Category: Forex

Jonathan Hufford Spreadex
July 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Spreadex 2017 Revenue flat at £50.3 million, profits up to £23.2 million

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated financial and sports spread betting company Spreadex saw no growth in its latest Fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. However Spreadex continued to generate healthy profits, up slightly from the previous year. Overall, Spreadex brought in £50.276 million in Revenue in 2017, virtually identical to last…

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July 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradition sees Japan FX revenue down 28.6% in First Half 2017

Swiss interdealer broker Compagnie Financière Tradition (SWX:CFT) has reported first-half consolidated revenue of CHF 411.4m, compared with CHF 425.2m in the same period in 2016, a decrease of 0.6% at constant exchange rates. In current currencies, the reported revenue remains impacted by the weakness of pound sterling following the vote on Brexit, down 3.3% compared…

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July 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX Swiss Exchange concludes upgrade of its trading platform

SIX Swiss Exchange announced that has successfully completed the upgrade of its X-stream INET trading platform. Thanks to the upgrade, 99.9% of orders submitted will receive a response within 29 microseconds. Active stock exchange trading will therefore become more reliable for participants, especially in markets featuring exceptionally high volatility, as they will have precise information…

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MOEX launches trading in sunflower seed futures
July 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange names new head of investor relations

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just announced that Anton Terentiev has joined as Investor Relations Director. In this position, Anton Terentiev will oversee the Exchange"s IR activity and continue dialogue with the financial and investment community to maintain and expand MOEX"s investor base. Anton Terentiev brings 12 years of investment experience to the role from his career at Russian…

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July 24, 2017 BY admin

Calypso acquires stake in clearing and post-trade provider Sernova Financial

Calypso Technology, a provider of capital markets and investment management software, announced today that it has acquired a minority stake in Sernova Financial, a provider of cloud-based clearing and post trade services. Powered by the Calypso Cloud platform, Sernova Financial recreates the shared infrastructure and service items of clearing brokers. By reducing the transaction costs…

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UFX Andres Iniesta
July 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Sports Sponsorship: UFX.com engages Barca captain Andrés Iniesta as Brand Ambassador

Continuing out coverage of leading Retail FX brokers partnering with top sports personalities, CySEC licensed retail forex broker UFX.com has just announced a new partnership with Spanish football star Andrés Iniesta. The FC Barcelona Captain has joined UFX as its international Brand Ambassador. This marks the second sports celebrity Brand Ambassadorship for UFX, which also…

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