Zero-commission online brokerage Robinhood, which launched three years ago with plans to shake up the US (and eventually international) online…
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US online retail broker shares hit by commission war
Shares of leading publicly traded US online retail brokers traded down between 2-10% yesterday, including those of Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW),…
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E*Trade hit with $280,000 CFTC fine for record keeping and supervision issues
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against units of online brokerage…
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Walbrook Capital (formerly FXCM Securities) adds Hubwise CEO Angus Macdonald to its board
LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated multi-asset broker Walbrook Capital Markets has added Angus Macdonald (pictured above) to its…
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Walbrook Capital (formerly FXCM Securities) replaces CEO Paul Inkster with Conor Ringland
LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated multi-asset broker Walbrook Capital Markets Limited is restructuring its operations, with the main…
Read MoreIs TradeKing for sale?
TradeKing has apparently hired BofA as its investment banker in seeking a buyer for the company.
Read MoreE*Trade fined $65,000 in Australia for order handling infringement
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed a monetary penalty on Etrade Australia Securities Limited (Etrade), a subsidiary…
Read MoreIs KaloBios the best day trading stock of all time?
In one of our more interesting yet offbeat posts here at LeapRate over the past few months, we reported on…
Read MoreRetail trader digs $106K hole in short position gone bad – and begs for help on GoFundMe
A lesson for all those trading on margin / with leverage or holding short positions… Joe Campbell, a retail trader…
Read MoreUS online brokerages saw execution problems and outages Monday under weight of market mayhem
Highlight shifts to broker technology and systems as some systems failed, at least temporarily, as trading volumes soared.
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