Global retail forex and multi-asset broker HotForex has announced that it has started offering Premium Trader Tools, a collection of advanced trading applications which can be downloaded and installed on MT4 platforms. A HotForex spokesperson said: Making more informed and confident trading decisions is now more possible than ever with Premium Trader Tools! Our clients have…
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Next Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCMKTS:PLKD) announced today that on December 6, 2017 the Company has completed its acquisition of 51% of SDI NEXT Distribution LLC, previously announced August 24 as a Letter of Intent (Letter of Intent to Acquire Majority Interest in SDI Next Distributors LLC) with Fisk Holdings, LLC. As Managing Member of the…
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Rob Gruppetta, Head of the Financial Crime Department at the UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made a speech yesterday regarding artificial intelligence keeping criminal funds out of the financial system. The speech was delivered to the FinTech Innovation in AML and Digital ID regional event, London, and included highlights such as: Criminals…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that leading CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has decided to halt its Revshare payments with affiliates in its 500Affiliates.com program ahead of MiFID II regulations, moving instead to an all-CPA (cost-per-acquisition) model. While most affiliates of FCA and CySEC licensed Plus500 have been working with the CPA model to date,…
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At the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)’s Board meeting and EGM held in Brussels on 6 December, Michael Cole-Fontayn was appointed as Independent Chairman with effect from 1 January 2018. Michael Cole-Fontayn is retiring from BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK) this month after a 35-year career with the company, most recently as Executive Vice…
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One of the more interesting traditions in the forex world as we head toward the holiday season and year-end is Saxo Bank’s annual “Outrageous Predictions”. Not meant to be a real look into the crystal ball but rather food for thought, Saxo Bank takes a look at some wacky but still plausible scenarios for traders…
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Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) today declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to $3.50 per share. The dividend is payable January 15, 2018, to shareholders of record on December 28, 2017. When CME Group adopted its annual variable dividend structure in February 2012, the intention was to determine the excess cash available at the end…
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Susan Swart, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Chief Information Officer and Director of its Information Technology Department (ITD), has decided to leave the Fund in early 2018 for personal reasons. Ms. Swart joined the IMF in June 2012, following a distinguished career at the U.S. State Department. Susan brought with her the expertise and international…
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After seeing a fairly slow start to the fall trading season, retail forex broker FXCM has posted fairly strong FX trading volume metrics for November. FXCM volumes were $218 billion in November, up 14% from $192 billion in October. Average customer trading volume per day of $9.9 billion in November was also 14% higher than…
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LCH, a leading global clearing house majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON:LSE), has announced that it has extended its SwapClear service to offer clearing of Australian Dollar BBSW vs AONIA overnight basis swaps (AUD BOBs). With SwapClear clearing approximately 85% of the the AUD interest rate derivatives market today, this addition will…
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