RoboForex increases cryptocurrency trading leverage to 10x LeapRate

December 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

RoboForex increases cryptocurrency trading leverage to 10x

After initially launching cryptocurrency trading in October, Limassol based Retail FX brokerage group RoboForex has announced that it is increasing the leverage clients can use in trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, et al to 10x. When first launched, RoboForex was offering between 1:1 and 1:5 leverage on cryptos. RoboForex is making the move despite the recent hyper-volatility…

October 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CySEC adds Investor Warning to leverage and volume limits for trading cryptocurrency CFDs and ICOs

After introducing leverage and volume limits for FX brokers that offer trading in CFDs for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies, Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has now added a general warning for retail traders on the risks of trading digital / virtual currencies. CySEC called these instruments "highly complex", noting that trading prices of virtual currencies and CFDs…

October 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CySEC sets cryptocurrency CFD rules: 5x leverage limit, 15% max volume for CIFs

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has issued a directive outlining its requirements for CIF licensed FX and CFD brokers who offer trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. As the prices of these virtual currencies has soared to all-time highs, trading volumes at FX brokers in all things digital are also climbing - and at some…

January 15, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

LeapRate Exclusive: Forex brokers cutting leverage on Bitcoin trading as price plunges 33%

Wild volatility is back in Bitcoin-land, as premier Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp was hacked, $5M in Bitcoin was stolen, and Russia starts banning Bitcoin related websites.

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