Valutrades completes £1.2M recapitalization to boost marketing efforts around new website

September 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Valutrades completes £1.2M recapitalization to boost marketing efforts around new website - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated retail forex and CFD broker Valutrades has completed a £1.2 million recapitalization, as the company looks to both shore up capital and free up money for an increased marketing budget. We understand that Valutrades, which offers trading on the MT4 platform, is planning a serious marketing push…

September 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 revenues fall 14% QoQ but YoY growth continues in first half 2016

Retail Forex and CFDs broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) continues to issue stellar financial results, although the company's growth seems to have slowed a bit in Q2-2016. Plus500 released its First Half 2016 financial report this morning, indicating that the company's Revenues in Q2 came in at $73.6 million - one of its best quarters ever…

September 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Measuring Volatility with Average True Range

Once you know how to read this indicator, it is very simple to use.

August 30, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

What is Breakout Trading?

Breakout strategies are generally best when they are short-lived, as a price breakout is often followed by a correction.

August 26, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Brian Myers resigns as VP Sales of OANDA Europe

LeapRate has learned that Brian Myers has resigned as VP Sales of OANDA Europe Limited, the FCA-regulated UK subsidiary of global retail forex broker OANDA Corp. He was also a board member of the UK company. The resignation was effective as of August 18. Myers was one of a number of executives who joined Daniel…

August 16, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

PhillipCapital UK: new website, plans going forward and Brexit - LeapRate Exclusive Interview

Just a month after the Brexit 'Leave' vote, Singapore-based global forex and commodities broker PhillipCapital Group unveiled a new look for its FCA regulated UK retail arm, PhillipCapital UK. And, the company continues to invest in and grow its business. Is PhillipCapital concerned about what Brexit might mean for its UK based business? What are…

August 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Joe Rundle in, Jacob Plattner out as Managing Director of GKFX - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated broker GKFX has made a change in senior management, with Managing Director Jacob Plattner leaving the company in favor of hiring Joe Rundle (pictured at left) for the position. LeapRate had reported exclusively at the beginning of the summer that Rundle had left ETX Capital (as Head of Trading)…

July 29, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

PhillipCapital UK launches new website with help from Design by Structure

Continuing a trend we have seen over the past six months from some of the leading UK-based retail forex and CFD brokers, PhillipCapital UK went live yesterday with their new online offering. As with many of the new & improved websites and Home Page redesigns we've seen lately from some leading retail forex brokers in…

July 17, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ThinkMarkets sets Turkish crosses to Close-Only following attempted coup

Well here we go again. Less than a month after the UK Brexit referendum led (most) Forex brokers to take precautionary measures - such as raising margin requirements for both new and existing positions, and setting some currency pairs to Close-Only - the attempted overthrow of the Turkish government over the weekend is doing the…

July 12, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICM Capital adds Polish Zloty to accepted client deposit currencies

FCA regulated retail forex broker ICM Capital has announced that clients can now fund their account with Polish Zloty (PLN) via bank transfer to trade Forex, Commodities and CFDs in a PLN denominated MetaTrader 4 trading account. The active Polish market has led the broker to expand on the amount of currencies it currently offers,…

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