LeapRate Exclusive... After posting a loss of £2.7 million in 2016 which was then followed by the departure of longtime CEO Andrew Edwards and the subsequent appointment of Arman Tahmassebi to the company's top management spot, LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated broker ETX Capital was able to turn things around in 2017, posting a modest profit of…
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LeapRate Exclusive... It is good to be in demand. LeapRate has learned that Simon Bird has joined the board of FCA regulated Monecor (London) Limited. Monecor is the parent company of London-based spreadbetting and CFDs broker ETX Capital. We had just reported earlier today that Simon Bird was named as Non Executive Chairman of one-time…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated broker ETX Capital is making some changes to its trading product lineup, ahead of new MiFID II regulations which come into effect early next year. In addition to January 2018 heralding the onset of MiFID II regulations across Europe, the new year will also see the transfer of…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that London based FX and CFDs broker ETX Capital has stayed internal to replace its recently departed longtime CEO Andrew Edwards, promoting COO Arman Tahmassebi to the CEO position at the company. As was exclusively reported at LeapRate at the beginning of November, Andrew Edwards surprised a lot of people…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that the longtime CEO of London-based FX, CFDs and spreadbetting broker ETX Capital, Andrew Edwards (pictured above), has resigned. We also understand that Mr. Edwards has left ETX to take a similar job at a rival firm, which will be unveiled shortly. Replacing Mr. Edwards as CEO of ETX Capital,…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned from regulatory filings that ETX Capital had a fairly poor year in 2016, following a shift in strategy to refocus on what the company called premium customers, and away from pay-away and introducer-led channels, including China. The filings were made by FCA regulated Monecor (London) Limited, which operates the ETX…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned from industry sources that there have been a number of (additional) changes on the board of directors of Monecor (London) Limited, which operates FCA regulated online trading brokerage ETX Capital. Two of the company's non-executive directors, Mark Preston and Claire Hafner, have resigned. Mark Preston is the former Chairman and…
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FCA regulated online broker ETX Capital today unveiled a new and improved version of its multi-asset class, proprietary web trading platform – TraderPro. Active clients have been given an exclusive first chance to try out the new platform. What’s new? According to ETX Capital: More intuitive - the new web trading platform has an enhanced…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings in the UK that Andrew Bud has resigned from the board of directors of Monecor (London) Limited, parent company of FCA-regulated Retail Forex and CFDs broker ETX Capital. Andrew Bud is founder and CEO of iProov, a London-based startup in the field of facial recognition and user…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that 2015 was another banner year of growth for ETX Capital. After seeing 2014 revenues soar by 38%, the company continued the positive momentum in fiscal year 2015, with revenues up another 20% to £41.3 million (USD $51 million). However the growth came at a cost, with…
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