Tag: Forex Industry News

forex industry news update
April 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary Options brokers leave Cyprus, IKON transfer to Hantec, Australia client money rules, and lots more…

It was another very busy and exciting week of Forex Industry News, with all the key stories appearing first or exclusively at LeapRate. Forex and Binary Options brokers suspended in Cyprus and the UK, key executive moves, new law passed (in Australia) for handling retail client money, results from key brokers - this past week…

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forex industry news update
March 19, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: CySEC toughens on bonuses, EZTrader raises $3.5M, Stan Wawrinka ad debut, and lots more…

Some of our most popular, shared and commented-on posts this week in Forex Industry News at LeapRate included: CySEC gets tougher on bonus schemes, banning referral payments, trading competitions, and cash rebates. Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has issued an information circular, providing what it calls “additional guidance” to CIF licensed brokers on the types of bonus…

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forex industry news update
February 19, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: PositivaFX Retail FX launch, CySEC new binary options rules, FXCM US ban drama, and lots more…

We continued to bring LeapRate readers exclusive coverage and analysis of the continuing drama surrounding FXCM Inc (NASDAQ:FXCM) in this week's Forex Industry News, as the company continues to deal with the aftershocks of its ban from the US forex market. Data on FXCM's US operations, another regulatory fine, changes at the FXCM UK board, competitors…

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forex industry news update
February 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: IG and Forex.com redo Affiliate programs, CySEC's new marketing rules, and lots more...

Forex Industry News at LeapRate has a very 'affiliate' feel to it this past week, with LeapRate reporting exclusively about major changes made to the affiliate programs at two of the leading online brokers on both sides of the pond, Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) and IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG). On the regulatory side of…

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forex industry news update
January 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Saxo Bank layoffs, IG bans Binary Options traffic, IS Prime buys ThinkLiquidity , and lots more…

A little bit of everything in this past week's Forex Industry News at LeapRate: M&A activity, restructuring and layoffs, good and not-so-good financial reports from retail forex brokers... And the key stories you read about exclusively or first at LeapRate: Saxo Bank laying off 3% of its workforce, IG Group ending relationships with Binary Options…

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