Continuing a theme we are seeing from a number of leading retail forex brokers over the past few months, CySEC-regulated JFD Brokers has just announced a redesign of its website with what it calls a 'clean design'. The trend in Retail Forex, certainly compared to the Home Pages of brokers in the not-so-distant past, is…
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GAIN GTX LLC (GTX), a registered swap dealer, has hired Ed Schwartz as Managing Director, Agency Sales. Prior to joining GTX, Ed Schwartz was at Citi, where he was responsible for covering global macro and real money accounts. He previously held senior sales and trading roles at Bank Julius Baer, JP Morgan and Bankers Trust-Deutsche Bank.…
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CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) sets out below the process by which Plus500 will withhold tax on any dividends distributed by the Group, including with respect to the upcoming dividend, as set forth below. On 7 February 2017, the Group announced a final dividend per share of $0.3799 ($43.6 million) and a special dividend per…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated retail forex broker GKFX has hired Hannah Hill as its new Head of Public Relations and Brand. Ms. Hill is a well known Forex industry figure. She worked most recently in the London office of Israel-based retail forex broker eToro as Head of Brand Marketing, helping eToro…
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Trading technology provider Pragma has established a connectivity presence in Equinix’s LD6 data center in London to service its growing international client base. The expansion to Europe enables Pragma to meet growing demand for its Pragma360 platform, which comprises advanced algorithmic trading, order routing and transaction cost analysis (TCA) tools. A report from Greenwich Associates…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) is creating a holistic suite of reporting services that will support the workflow of market participants in their efforts to meet post-trade transparency requirements mandated by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). In preparation for the new regulations, the company is working closely with over 50…
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The FX liquidity and prime brokerage services provider stated that it expects more Hong Kong hires in the near future,
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Financial technology provider Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced that has extended its global post-trade control capabilities for sell-side and buy-side firms in capital markets through the acquisition of Message Automation Limited, a provider of post-trade control solutions. The acquisition accelerates Broadridge’s ability to allow firms to transform their risk and compliance capabilities. Terms of…
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ADS Securities, the global FX brokerage house, has asked clients to make sure they access the company’s website through the URL www.ads-securities.com. A website with a similar address, which claims to offer services mirroring those provided by ADS Securities, has been set-up and could be mistakenly accessed by clients. ADS Securities is not affiliated, connected,…
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Financial research outlet Investment Trends has released its latest report on the Australia foreign exchange trading sector, showing continued growth of the Retail Forex sector down under. The latest report is based on a survey of more than 13,000 traders and investors conducted by Investment Trends in November 2016. Overall, Investment Trends calculated 4% growth…
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