investors and advisors with a single global digital platform for institutional investment manager…

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Argentex revenues

October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Argentex revenue up 24% in 2018 as currency trading hits £7.8 billion

FCA regulated provider of foreign exchange services to corporate and private clients across EMEA, Argentex LLP (or ‘the Company’), has just reported its results for the twelve months ended 31 March 2018. Argentex saw another year of strong growth across all key metrics, cementing the company’s position as a provider of foreign exchange services and advice…

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Forex sports sponsorship: CMC Markets partners with motorsport racing prodigy Peter Vodanovich

October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Forex sports sponsorship: CMC Markets partners with motorsport racing prodigy Peter Vodanovich

London based online FX, CFDs and spreadbetting broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has announced it has stepped on board as lead sponsor for 17-year-old motorsport racing prodigy Peter Vodanovich, as he gets set to take part in the 2018-19 Toyota 86 Championship season. Currently in Year 13 at St Kentigern College in Pakuranga, Vodanovich is one…

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