Category: Forex

gain capital trading app getgo
December 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

GAIN Capital launches AI based trading app GetGo

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), a global provider of online trading services, just announced that it has today launched GetGo, an innovative financial trading app. The new mobile-only service uses a smart AI-enhanced algorithm to spot statistical trends in financial markets and provide users with compelling trading signals based on historical data. GetGo is…

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LCG trading floor
December 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

LCG lists its shares on the NEX Exchange Growth Market

FCA regulated Retail Forex, CFDs and Spread Betting broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG) has announced that effective today its shares will be listed on the NEX Exchange Growth Market. LCG shares will also continue to be listed on London Stock Exchange's AIM. The NEX Exchange Growth Market, or "the other London stock exchange", is operated by NEX…

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Ally Financial management
December 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Ally Financial hires PNC's Jenn LaClair as CFO

Online trading and banking company Ally Financial Inc (NYSE: ALLY) has announced that Jenn LaClair will be joining the company as chief financial officer designate, effective December 18, 2017, with the intent that she be appointed to succeed Ally's CFO Chris Halmy. Halmy will retire as chief financial officer after eight years of dedicated service with Ally, effective March 1,…

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December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Wilmington Trust launches Margin Management service with AcadiaSoft

Wilmington Trust, a provider of corporate and institutional services including custody and collateral solutions for a wide variety of financial institutions, insurance companies, health care organizations, educational institutions, and publicly traded entities in the United States, has engaged AcadiaSoft to launch a new “Margin Management” service for clients. Wilmington Trust’s Margin Management is designed to…

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December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CNBC unveils plans for Middle East Headquarters in Abu Dhabi

CNBC, the business and financial news network, today unveiled plans for a Middle East Headquarters in the heart of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United Arab Emirates. The network will begin broadcasting from a new studio at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, in the first quarter of…

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December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

R.J. O’Brien Limited hires veteran UK institutional brokerage team

R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, today announced that veteran institutional brokers Barry Marnane and Neil Tesi have joined its London-based affiliate, R.J. O’Brien Limited (RJO Limited). Operating as a team for 16 years, Marnane and Tesi specialize in global macro fixed income futures…

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December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Colt significantly reduces network latency between Tokyo and London

Faster connectivity for financial organisations and enterprises Colt Technology Services today announced it has substantially reduced latency between Tokyo to London financial centres, to less than 159 milliseconds. This network optimisation is part of Colt’s ongoing investment programme in the Colt IQ Network, addressing specific requirements of financial firms and enterprises. The improved latency strongly…

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GLBR Chapter 11 bankruptcy approved
December 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Global Brokerage gets approval for Chapter 11 restructuring and delisting, shares plunge

Global Brokerage, Inc. (NASDAQ:GLBR), formerly known as FXCM Inc, announced that 78.5% of the holders of its $172 million of outstanding Convertible Notes voted to approve the company's reorganization plan. The plan will see GLBR enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, with the convertible notes "converted" to become non-convertible, their interest rate hiked from 2.25% to 7%,…

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