If you weren't on LeapRate this week, then you missed (or heard late about) all the key Forex Industry News stories including: What are EU Forex brokers doing to circumvent the ESMA leverage cap? What measures are Chinese authorities taking to crack down on illegal FX brokerage activity? (And, what exactly does it consider "illegal"?)…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has released its first quarter 2019 revenue update - IG Group has a May 31 fiscal year end, so the period covered in Q1-2019 is June through August 2018. Importantly, that includes two months of a ban on binary options (which kicked in at the beginning…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that a number of EU based Retail FX and CFD brokers have been sending out emails to their clients and IBs/Affiliates, reminding them that they cannot formally market out-of-EU accounts to clients. But, reminding them that the clients may themselves, of their own initiative, seek out foreign brokers and open…
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LeapRate Exclusive Interview... There has been a lot of change swirling lately at global broker ADSS - a rebranding of the company from ADS Securities, senior management changes, preparing for ESMA, and dealing with a new cryptocurrency trading clientele. We are very pleased to speak today with Mathieu Ghanem, Managing Director, Global Head of Sales and Marketing…
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