LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings made in the UK and Singapore that King & Shaxson Capital Limited has seen a significant drop in activity in Fiscal 2016. (The company has a June 30 year end). King & Shaxson is the parent company of FCA regulated retail and institutional Forex broker PhillipCapital UK.…
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Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) company, today announced the launch of new benchmark indices for ten additional European markets. Bats now offers real-time, high-quality and low-cost alternatives to those provided by the incumbent index providers across all major European markets. The new Bats Indices covering ten markets include: Bats Austria 20 Bats…
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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo announced that Andrew B. Busch has been named the Commission’s first Chief Market Intelligence Officer. After spending 30 years in the financial services sector, Mr. Busch comes to the CFTC from the boutique economic research company he founded, Bering Productions Inc. (BPI), where he was…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm GMO Investment Management / GMO Funds PLC. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as…
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Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has reported that volumes on its system were fairly flat in March, for the third month in a row. Average daily volume at FXSpotStream came in at $18.8 billion in March - versus $18.7 billion in February and $18.9 billion in January. In context, however, FXSpotStream’s volumes were not as…
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Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has announced that it has withdrawn the CIF license suspensions of Leadtrade Ltd, and TTCM Traders Trust Capital Markets Ltd. Both brokerage groups had their CIF licenses suspended by CySEC last week, with the regulator citing capital level concerns. CySEC had given each broker 10 days to take action in order to comply,…
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Continuing the recent string of rule proposals and consultations across the EU (and elsewhere) by leading financial regulators, Malta watchdog MFSA has issued a Feedback Statement on rules changes it proposed for Forex and CFD brokers back in October. The main thrust of the MFSA's rule proposed changes were two issues: increase in minimum capital…
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Since reporting its fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results on March 20, shares of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR) - formerly known of course as FXCM Inc - have been on a tear. After hitting an all-time low of $1.45 on March 17, GLBR shares have soared more than 86% in the following 10…
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The following article was written by Luis Aureliano, a business writer and financial analyst. With over 15 years of experience in global finance and an MBA in economics and management, Luis’s areas of expertise include business, marketing, communications, personal finance, macro economics, stocks and emerging markets. European Union law will no longer be the law…
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Shortly after the announcement of the Mauritius office opening, the retail Forex broker Alpari Limited shared another news regarding its expansion. myAlpari, in addition to other key services, is now available in Malaysian. The Malaysian version of Alpari's website will be launched in the coming days, allowing its clients from Malaysia to receive complete and…
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