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forex industry news update
December 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: CFD leverage, EU passport, ETX cuts Binary Options, Affiliate program changes, LegacyFX launch, and lots more…

In what is a usually quiet pre-Christmas-break week, Forex Industry News at LeapRate was anything but. ESMA's surprise move to cut maximum leverage allowed in CFD trading shook the industry, eliciting a lot of industry reaction, and hit hard the shares of publicly traded brokers including IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS), and CMC Markets…

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forex industry news update
December 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Blockchain based social trading, Betfred live with EU CFDs, Electroneum launch, and lots more…

Which platform provider and Far East broker are collaborating on a new Blockchain based social trading service? Where did online gaming giant Betfred launch EU-licensed CFD trading via its new TradeFred brand? Which FCA regulated broker raised leverage on major FX pairs trading to 200x? Answers to these questions and more appeared exclusively or first…

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forex industry news update
December 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: CySEC forex broker license, Formax Prime launch, FXDD-IronFX merger off, and lots more…

Which FX broker is the latest to get a CySEC CIF license? Which China-backed, FCA-licensed ECN broker launched in London? Why was the FXDD-IronFX merger called off? What major change did Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) make to its Affiliate program? Answers to these questions and more appeared exclusively or first at LeapRate this week. Some of our…

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November 14, 2017 BY AMarkets

November Trade Ideas: The Great Catalan October Revolution

The following article was written by AMarkets, a St. Vicent & the Grenadines (FSA) regulated global forex broker established in 2007. Summary: Developments in Catalonia have finally triggered some volatility, but this is not a systemic disruption. The ECB is leaning to the dovish side which has finally pushed the euro lower. The Fed is…

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forex industry news update
November 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Leverate-MetaQuotes, Spotware-LeanWork, LMAX-Seabury, GAIN Capital's new COO, and lots more…

Forex Industry News this past week was dominated by a number of new partnerships and agreements. Former competitors cooperating. FX liquidity agreements. Expansion to China. This week had it all, and you read about it exclusively or first at LeapRate. Where did Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) go for its new COO? How are former…

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