Exclusive: Leverate cooperates with (former) FX platform rival MetaQuotes in providing MT5 support LeapRate

November 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Leverate cooperates with (former) FX platform rival MetaQuotes in providing MT5 support

LeapRate Exclusive... If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. LeapRate has learned that FX trading platform and technologies provider Leverate has inked a deal with (former) rival MetaQuotes, to provide support for MetaQuotes' new MT5 multi asset platform. We expect the companies to make a formal announcement shortly. Metaquotes is in the midst of a…

November 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Fake MT4 in China, ETX's CEO departs, FX affiliate financing, Poland regulation, and lots more…

Forex Industry News from the past week... Which EU country delayed plans to further limit leverage in Retail FX trading? Which longtime FX broker CEO jumped from one FCA regulated firm to another? Which leading FX affiliate group raised $10 million to pursue acquisitions? Why did shares of Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) pop by 20%?…

November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vietnam broker Saigon Securities chooses Horizon for market making on Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh exchanges

Horizon Software, the provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, today announced that Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) has chosen Horizon for warrants and futures market making on the HNX (Hanoi Stock Exchange) and HOSE (Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange). Ekaluck Chaiyaporn, ASEAN Sales Director at Horizon, commented on the announcement: The selection process with…

November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Finantix software goes live in new market

Finantix, an established provider of sales and advisory software for financial services, today announced the activation of a third market in its pan-Asia partnership with Manulife, an international financial services group. The solution helps digitise Manulife’s agency distribution and create an improved experience for customers of select Manulife bank partners. The ‘go live’ milestone in…

November 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CySEC directs FX brokers to include warnings when targeting Spanish clients

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has issued a notice to all CIF licensed brokers in the EU island country, regarding the targeting of Spain based retail traders. Spain's CNMV is one of the few major EU regulators which has not 'come down hard' on the online trading sector by issuing tighter leverage restrictions, or bans on…

November 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech shares dive 22% after issuing 2H-2017 profit warning

In its worst trading day in nearly a decade, shares of online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) traded down by more than 22% on Thursday after reporting a surprisingly negative Trading Update for the second half of 2017 earlier in the day. Playtech shares closed Thursday at £7.68, down 22.2% from Wednesday's…

November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TP ICAP issues 3Q report, CFO Andrew Baddeley steps down from Board

Interdealer broker TP ICAP (LON:TCAP) has issued a trading update in relation to the period from 1 July to 30 September 2017. Revenue in the third quarter to September 2017 of £420m was 3% higher than the £406m pro forma revenue for the same period last year and 2% higher at constant exchange rates. Year…

November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group reports ADV of 15 million contracts in October, down 12% MoM

Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today reported that October 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 14.9 million contracts, up 14 percent compared with October 2016, but a drop of 12% compared to previous month. CME Group October 2017 options volume averaged 3.6 million contracts per day, up 44 percent versus October 2016, with…

November 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Euronext's FX ECN unit FastMatch opens Greenwich CT office

Forex ECN FastMatch has announced that it has opened a sales office in Greenwich, CT. The company stated that high-quality level of service is one of the differentiating features contributing to FastMatch’s growth and success. In order to maintain this level of service, it is important for FastMatch to be located near its major customers.…

November 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe Global Markets acquires assets of Silexx Financial Systems

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced it has acquired the assets of Silexx Financial Systems, LLC, a Sarasota, Florida-based company that develops and operates an innovative multi-asset order and execution management system (OEMS) that caters to institutional customers throughout the U.S. The acquisition is expected to provide Cboe customers with an additional channel…

Category: Forex

Exclusive: Leverate cooperates with (former) FX platform rival MetaQuotes in providing MT5 support

FX Industry Week Review: Fake MT4 in China, ETX's CEO departs, FX affiliate financing, Poland regulation, and lots more…

Vietnam broker Saigon Securities chooses Horizon for market making on Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh exchanges

Finantix software goes live in new market

CySEC directs FX brokers to include warnings when targeting Spanish clients

Playtech shares dive 22% after issuing 2H-2017 profit warning

TP ICAP issues 3Q report, CFO Andrew Baddeley steps down from Board

CME Group reports ADV of 15 million contracts in October, down 12% MoM

Euronext's FX ECN unit FastMatch opens Greenwich CT office

Cboe Global Markets acquires assets of Silexx Financial Systems

SEC Announces Settlement Agreement With Ripple and Two Executives

Coinbase to Acquire Crypto Options Exchange Deribit for $2.9bn

Webull Financial Hit With $1.6m Fine By FINRA

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StoneX Revenues Rise, But FX/CFD Contracts Segment Declines in Q2