Tag: FXTM

FXTM trading signals
October 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Signaling your way into Forex markets

The following article was written by Samantha Robb, Creative Copywriter at FXTM. Opening a trading account and getting started as a trader in the markets has never been easier. Forex trading education has become so accessible and abundant, that it’s become difficult to recognise which tools can actually help you in the forex trading world.…

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Jacob Zuma South Africa Rand
August 22, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Zuma and the Rand: A Story of Ups and Downs

World leaders are regularly subjected to criticism from all quarters, it comes with the job - just ask Donald Trump, Theresa May, and Emmanuel Macron (to name a few). The rise of platforms like Twitter have made it easy for the general public to voice their discontent and they can record and pick apart every …

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August 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

How Will the Markets Handle Hassan Rouhani’s Inauguration?

The following article was written by Jameel Ahmad, VP of Corporate Development and Market Research at FXTM. Iran is sitting at the centre of a geopolitical maelstrom. Its alliance with beleaguered GCC member Qatar, June’s terrorist strike on its Parliament building in Tehran, and recent financial sanctions from the US, have all conspired to keep the country…

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July 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Protectionists, Brexit and Cheese: The Impact of the EU’s Latest Trade Deal on the Currency Markets

Four years in the making and 18 rounds of negotiations later, and the Euro-Japanese free-trade agreement finally got the green light. Announced officially on Thursday 6 July, the colloquially named ‘cars for cheese’ deal is expected to increase European exports to Japan by €20bn a year, writes FXTM Staff Writer, Emma Davidson. Europe has pressed…

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July 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Copy trading currencies - growing with the times

The forces behind currency markets, and what makes them tick, is always an interesting topic. Currency movements affect every part of society, from travellers to financiers, writes FXTM Head of E-Commerce, Nandik Barbhaiya. The strength of a country’s currency is often in direct proportion to their fiscal health and political stability, and this is why…

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global currencies
July 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Is Global Currency Re-Evaluation Inevitable?

The following article was written by Emma Davidson, Communications Manager at FXTM. Global currency revaluation is a divisive topic, writes FXTM’s Emma Davidson. It has been covered extensively by experts purporting it will never happen, and others who decry that it is inevitable. So, which camp has it right? A global currency re-evaluation would require all nations…

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GAIN Capital's Nicholas Scott to lead FXTM’s Product Development team
May 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXTM CEO Olga Rybalkina on sports sponsorships, forex regulatory changes, and lots more

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... It hasn't been easy running a Retail Forex brokerage lately. Regulatory changes, technology which is constantly changing, ever increasing competition... Continuing our series of discussions with various industry leaders, we are pleased to present our recent conversation with Olga Rybalkina, CEO of CySEC regulated FXTM. Olga has quite a lot to say…

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April 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Does the French Election Signal Trouble for the Euro?

This article was written by Jameel Ahmad, VP of Corporate Development and Market Research at FXTM. Unless one candidate can garner more than 50% of the vote in the first round of elections, French voters will go to the polls twice to elect their new leader. The two candidates that score the most votes will go head…

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