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ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures

February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA appoints new members to the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group

The ESMA Board of Supervisors announced that it has recently appointed the following four stakeholders to become members of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG): Mrs. Blanaid Clarke, Professor of Corporate Law, Trinity College, Dublin, in the category of academics, as of 1 January 2018; Mr. Geoffrey Bezzina, Executive Chairman, Office of the Arbiter…

February 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Equiti Group hires TradAir, TraderTools and Saxo Bank veteran Gabriela Liber for institutional FX sales

Equiti Group, the parent company of prime brokerage provider Divisa Capital and Retail FX arm Equiti.com, has announced that it has bolstered its institutional business team with the new appointment of Gabriela Liber as Senior Manager - Institutional Sales. The company stated that Ms. Liber brings her extensive international sales, trading and operational experience gained…

February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

DFM approves Al Ramz Capital as first RSS provider

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that Al Ramz Capital has become the first member that receives a DFM accreditation to provide the Regulated Short Selling (RSS) Service to its client base. The DFM has launched the RSS Service recently as part of its efforts to provide market participants with new tools to further strengthen…

February 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Spreadbetting broker Core Spreads raises £2.8 million, upgrades FCA license

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Finsa Europe Ltd., which operates online spreadbetting, CFD and Forex trading brokerage brand Core Spreads (at corespreads.com), has received a capital injection of £2.8 million from the company's controlling shareholder Jasper White. The investment marks a large milestone for the company, as to date only £192,000 was invested in the company,…

BNP Paribas and market maker GTS extend collaboration to US Equities

February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Abu Dhabi Global Market welcomes BNP Paribas Group in establishing its new branch

His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, and His Excellency Edouard Philippe, the Prime Minister of the Republic of France, attended the event held by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, to welcome international bank BNP Paribas Group in establishing its…

February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

DFSA signs MoU with the Central Bank of Oman

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Central Bank of Oman signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the supervision and authorisation of firms operating in both markets. The MoU was signed in the Dubai International Financial Centre by Mr Bryan Stirewalt, Managing Director, Supervision of the DFSA, and His Excellency, Tahir…

February 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Jason Gibson replaces Steven Reeves as CEO of institutional FX broker Fixi plc

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX broker Fixi plc has made a number of changes in its senior management ranks, including the appointment of a new CEO and a new CFO. Fixi is controlled by Goran Drapac, also the founder and controlling shareholder of Australia based Retail FX broker AxiTrader. Leaving…

February 11, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: ZuluTrade sale price, Plus500 expands, ESMA leverage pressure, Google binary options ads, and lots more…

It was a very mixed bag of Forex Industry News this past week with topics running from M&A to international expansion to regulation to marketing... And, as usual, the week's top stories appeared only or first on LeapRate. How much did Formax pay for social and copy trading provider ZuluTrade? Why was the sale of…

February 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alpari’s trading turnover exceeds US$133bn in January, up 7% MoM

Retail Forex broker Alpari just announced its January 2018 trading turnover across key markets and it has reached 133.7bn USD, marking a 7% increase on the previous month. The main driver behind this growth was increased trading activity on Alpari’s most popular currency pair; EURUSD, which led to a 27% increase in turnover on the…

February 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe's net revenue for the fourth quarter is up 86% YoY

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2017. Consolidated results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2017 include Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats), which was acquired by the company on February 28, 2017. 2017 was a transformational year for Cboe Global Markets.…

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ESMA appoints new members to the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group

Equiti Group hires TradAir, TraderTools and Saxo Bank veteran Gabriela Liber for institutional FX sales

DFM approves Al Ramz Capital as first RSS provider

Exclusive: Spreadbetting broker Core Spreads raises £2.8 million, upgrades FCA license

Abu Dhabi Global Market welcomes BNP Paribas Group in establishing its new branch

DFSA signs MoU with the Central Bank of Oman

Exclusive: Jason Gibson replaces Steven Reeves as CEO of institutional FX broker Fixi plc

FX Industry Week Review: ZuluTrade sale price, Plus500 expands, ESMA leverage pressure, Google binary options ads, and lots more…

Alpari’s trading turnover exceeds US$133bn in January, up 7% MoM

Cboe's net revenue for the fourth quarter is up 86% YoY

ATFX Opens New Office in South Africa

Fiserv to Buy AIB Merchant Services

HSBC Chairman to Step Down on September 30

Clearstream and Azimut Partner to Develop a Digital Solution for Private Market Funds

Wise Sees 23% Increase in Cross-Border Volume