Team Saxo-Tinkoff riders Alberto Contador and Roman Kreuziger place fourth and fifth in the Individual Tour standings. In a much more lighthearted note than our usual Forex news items, we would like to congratulate our friends at Saxo Bank on their Team Saxo-Tinkoff's Team classification victory in the 2013 Tour de France completed yesterday. Team Saxo-Tinkoff…
Read moreDodd-Frank exception for SEC registered broker dealers was to expire July 16, 2013. The SEC has quietly extended by three years the exception provided to broker dealers to engage in what it terms 'retail forex transactions'. By the straight Dodd-Frank Act rules, all broker dealers in the U.S. were to cease Forex transactions with retail…
Read moreSaxo Bank's average daily forex volumes rose by 1.4% to $14.6 billion, but total volumes fell as there were less trading days than in May. LeapRate has learned that leading global FX broker Saxo Bank, a member of LeapRate's Approved List of regulated retail forex brokers, continued its strong start to 2013 during June, with…
Read moreSaxo Bank's Tour de Trading competition includes TV spots and Alberto Contador's actual Tour de France bike. In our latest in a series covering interesting and unique promotions in the forex trading world, we look this week at Saxo Bank, and its Tour de Trading promotion. Even among die hard cyclists and bicycle enthusiasts (including…
Read moreReflects CFH's evolving business, now focused on CFH's gateway to the interbank market. Institutional FX brokerage CFH Markets has decided to rebrand as CFH Clearing. The name (and image) change was made primarily to reflect CFH's business operations as an interbank prime of prime solutions provider to small and medium sized institutional clients. CFH has moved…
Read moreForex brokers increasingly distributing content (FX research, education, training) via video. Saxo Bank, a member of LeapRate's Approved List of global regulated FX brokers, announced today the launch of Saxo TV. Saxo Bank has hired an all-star team of three to be the face of Saxo TV -- led by former Bloomberg TV News anchor…
Read moreSaxo Bank to amalgamate technical trading signals through Trade Navigator on its TradingFloor.com FX Research site. As first reported by ForexBrokerz.com.... Saxo Bank, a member of LeapRate's Approved List of global regulated FX brokers, has launched Trade Navigator on TradingFloor.com. This is a new online trading tool that provides daily technical insight into around 200 instruments. By combining…
Read moreMarch and April volume numbers continue to impress from Saxo Bank. LeapRate Exclusive.... LeapRate has learned that leading global FX broker Saxo Bank, a member of LeapRate's Approved List of regulated global FX firms, continued its strong start to 2013 through March and April. The details -- we had previously reported (also, exclusively) that in January ($427 billion)…
Read moreJanuary volumes were $427 billion, February volumes $368 billion at Saxo Bank. LeapRate Exclusive.... LeapRate has learned that leading global FX broker Saxo Bank, a member of LeapRate's Approved List of regulated global FX firms, greatly exceeded its 2012 average volumes during the first two months of 2013. January volumes jumped to average $19.4 billion…
Read moreWill allow customers to invest their savings in a tax efficient manner. Saxo Capital Markets, the FSA-regulated UK arm of global FX brokerage firm Saxo Bank (a member of LeapRate's Approved List), has announced a Stocks & Shares ISA account in cooperation with ISA Manager European Pensions Management Limited. The Stocks & Shares ISA will…
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