Category: Forex

February 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness extends endangered wildlife conservation partnership with WWF

Retail forex broker Exness has announced that it has recently renewed its partnership with World Wildlife Fund Russia, pledging funds to the conservation and reintroduction of endangered species - polar bears and Persian leopards. According to Petr Valov, CEO of Exness: Endangered wildlife species is a pressing issue that calls for our attention. As strong supporters…

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February 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

KCG releases steady January trade volumes report

KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) just released trade volumes for the month of January 2017. In Market Making, KCG averaged $28.1 billion dollar volume traded (5.24% higher than December 2016), 8.9 billion shares traded, and 3.5 million trades per day in U.S. equities. In Global Execution Services: KCG Institutional Equities averaged 223.9 million U.S. equity…

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February 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Automated investment adviser BetaSmartz launches in Asia

A business-to-business automated investment platform for all sizes of investors, from institutional to retail, has announced it has opened new offices in Hong Kong. BetaSmartz which offers hybrid digital investment or "robo-advice" that combines automated and face-to-face financial advice, will run sales and service from the Hong Kong office, complementing its headquarters in Singapore. The…

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February 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Saxo Payments launches Banking Circle Virtual IBAN for FX and Payments businesses

Banking Circle Virtual IBAN eliminates the need for multiple bank accounts in multiple countries and currencies Saxo Payments, a subsidiary that Saxo Bank established in 2013, just announced that is launching Banking Circle Virtual IBAN. Delivering full transparency and faster settlement on payments and transfers, Banking Circle Virtual IBAN is a proposition, giving FX and Payments…

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February 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats reports $29.6 billion traded on Hotspot in January, nears closing of CBOE transaction

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) reported January volume and highlights, which included average daily notional value of $29.6 billion traded on Hotspot, its global spot FX trading platform, the highest ADNV in 11 months. Additionally, average daily notional value traded on Hotspot’s London matching engine was $2.5 billion in January, equating to 8.5% of…

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February 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Colt adds BT executive Andrew Housden as VP of Capital Markets

Telecommunications company Colt Group S.A. (LSE: COLT) today announced that Andrew Housden has joined the company as VP of Capital Markets, reporting to Tom Regent, Colt’s Chief Commercial Officer. Housden will be responsible for growing Colt’s Capital Markets vertical, overseeing some of Colt’s largest accounts across Europe, Asia and North America. Colt works with 18…

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February 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CMC Markets issues IPO bonus shares one year after

London-based online trading firm CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has announced the issuance of 28,861 shares, as part of the bonus offer to clients from its IPO last year. Last week marked one year since CMC Markets' IPO. In the IPO, an offer was made to retail clients who purchased shares in the offering, that they…

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Tradair launches white label trading technology
February 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

TradAir FX platform upgrade: modular architecture reducing latency and improving execution

eFX trading technology solutions provider TradAir has announced the release of a major platform upgrade, focusing on added functionality, reduced latency and continued improvement of execution performance. TradAir Version 5.0, delivers significant improvements in: Execution quality and fill ratios Platform latency and performance According to the company, TradAir’s new ‘Micro Services’ based modular architecture significantly reduces…

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February 13, 2017 BY admin

FXCC integrates Paysafe's NETBANX Asia for deposits

CySEC regulated forex broker FXCC has announced the introduction of an extra payment facility - Netbanx Asia from Paysafe Group Plc (LON: PAYS). In forging this new relationship the broker is opening up a gateway to allow easy use of service for FX traders from leading Asian countries such as China. Netbanx Asia is a…

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