Tag: AxiTrader

David Morrison GKFX analyst
November 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

GKFX adds David Morrison from Spread Co as Senior Market Analyst

After our exclusive report last week that senior market analyst James Hughes had left GKFX for the UK operation of AxiTrader, GKFX hasn't taken much time in naming a replacement for Mr. Hughes in the person of David Morrison. GKFX announced this morning that David Morrison is leaving spread betting firm Spread Co to join GKFX’s…

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forex industry news update
August 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Playtech buys Alpha, China broker expands UK, Binary Options funds recovery, and lots more…

We normally list the week's key executive moves at the bottom of our weekly FX Industry News summary. However this week saw an extraordinary number of hires and departures involving CFH Systems, AxiTrader, Pepperstone, ADS Securities, CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) - with all these moves being exclusively reported at LeapRate. (What was everyone else writing…

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AxiTrader UK
August 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: AxiTrader UK hires ex ADS, City Index and CMC Markets exec Ross Donoghue as Head of EU Sales

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FX industry sales veteran Ross Donoghue has joined the FCA regulated UK arm of Australia based Retail FX broker AxiTrader. Based in London, Ross Donoghue had most recently been with ADS Securities in their London office, and was responsible for launching the launching the retail side of the business…

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torsten gellert peppertsone
August 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Torsten Gellert jumps from AxiTrader to Pepperstone as MD Germany

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Australia based Retail FX broker Pepperstone has continued to build its presence in Europe, hiring Torsten Gellert as it new Managing Director of Pepperstone Germany. As we exclusively reported two weeks ago, Pepperstone recently re-opened its FCA regulated UK-based operation, Pepperstone Limited. It then requested that all EEA-based clients of…

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CFH Clearing launches Single Stock CFDs
August 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Alex Mackinnon to join CFH Systems after leaving AxiTrader / AxiPrime

LeapRate Exclusive... Following up our exclusive coverage yesterday of the resignation of longtime AxiTrader General Manager Alex Mackinnon, LeapRate has learned that Mr. Mackinnon will be joining FX technology and white label solutions provider CFH Systems, in a senior management role. CFH Systems' executive management has confirmed to LeapRate that Mr. Mackinnon's appointment will take…

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