INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) has today announced that it has acquired IFCM Commodities, GmbH out of Hamburg, Germany. The deal was closed last week, on January 2. IFCM Commodities specializes in providing commodity price risk management solutions for base metals serving clients across Germany and continental Europe. The company has been working closely with…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 6, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The dollar and the euro are staging a modest recovery to the yen in early Monday trading. The Japanese currency, traditionally seen as a safe haven, recorded gains…
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Spread betting and CFD provider, CMC Markets, has today launched a third series of its The Artful Trader podcast. The podcast was initially developed for the Australian market, but as a result of this positive reception, the content will now be promoted globally. Each episode focuses on a high-profile guest, where they provide a unique…
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ATFX has announced today that it plans to launch the MT5 trading platform to different regions. The platform will be available to clients by Q1 2020. This global project is being rolled out in phases as scheduled. The company already has 14 offices across the world. There are more than 100 trading tools through MetaTrader…
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Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has released its volumes report for the last month of 2019 and for the whole last year. ADV in December MoM (Dec vs Nov ’19) based on 22 days increased 0.43%. FXSpotStream’s ADV based on 21 days to compare the same trading time period to other FX venues would be…
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Fintech company ATFX has announced that it has launched a brand new face recognition technology for trading account opening. The latest addition has been made in order to ensure the security and safety services to the clients. Face recognition technology will now verify customer identities when opening trading accounts online. The Far East is the first…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has just announced that it has added Daisy Cheung to its Risk Management Committee (Statutory) (RMC). Daisy Cheung is the new chairman of the Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (HKICL) and her appointment has been made in accordance with the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Cheung replaced Gao Yingxin, the…
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The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has announced yesterday that it is about to launch the first regulator-led cyber threat intelligence platform in the Dubai region, aiming to help firms in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) implement appropriate safeguards to mitigate against cyber risks. The Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform is a result of ongoing…
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China Finance Online Co. Limited (NASDAQ GS: JRJC), a web-based financial services company, has announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2019. The company provides Chinese retail investors with fintech-powered online access to securities trading services, wealth management products, securities investment advisory services, as well as financial…
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Japan times reported earlier this week that according to a private survey nearly 90% of institutional investors are worried about the possible negative effects of a law revision, tightening restrictions on foreign investment. The law was enacted in November 2019 and is expected to take effect around May next year. The new law requires foreign investors to notify…
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