FXCM Group enhances free trading support portal FXCM Plus LeapRate

June 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXCM Group enhances free trading support portal FXCM Plus

Retail forex broker FXCM Inc announced that has enhanced FXCM Plus, a client-only portal with free FXCM proprietary trading data and support tools. FXCM Plus now offers Trading Analytics 4. New features include: Tool Tips (Account Statistics) Daily Returns (Percentage Returns) Updated Analysis Text With FXCM Plus, clients can utilize free trading signals, technical analyzers,…

June 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Russia FX broker VTB24 Forex launches MT5 platform

The Russian licensed Forex dealer VTB24 Forex announced that now offers traders to perform trading operations via MetaTrader 5 VTB24 Forex LLC is a subsidiary of VTB24 rendering services to individuals in the Foreх market. Last September VTB 24 Forex became the fourth broker (and first licensee in the banking sector) to receive the license…

June 06, 2017 BY admin

US Retail Forex client assets for April steady at $525 million

USA Retail Forex Broker (the few which are left) assets just reported for April held steady with a total of $524,757,888 in customer funds. This is a slight 0.19% MoM increase from March's $523,750,637. With FXCM out of the market, selling its accounts to Gain Capital, the Gain Capital retail brand Forex.com remains the clear…

June 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CFTC confirms legal action against offshore retail FX broker Tallinex

First at LeapRate... After LeapRate was first to learn of and report that US regulator CFTC had filed a lawsuit in Utah against offshore retail forex Tallinex for illegally taking US clients, the CFTC today confirmed the report by issuing a formal statement on the matter. (We also explained in our original article why the…

June 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Alpari UK final bankruptcy distribution results in $17.3 million client funds shortfall

It took only 869 days. Nearly 29 months after the fateful Swiss Franc spike of January 15, 2015, Special administrator KPMG has announced that on Friday, June 2 they sent out notices to former Alpari UK clients, indicating that final distributions to account holders at the now-bankrupt Retail Forex broker have been made. The last…

June 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Hong Kong retail forex broker KVB Kunlun loses China TPME spot metals trading revenue stream

Hong Kong Forex retail forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) has announced that it has received a notice from the Tianjin Precious Metals Exchange Limited in China (TPME) to the effect that the TPME will adjust its precious metals spot trading business with a view to reduce the trading risks. As a result,…

June 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 shares up 9% after strong Revenues and Cash report, $10 million share buyback

Shares of FCA regulated CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) traded up sharply on Friday morning, after the company announced a planned $10 million share buyback, strong cash levels, and healthy Revenues growth so far in Q2. First, Plus500 announced that trading activity during Q2 has continued on a positive trend as outlined in Plus500's first quarter…

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June 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Dukascopy adds CFDs on Natural Gas and Copper

Switzerland based retail forex broker Dukascopy has announced that it has added some new commodity CFDs for trading. New CFD commodities launched for live trading on Dukascopy include Natural Gas to US Dollar (GAS.CMD/USD) and High Grade Copper to US Dollar (COPPER.CMD/USD), for regular LIVE self trading accounts. Maximum leverage on GAS.CMD/USD and COPPER.CMD/USD is set…

June 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Offshore retail forex broker Tallinex and a Utah IB hit with CFTC lawsuit for taking US customers

Legal website Law360 is reporting that the US CFTC has filed a lawsuit against offshore retail forex broker Tallinex, for illegally taking on US clients. The CFTC also named a US introducing broker of Tallinex, called General Trader Fulfillment LLC. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah - apparently because General…

June 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group shares rise 5% after issuing rosy Q4-2017 outlook

Shares in UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) rose by 5% in Wednesday trading, after the company issued a fairly rosy Trading Update for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2017. IG has a May 31 fiscal year end, so the period in question is for the three month period of March-April-May 2017. IG…

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