Plus500 indicates Revenues continue to be ‘ahead of expectations’ in Q3 Trading Update LeapRate

September 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 indicates Revenues continue to be 'ahead of expectations' in Q3 Trading Update

CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) issued its customary end-of-quarter Trading Update today, indicating that both Revenues and Profits are on track to be ahead of expectations. Plus500 did not give any specific numbers or targets. Plus500 reported a "monster" quarter in Q2, as the company has grown to become the #2 UK CFD broker behind only…

September 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: New FX broker ProbusFX gets CySEC license, hires Squared Financial's Youssef Barakat as CEO

LeapRate Exclusive... The new, stricter rules governing FX and CFD brokers issued by Cyprus financial regulator CySEC late last year do not seem to be deterring a new generation of brokers from setting up shop in the island nation. LeapRate has learned that CySEC has issued a new CIF license to a Lebanon based investor…

September 26, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Plus500 denied financial services license in Bulgaria

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Plus500 BG EOOD, the Bulgarian subsidiary of global CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS), has been denied by the country's financial regulator Financial Services Commission (FSC) in its application to receive a financial services license in Bulgaria. The regulator did not state a reason for its decision. Plus500 has more…

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard Smith retires

The Board of global information solutions company Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Richard Smith will retire as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 26, 2017. The Board appointed current Board member, Mark Feidler, to serve as Non-Executive Chairman. Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr., who most recently served as President,…

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters boosts quantification of corporate news with NEWSFUL app in Eikon

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that has enhanced its news processing capabilities with the addition of NEWSFUL, an app that gives the buy and sell side new intelligence on what business events are driving share price change. Newsful is available via App Studio on Eikon, Thomson Reuters flagship desktop product. Sigma News Ventures have spent more than…

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

More than €10 billion traded on Bats LIS since launch

Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings (NASDAQ:CBOE), Inc. company and the region’s largest equities exchange operator, today reported that more than €10 billion has executed on Bats LIS, its block trading platform powered by BIDS technology, since its launch less than 10 months ago. Bats LIS is also on track for another record month of volume…

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ullink partners with European bank to launch new MiFID II solution for Systematic Internalisers

ULLINK, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, has partnered with a leading European bank to develop a new solution for client quote management. The new solution, called UL QUOTE, is available to Brokers acting as a Systematic Internaliser (SI), enabling them to comply with MiFID II regulations concerning…

September 26, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FX broker Infinox (formerly Go Markets UK) doubles its Revenues in 2017 to £17.5 million

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated retail FX and CFDs broker Infinox Capital Limited has had a very successful first year after it rebranded from Go Markets UK. Revenues at Infinox more than doubled during 2017 (the company has a March 31 fiscal year end) to £17.5 million (USD $24…

September 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FastMatch launches FX Tape real‐time post‐trade information

Forex ECN FastMatch has announced the launch of a new feature called FX Tape. According to FastMatch, FX Tape will improve post‐trade transparency in FX markets and allow market participants to monetize their trading data. FX Tape will also serve as a central reference point for Spot FX transacted prices, helping market participants evaluate best execution…

Stax Inc. teams up with Coleman Research

September 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cross-border debt issuance the ‘norm’ by 2025, Aite Group report says

T2S to transform European debt issuance, boost demand for European bonds / Eighty percent of respondents expect increased demand for multi-currency CSD services by 2025 Cross-border debt issuance will be the norm by 2025, according to a report published by global research and advisory firm Aite Group today. The report also indicates that TARGET2-Securities (T2S)…

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Plus500 indicates Revenues continue to be 'ahead of expectations' in Q3 Trading Update

Exclusive: New FX broker ProbusFX gets CySEC license, hires Squared Financial's Youssef Barakat as CEO

Exclusive: Plus500 denied financial services license in Bulgaria

Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard Smith retires

Thomson Reuters boosts quantification of corporate news with NEWSFUL app in Eikon

More than €10 billion traded on Bats LIS since launch

Ullink partners with European bank to launch new MiFID II solution for Systematic Internalisers

Exclusive: FX broker Infinox (formerly Go Markets UK) doubles its Revenues in 2017 to £17.5 million

FastMatch launches FX Tape real‐time post‐trade information

Cross-border debt issuance the ‘norm’ by 2025, Aite Group report says

Plus500 Hires Nick Scarf as CEO of Australian Entity

eToro Partners with Generali to Launch a PER and Life Insurance Offer in France

Macquarie Securities Sued by ASIC for ‘Repeated and Systemic Misleading Conduct’

Euroclear Business Income Rises 10% in Q1

SIX Announces Executive Board Changes