TransFICC secures strategic investment from Illuminate Financial and Main Incubator LeapRate

October 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TransFICC secures strategic investment from Illuminate Financial and Main Incubator

TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity for fixed income and derivative markets, announced that has secured €1 million in early stage investment from capital markets specialists, Illuminate Financial and Frankfurt based early stage investor in FinTech, Main Incubator. TransFICC provides banks and asset managers with an alternative to maintaining connectivity to multiple e-Trading venues,…

October 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FxPro gets DFSA license, opening Dubai FX office

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned from industry sources that FCA and CySEC regulated global forex broker FxPro has received a license to operate in the UAE from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). And, the company is in final preparations to open a new office in Dubai, as we first reported back in June. Organizing the…

October 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

IC Markets launches Autochartist to their clients through MT4, MT5 and cTrader

ASIC regulated Retail Forex broker IC Markets has announced today its partnership with Autochartist. Clients of IC Markets will have access to Autochartist’s automated technical analysis and content through the MT4, MT5 and cTrader platforms. In addition to seeing potential trade opportunities automatically mapped to their trading platforms, clients will further be able to place…

Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks

October 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Walter Jospin, Regional Director of the SEC’s Atlanta Office, to leave the agency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Walter E. Jospin, Regional Director of the agency’s Atlanta office, is leaving the agency. Mr. Jospin will remain in his position until his successor is selected. Walter and I met many years ago and I was taken with his wisdom, expertise, and care. He has brought those…

ThinkMarkets bitcoin ethereum cfd trading

October 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ThinkMarkets expands Cryptocurrency offering with Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Monero and NEO CFD trading

FCA and ASIC regulated retail FX and CFD broker ThinkMarkets has announced that it has extended its footprint in the popular digital currency trading space, adding a new range of Cryptocurrency financial derivatives contracts. After we reported last month about ThinkMarkets launching trading for its clients in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP) and Litecoin (LTC) CFDs, the London…

October 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM sees FX trading volumes decline 12% in September 2017 to $196 billion

After seeing fairly strong trading volumes during the summer months of July and August, retail forex broker FXCM, the operating unit of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR), has reported a 12% MoM decline in FX trading volumes during the month of September. FXCM volumes were $196 billion in September, down 12% from August but down just…

October 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

GO Markets launches GO Plus+ account for high volume FX traders

ASIC regulated Retail FX broker GO Markets has announced the launch of its new GO Plus+ account, providing an advanced trading experience targeted at high volume traders. This brand-new account option seeks to reduce spreads, and therefore clients’ overall trading costs, with the addition of aggregated Bank, Non-Bank, and ECN pricing on Margin FX (Forex) and Metals.…

October 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: ActivTrades adds Grant Thornton senior partner Patrick Storey to its Board of Directors

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated FX and CFDs broker ActivTrades has added Patrick Storey as an independent director on its Board. Patrick Storey is a Chartered Accountant and a Founding Member and Senior Partner of Grant Thornton’s Financial Services group, and head of its regulatory team. Mr. Storey has 30 years’ experience with Grant Thornton…

October 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NetSuite expands Middle East operations

The company offers support for new VAT, adds dedicated sales team and strengthens partner ecosystem to meet growing demand for cloud ERP in region Oracle NetSuite, a provider of cloud-based financials / ERP, HR, Professional Services Automation (PSA) and omnichannel commerce software suites, just announced the expansion of operations in the Middle East to meet…

October 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters launches fixed income trading application for African bond markets

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has launched Fixed Income Callouts, a ﬂexible and transparent App on the Eikon platform that facilitates the negotiations and agreements of fixed income bond trading terms within banks in country and across African markets, improving price discovery, market monitoring, execution and market transparency. Fixed Income Callouts has been specifically built for African…

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