Category: Forex

Klaus Buhl
October 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Institutional FX broker True Trade sees CEO Klaus Buhl resign

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Klaus Buhl (pictured above), CEO of recently-launched FCA regulated institutional FX broker True Trade Ltd, has resigned his position at the company. Klaus Buhl's departure follows that of COO Ashraf Agha, who left True Trade earlier this year soon before the formal launch of the company, as was also exclusively…

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October 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Colt brings Asia’s major stock exchanges closer with revamped low latency trading routes

Colt Technology Services today announced further network optimisations to two of the company’s key low-latency routes in the APAC region. Connectivity is available for service now and provided through the company’s private Ethernet-based Colt IQ Network. Latency for the Hong Kong-to-Singapore route has been reduced to approximately 29ms (RTD) going from the Hong Kong Stock…

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FXecosystem
October 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXecosystem launches cloud-based FX-VPS for early stage MT4 and MT5 brokers

FXecosystem, a leading provider of institutional and retail FX outsourced connectivity services, has announced the launch of FX-VPS – a cloud-based Virtual Private Servers (VPS) offering for the financial markets. FXecosystem’s FX-VPS enables clients to set up virtual servers in London, New York and Hong Kong quickly and easily in order to benefit from ultra low latency…

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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)
October 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters delivers greater research management for MiFID II unbundling in Eikon

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has added additional research management and search capabilities to its flagship desktop product Eikon. These tools continue the ongoing series of enhancements and new solutions Thomson Reuters is delivering to the financial industry to meet the challenges of MiFID II requirements, set to be implemented January 3, 2018. Launched and incorporated into…

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October 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Etherparty expands globally with DCX partnership

Easy-to-use smart contracts creation platform Etherparty has announced it will be partnering with Singapore-based Global DCX, an innovative digital currency exchange that will be launching in October. We are excited to be partnering on technology with DCX who are strategically positioned in the rising markets in India and Asia, which are perfectly suited for the…

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gkfx trading
October 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

GKFX statement on changes in its Board of Directors

As was exclusively reported by LeapRate over the summer months, some of the recent changes at fast-growing FCA regulated FX broker GKFX have included the hiring of Rod Martenstyn from Core Spreads as CFO, and the appointment of former Saxo Bank UK Chairman and FxPro board member Nick Beecroft as an independent board member and Chairman.…

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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,…

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FxPro Dubai Index Tower
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…

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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…

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