Tag: AvaTrade

August 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AvaTrade now offers Bitcoin Cash

Forex and CFD provider AvaTrade just announced that has added to its portfolio the newest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash. This brings the number of cryptocurrencies AvaTrade offers to 7, adding it to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum classic, Dash, Ripple and Litecoin. The new trading instrument, Bitcoin Cash, will be traded under the symbol BCHUSD. Since its formation…

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December 30, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Top Forex Industry Stories of 2016

Hard to believe, but 2016 is just a couple of days from officially becoming history. And history was indeed made in the Forex sector during 2016. When looking at the top Forex Industry stories and themes of 2016, like in 2015, one storyline clearly stood above the rest in reshaping the sector for the months and…

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Good news for Bitcoin investors: Israel might cut tax on profit by half
November 06, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Colmex becomes sixth recipient of an Israel Forex Broker license - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that the Israeli financial regulator the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has issued a Dealers' license to a sixth retail forex broker, Colmex. Colmex Israel, or formally TGL Colmex Capital Markets Ltd., operates website colmex.co.il, and is a sister company of CySEC regulated Colmex Pro Ltd, which operates colmex.com and colmexpro.com. All the…

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October 21, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Playtech pays £16 million for bingo software and hardware solutions provider ECM

Continuing its acquisition spree outside of the Forex sector after having failed to acquire Plus500 and AvaTrade, gaming technology provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced that it has acquired bingo software and hardware solutions provider ECM Systems. ECM supplies software and support services to the UK retail bingo market, including major operators Gala Leisure, Mecca…

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September 29, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM, AvaTrade and Plus500 among first recipients of Israel Forex Broker license

Israeli financial regulator the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has issued a Dealers' license to five Retail Forex brokers, allowing them to formally begin taking on Israel-based traders. The licenses take effect as of October 31, 2016. New Israeli regulations took effect effect in July covering different aspects of online trading. The ISA has been taking aggressive…

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June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

PsyQuation behavioral profiling based trading tool goes live with Pepperstone, IC Markets, Global Prime and AvaTrade

LeapRate has learned that PsyQuation has launched live as of today with a number of retail forex brokers including Pepperstone, IC Markets, Global Prime and AvaTrade. PsyQuation has developed a new way to improve trader performance - and to prevent traders from ‘blowing up’ their accounts - using techniques and technology from the school of Behavioral Profiling. We…

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May 31, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Canadian securities regulator issues warning re AvaTrade

Canadian provincial securities regulator British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning regarding retail forex broker AvaTrade, adding AvaTrade to its Investment Caution List. The BCSC states that Ava Trade Ltd. claims to be a regulated on-line broker, based in the British Virgin Islands. The BCSC became aware of a recent advertisement placed by Ava Trade…

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