Category: Forex

June 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC announces withdrawal of ICF membership of Hoch Capital

In March 2019, Hioch Capital faced allegations of possible regulatory violations and settled with CySEC for €200,000. In June 2020, FCA banned the Cypriot firm for using unauthorised celebrity endorsements on social media as part of their marketing. CySEC stated in the official announcement: The loss of ICF membership status does not mean loss of…

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June 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ThinkMarkets expands product suite with a web-based trading platform

The company stated: Our mission has always been to provide ThinkMarkets customers with all the tools they need to achieve exceptional trading results with a seamless user experience. According to the official press release, the ThinkTrader platform aims to bridge the gap between mobile and desktop trading. ThinkMarkets stated that the new platform offers muti-screen…

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RoboMarkets
June 09, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

RoboMarkets announces new German brand for professional investors

Under ESMA regulation, a trader qualifies as a professional if they have a portfolio that exceeds €500,000 in cash deposits and investment instruments. Professional traders must have carried out 10 transaction of significant size per quarter over the last year and should have been working in the financial sector for at least a year. Professional…

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June 08, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Maxigrid clients will get compensation by CySEC under ICF

That was until last February when Maxigrid’s license was withdrawn by CySEC. According to the regulator, the broker violated multiple mandatory compliance rules that led to the cancellation of its license. In the latest announcement, the Cypriot watchdog noted that the broker “unable to meet its obligations arising out of investors' claims and has no…

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IC Markets hires Andreas Skianis
June 08, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Andreas Skianis joins IC Markets as Global Head of Partners

Skianis brings extensive experience to his new role having worked for forex and CFDs brokers. Throughout his professional career, he has served several brokerage brands. Most recently, he has worked at IronFX for six months as Head Of Business Development Asia&Africa. Prior to that, he briefly worked for M4Markets as the Global Business Development Manager.…

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FXall Tradeweb partnership announced
June 07, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FXall and Tradeweb Markets partner to develop emerging markets offering

Neill Penney, Group Head of FX, LSEG, commented: This new solution is a powerful example of the opportunities LSEG and Tradeweb have to create value for financial market participants.  By combining the world-class capabilities of FXall and Tradeweb, asset managers trading Emerging Markets Bonds will have access to a seamless workflow covering enhanced real-time pricing…

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CAPEX.com
June 07, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CAPEX.com trading volumes jump 143% YoY in May

In the official press release shared with LeapRate, Koullapi continued by saying that the decision to reduce the trading costs has contributed to the rise of CAPEX.com’s trading volumes. Koullapi further explained that the move has allowed the company focus on product development. She concluded: The 143% increase in trading volume we registered for May…

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