Tag: CySEC regulated brokers

October 18, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

CySEC regulated Retail Forex broker Icetrader.com closed, license renounced - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that CySEC regulated Retail Forex broker Icetrader.com has shut its (virtual) doors. The company's website icetrader.com, which as recently as Monday morning was operational and appearing as normal, now shows the following message: In a related development, Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has posted a note on its website that regulated entity Glistentree…

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October 18, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Orbex engages analyst Nour Eldeen Al-Hammoury for English and Arabic trading workshops

It looks like research analyst Nour Eldeen Al-Hammoury has been very busy since leaving his position as Chief Market Strategist of ADS Securities. We recently reported that Al-Hammoury had joined Sky News Arabia as a Business Analyst and Presenter, providing daily segments and offering in-depth analysis of the latest regional and global economic developments. Now comes word…

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October 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness September FX volumes rise 11% MoM to $218 billion

Continuing a parade of healthy FX trading volumes we are seeing in September across leading retail and institutional Forex platforms, Retail Forex broker Exness has reported an 11% increase in September results, to $218 billion. The $218 billion figure makes September Exness' second best month of 2016, after record monthly volumes of $253 billion recorded in July…

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October 06, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness introduces improved Market Analytics for clients

Retail Forex broker Exness has announced that it has launched enhanced analytics for its trading clients, including earlier publication of data and analytics with greater depth. Exness recently unveiled that it had received an FCA license for its UK subsidiary, with plans to expand in Europe. Most of Cyprus-based Exness' current business is in the…

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October 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

CFI Markets eases margin requirements on various FX and CFD instruments

CySEC regulated retail forex broker CFI Markets has issued a note to clients, indicating that it is now easing margin requirements on certain currency pairs and other financial instruments. CFI had taken steps around the June Brexit vote to limit client trading leverage by raising required margins. Those margin requirements were eased somewhat soon after…

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August 30, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech exits Binary Options business, TopOption brand sold to OptionsClick - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that online gaming giant Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has made a decision to exit the binary options brokerage business. The company's binary options brand, TopOption, was sold effective August 7 to Leadtrade Ltd, an Israeli run and CySEC licensed company which operates several other binary options brokerage brands including OptionsClick (optionsclick.com), Prestige Option (prestigeoption.com),…

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August 08, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness FX trading volumes hit record $253 billion in July

Retail forex broker Exness has reported record FX trading volumes of $253.2 billion in July - a 35% increase from June and 9% higher than Exness' previous best month of $232 billion set in June of last year. Year-to-date in 2016, Exness has seen $1.37 trillion in total trading volume, has honored a total $155 million in…

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July 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness sees 8% MoM jump in June FX volumes to $187.9 billion

CySEC regulated retail forex broker Exness has reported June volume metrics, indicating an 8% rise in FX trading volumes to $187.9 billion, up from $173.9 billion in May. The increase at Exness continues a trend we have seen at a number of leading retail and institutional eFX venues, with Brexit-driven volatility during June pushing trading…

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