Category: Forex

June 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Saxo Bank launches digital investment portfolio based on Nasdaq Dorsey Wright research

Copenhagen based Forex and multi asset broker Saxo Bank and Nasdaq, the global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services, have just announced a cooperation to launch a new digital investment portfolio in the SaxoSelect universe based on Nasdaq Dorsey Wright research. The new portfolio, named Nasdaq DW Global Momentum,…

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June 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

CMC Markets 2H-2018 Revenues up 9% to £97.5 million

London based online FX, CFDs and spreadbetting broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has announced its results for Fiscal 2018 (CMC has a March 31 financial year end), indicating that the company saw steady if unspectacular growth in the second half of Fiscal 2018 (the period of October 2017 through March 2018). Overall, Fiscal 2018 Revenues came…

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June 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 increases expectations for 2018 results driven by crypto CFD trading

After reporting an absolutely monster Q1 which saw it more than double its previous best quarterly Revenues, to $297 million, CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has issued a mid-quarter Trading Update stating that its business continues to trade strongly. Accordingly, the Plus500 Board has materially increased its expectations for the group's financial performance for the year…

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June 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

RoboMarkets adds US share trading in its R Trader terminal

RoboMarkets Ltd, the CySEC licensed arm of global FX brokerage group RoboMarkets, has announced that it has opened access to new trading instruments in its multi-asset R Trader terminal. From now on, RoboMarkets clients can start investing in real stocks from the largest American stock exchanges, and also take part in all corporate events as…

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June 06, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ESMA Q1-2018 securities market Risk Dashboard cites ICOs, Binary Options and CFDs

Pan-European financial regulator European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today the latest iteration of its Risk Dashboard, covering risks in the EU’s securities markets for Q1-2018. Overall, ESMA stated that its overall risk assessment remains unchanged from Q4-2017, at high levels. ESMA said that it remains concerned about risks posed to investors, which have…

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June 06, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM May FX trading volumes up 15% MoM to $212 billion

Continuing the string of strong FX volume reports we have seen from across the Retail and Institutional trading world for the month of May 2018, retail broker FXCM has announced that its volumes in May were up 15% month-over-month, $212 billion versus $184 billion in April. We are expecting a (quiet) rebranding of FXCM in…

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June 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Trunomi teams up with Shyft Network, launch power Global ID and KYC

Trunomi, the consent framework and data rights management solution, has announced its official partnership with Shyft, a comprehensive blockchain-based digital ID solution for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance. Together, they plan to leverage Shyft’s blockchain technology with Trunomi’s expertise in consumer consent frameworks to implement an innovative e-ID (electronic ID)…

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June 06, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Invast Global becomes AFMA member and commits to the FX Global Code

Sydney, Australia based boutique prime broker Invast Global has announced that it has signed and issued a Statement of Commitment to the FX Global Code of Conduct. The announcement comes shortly after the firm was officially voted in as an institutional member of the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA). The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) was…

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