Tradable partners with Shift Forex to help App developers and brokers transition to Tradable’s platform LeapRate

September 09, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Tradable partners with Shift Forex to help App developers and brokers transition to Tradable's platform

Shift Forex will provide a variety of solutions around Tradable's open API trading platform and ecosystem. LeapRate Exclusive.... LeapRate has learned that Tradable, which has developed the first app platform specifically for FX trading apps, is about to announce a strategic relationship with leading forex consultancy Shift Forex. Essentially, Shift Forex will provide content, training, and marketing to…

September 06, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group August FX volumes down 8% from July

However FX futures volumes at CME were 2% stronger than last year. We'll actually attribute this one to the summer doldrums. After seeing a steady rise in trading volumes as 2013 progressed, culminating with its second-best ever month for forex volumes in June, the CME Group reported that August FX volumes dropped by 8% to…

September 04, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Sports and casino betting site Bet3000 launches CFDs

Will Bet3000's partnership with financial spreadbetting company ETX Capital become the first of many? LeapRate Exclusive... Blurring the lines between gambling and financial trading, LeapRate has learned that Malta-based online sports betting outfit Bet3000 will be launching CFD trading, in partnership with UK spreadbetting firm ETX Capital. The new website will offer Bet3000's sportsbook and casino…

September 03, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

GMO Click Japan August FX volumes drop 27% to $788 billion

GMO Click volume metrics finally cool off after a record run-up in volumes so far in 2013. After breaking the $1 trillion per month barrier several months running, leading Japanese retail forex broker GMO Click finally saw the summer slowdown in trading take some wind out of its sails. Volumes at GMO Click dropped 27%…

September 03, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Alpari adds Binary Options trading

Alpari also adds CFDs on MT4, and a 'Nano' MT4 account with no minimum deposit. Forex broker Alpari has formally launched Binary Options trading for clients. Binary options at Alpari will run on the MarketsPulse platform, and will formally be run through an agent agreement with a third party company called Binary Products Limited. Alpari will…

September 03, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Swissquote launches FX liquidity to MT4 brokers via Gold-i bridge

Gold-i comes full circle, doing business again with its first-ever client. Forex historians might even not know the answer to the question, 'Who was MT4 bridge provider Gold-i's first ever client?'. The answer, of course, is ACM, the Swiss forex brokerage acquired by leading Swiss retail trading firm Swissquote. Swissquote is today one of the…

September 02, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Leverate introduces 50% faster FX data feed

Leverate's LXFeed completely rebuilt based on multicast architecture. For those of you who know the history of Leverate -- which began with its state-of-the-art datafeed -- it should come as no surprise that the leading FX platform provider continues to put a technology emphasis on its LXFeed data feed product. Leverate has announced that it…

September 02, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Moscow Exchange August FX volumes up 1%

Overall volumes on the Moscow Exchange were down 11% in August, but up 23% from last year. Not surprisingly, Russian traders love their (short) summers, and again this August headed for the hills (and beaches), sending trading volumes on the Moscow Exchange down by 11% from July. However, as the Moscow Exchange continues to add…

September 02, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Forex sports sponsorships come to Turkey

Leading Turkish broker Integral Menkul Degerler signs $10 million deal to sponsor Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club. LeapRate Exclusive.... Another sign that the forex industry has come of age in Turkey. LeapRate has learned that leading Turkish retail forex broker Integral Menkul Degerler has a deal to sponsor one of Turkey's leading professional basketball clubs, Besiktas. The Beşiktaş men's basketball…

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