LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated MT4 broker ActivTrades has just reported its financial results for what seems to have been a very successful 2016. ActivTrades, which is controlled by Swiss entrepreneur Alex Pusco who still serves as the company’s CEO, saw Revenues grow by 11% in 2016 to £34.9…
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Online trading industry leading broker IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) announced that is offering access to retail IPOs on its Investment Platform for the first time. IG launched the service today, with applications now open for the Global Ports Holding IPO. This latest development of IG’s Investment Platform allows investors to subscribe to upcoming IPOs…
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Continuing the string of weak volume reports for the month of April 2017 from some of the leading institutional eFX trading venues, NEX Group PLC (LON:NXG) has reported that its EBS unit saw volumes drop by 12% MoM, coming in at $76.1 billion ADV. That marks EBS's slowest month for trading since August 2016. Overall,…
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FCA regulated Retail Forex and CFDs broker and official online FX partner of AC Milan FC GKFX has launched an improved spread bet offering for UK traders, focusing on providing competitive fixed spreads on a wide range of asset classes. The change came as a result of continued focus on product development, with the new…
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NEX Group plc (LON:NXG), a financial technology company at the centre of the global markets, announced today that its EBS BrokerTec business which provides electronic trading technology and services to the foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income markets, will be renamed NEX Markets. The business is being renamed to further align with NEX. The new…
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AMP Futures has officially announced the launch of the MetaTrader 5 platform for trading futures AMP Futures is a US regulated Chicago-based Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) providing access to the global electronic futures markets for individual traders, as well as US and foreign Introducing Brokerages from 150+ countries around the world. AMP Futures offers over…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings in the UK that Andrew Bud has resigned from the board of directors of Monecor (London) Limited, parent company of FCA-regulated Retail Forex and CFDs broker ETX Capital. Andrew Bud is founder and CEO of iProov, a London-based startup in the field of facial recognition and user…
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Quantexa, the disruptive big data and analytics company backed by HSBC and Albion Ventures, announced that has opened a new office in Brussels. Further offices in Sydney and New York are due to open within the next 12 months. Following on from last month's $3.3 million fund raising, Quantexa's expansion reflects a growing customer base…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that CySEC licensed retail forex broker FXPRIMUS has hired a new Head of Sales, in the person of Alex Holmes. Alex Holmes is joining FXPRIMUS after about a year at Windsor Brokers, where he was Sales Manager. Prior to joining Windsor Brokers last year Mr. Holmes spent seven years at…
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FXStreet appoints Setxi Fernandez as new CEO to replace Carolina May who’s been in that position for almost 5 years Independent Forex market portal FXStreet has announced today that Carolina May, Chief Executive Officer, will be replaced by Setxi Fernandez, partner and current Chief Operating Officer. Carolina May joined FXStreet in March 2007 as Marketing…
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