Category: Forex

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August 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Investoo enters into US trading market acquiring VantagePointTrading.com

London based FX and cryptocurrency affiliate company Investoo Group has announced its entry into the US financial affiliate and trading business, with its acquisition of trading education website VantagePointTrading.com. Launched in 2007 by Calgary-based Chartered Market Technician Cory Mitchell, VantagePointTrading.com has been a leading education platform for over 10 years. The website currently provides informative content via…

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HotForex MT5
August 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HotForex offers MetaTrader 5 with hedging

One month after adding the MetaTrader 5 trading platform, platform provider MetaQuotes has announced that international multi-asset broker HotForex is now offering hedging capabilities, as well as some more features. Features of the MetaTrader 5 offered by HotForex: Full set of financial instruments Support for multiple platforms — desktop, mobile and web versions are available…

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August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vela teams up with CoinMarketCap to include cryptocurrencies in SuperFeed

Vela, an independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, has announced a partnership with CoinMarketCap, the source of data for cryptocurrencies. This agreement marks a new addition to the asset class coverage for Vela’s Market Data Feed service, SuperFeed. The partnership will provide Vela’s institutional client base with normalized…

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Divisa Capital UK
August 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Michael Ayres named COO at Divisa Capital UK

New Divisa Capital UK CEO Brian Myers has brought on board another of his former lieutenants from GKFX, with the company naming Michael Ayres as Divisa UK's new COO. Michael Ayres had been Director of Operations at GKFX from October 2016 - March 2018, which basically matched Mr. Myers' tenure as GKFX CEO. The two…

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PurePoint Financial welcomes new Head of Client Services
August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PurePoint Financial welcomes new Head of Client Services

PurePoint Financial, a hybrid digital bank and division of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. has announced that Sandy Walia has joined as Head of Client Services. Sandy Walia oversees the Financial Center teams nationwide as well as the Client Support Center based in Little Rock, AK. She is based in Torrance, Calif. and reports to Pierre…

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FlexTrade teams up with ACA Technology to provide data on-demand for trade surveillance
August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Energy producer Statkraft to integrate Nasdaq’s SMARTS Trade Surveillance

Statkraft, a producer of renewable energy, has just announced that it has selected Nasdaq’s (NASDAQ:NDAQ) SMARTS Trade Surveillance to monitor trading behavior across power markets in the EU and Norway, in line with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). Statkraft’s decision adds to a growing community of energy corporations and utilities across the Americas, Europe and…

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Thomson Reuters Eikon provides QUICK market commentary services
August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters Eikon provides QUICK market commentary services

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it is providing paid market commentary services on Japanese equity and derivatives through a new collaboration with Japanese financial information firm, QUICK. The services are available now to global clients outside of Japan using Thomson Reuters Eikon. QUICK 's equity commentary provides content for Japanese stock market…

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Michael Bleys CFH
August 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

CFH Clearing hires Sucden executive Michael Bleys as VP Sales EMEA

Continuing a year-long hiring spree, FX liquidity and Prime of Prime solutions provider CFH Clearing has announced that it has bolstered its institutional sales team with the appointment of Michael Bleys as VP Sales (EMEA). Michael Bleys joins CFH from Sucden Financial, where he spent over five years in the firm’s e-FX division. His career…

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PepsiCo acquires SodaStream International Ltd. for $3.2 billion
August 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PepsiCo acquires SodaStream International Ltd. for $3.2 billion

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) and SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ:SODA) have announced that they have entered into an agreement under which PepsiCo has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of SodaStream for $144.00 per share in cash, which represents a 32% premium to the 30-day volume weighted average price. PepsiCo and SodaStream are an inspired match," said…

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