Tag: social trading

April 07, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

City Index launches Beta version of its in-house social trading platform City Connect

FCA-registered multi-asset electronic trading firm City Index embraces social trading as British authorities prepare to classify such systems as investment managers Social trading and copy trading networks gained extensive attention from all participants in the retail trading field last year, mainly due to their established presence and proven means of engaging customers and improving lifetime…

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March 17, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

As FCA Considers Regulation Of Social Trading Platforms, Are PAMMs Next?

Social trading innovators share perspective On MAM accounts following regulatory considerations by FCA Further to last week's revelation by Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding its intention to set forth a regulatory structure for copy trading and social trading platforms, deeming them investment managers, the question remains as to whether this framework will apply to…

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March 12, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Network Of Traders Or Financial Advice? FCA Swoops In On Social FX Trading Platforms

British financial markets regulator issues letter to companies offering copy trading services to retail FX clients, notifying intention to classify them as investment managers LeapRate Exclusive... It was only a matter of time before one of the world's most established financial markets regulators took the lead in investigating the possibility of producing specific regulatory guidelines…

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January 23, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

Saxo Bank launches social trading

Saxo Bank is morphing its TradingFloor.com research site into a social trading platform Our twitter feed has just presented us with some fresh information surrounding Saxo Bank’s exposure to the social trading environment. According to their social media account the Danish brokerage is transforming its Tradingfloor.com portal into a fully operational copy trading environment. Up…

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