January 06, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

How to get the most out of Social Trading

The following guest post is courtesy of eToro, a leading social trading and investment network. [divide] Social trading is looking more and more like the future of online trading and investment. It is definitely transforming the way that millions of ordinary people are managing their money and investing for the future. Investors are attracted by…

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January 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TFX reports smooth launch of new FX margin service “Click 365 LARGE”

The Futures Industry Association of Japan (FIA Japan) has released the January 2016 edition of its bimonthly newsletter, offering interesting insights into the Japanese online trading sector. The report includes an announcement regarding the launch of a new on-exchange Forex margin trading service - Click 365 LARGE. On November 30, 2015, Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc.…

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January 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Plus500 UK unit resumes onboarding of new customers

In tune with an earlier announcement from Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) about its UK business planning to accept new clients, the retail Forex and CFD broker announced today that Plus500UK officially resumes onboarding activities. The UK business of the broker stopped accepting new customers in May 2015, as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was investigating its client…

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January 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ASX registers continued rise in futures trading volume in December 2015

Following a robust November for futures trading activity, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) registered one more month of rising futures trading volumes. According to ASX's market activity report for December 2015, out earlier today, futures and options on futures volume amounted to 12,021,672 contracts in the last month of 2015, up 25.3% from the reading for…

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January 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex sees global Forex volumes surge 30.5% MoM in December 2015

Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has earlier today posted its operating metrics for December 2015, with global Forex volumes and daily average revenue trades (DARTs) markedly rising from subdued levels seen in November 2015. Global Forex volumes, that is Forex volumes across all Monex’s subsidiaries, amounted to $29.5 billion last month, up 30.5% month-on-month. The result,…

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January 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FINRA aims to focus on broker 'culture' in 2016

The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today released its Regulatory and Examination Priorities for 2016, highlighting three broad issues - supervision, risk management and controls; and liquidity. The letter also emphasizes firm culture, conflicts of interest and ethics, and the significant role each of these plays in the way a firm conducts its business. FINRA…

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January 05, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Ontario Securities Commission warns against Bristol Offshore

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has just updated its Warning List, which contains the names of individuals and companies that are engaging in activities that may pose a risk to investors. The latest addition to the Warning List is Bristol Financial Offshore, also known as Bristol Offshore. The company, operating from www.bristoloffshore.com, is offering a…

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January 05, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FXCM Asia announces special update to Trading Station platform

FXCM Asia Limited, a former subsidiary of FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM), has informed its clients that it will be releasing a substantial update to the Trading Station Desktop platform. FXCM Asia, which was acquired by Rakuten Securities, Inc., a subsidiary of Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), says the update will go live on January 9, 2016. After market…

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