Category: Forex

May 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Index Industry Association welcomes three new members

Index Industry Association (IIA), a global organization of index administrators, has today announced the addition of three new members. CBOE Holdings (CBOE), China Central Depository & Clearing Co., Limited (CCDC) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange , Inc. (TSE) will join IIA in promoting awareness of the function of indices in global markets. Since its launch…

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May 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Forex broker Pepperstone signs up to iSignthis KYC / AML services

iSignthis Ltd (ASX:ISX) just announced that it has entered into an agreement with Pepperstone Group Limited, for Paydentity and Payment Gateway services, for the group's UK and Australian operations. ISX will supply Paydentity and Payment gateway for UK and Australia. iSignthis Ltd will announce integration and go live dates once they have been agreed with Pepperstone.…

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May 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 statement on BaFin CFD regulation for Germany

FCA regulated Forex and CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has added its voice to the general positive consensus of reaction to the new CFD brokerage and trading regulations put in place by Germany financial regulator BaFin. BaFin finalized new, relatively mild, rules for Forex and CFD brokerage, basically requiring just negative balance protection for German traders. No…

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May 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE reports first quarter 2017, GAAP revenue up 35%

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2017, and provided updated 2017 guidance to reflect its acquisition of Bats Global Markets, Inc. First-Quarter 2017 Highlights GAAP Revenue Less Cost of Revenue of $193.4 Million, up 35%, Reflects the Bats Acquisition Organic Net Revenue of $154.2 Million, up 8%,…

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May 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Monex Group monthly FX volumes continue the tumble lower

Japanese online trading company Monex Group Inc. (TYO:8698) has reported its monthly business metrics of its subsidiaries in April 2017 and the results don't look so good. The number of Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs – the number of trades and transactions per day which generate revenue) was 245,558 in April - down 4.72% from…

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May 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LiquidityBook adds Broadridge Les Vital as Head of Technical Sales as demand for its POEMS platform grows

LiquidityBook just announced the addition of Les Vital as Head of Technical Sales The appointment comes as demand accelerates for its POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform, with clients across the Americas and Europe turning to LiquidityBook to help reduce TCO (total cost of ownership), improve efficiency and meet increasing regulatory compliance demands…

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May 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Settrade launches DCA function on streaming and "Settrade App"

Settrade.com Co., Ltd., an Internet trading platform and investment technology provider, has unveiled “Settrade DCA Order”, a new trading function that enables investors to invest in securities based on Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) technique, on its Streaming application. Settrade has also introduced “Settrade App”, the new application for iOS and Android, enabling investors to get up-to-date…

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May 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group statement on BaFin CFD regulation for Germany

UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has put out a statement to the effect that it welcomes the new CFD regulation put in place by Germany financial regulator BaFin. BaFin finalized new, relatively mild, rules for Forex and CFD brokerage, basically requiring just negative balance protection for German traders. No limits were…

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Sucden hires UBS FX exec Kirsty Gillies to head eFX Sales
May 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Sucden launches OTC FX options service

International derivatives broker Sucden Financial has launched a new OTC FX options service. The new offering provides users with the ability to price their own option structures online and benchmark those prices against independent data for greater transparency. Having identified client requirements regarding liquidity, cost and the availability of independent pricing data, we realised that…

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