HKEx to extend rebate scheme for RMB currency futures LeapRate

December 28, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

HKEx to extend rebate scheme for RMB currency futures

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today they will be extending incentives to solidify the development of its RMB currency futures market. Renminbi (RMB) currency futures contracts continue to serve as an effective risk management tool in periods of unexpected US dollar/Offshore RMB volatility. “As an international financial centre adjacent to Mainland China, Hong Kong…

December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

RoboForex changes rating rules for social trading network CopyFX

Retail Forex broker RoboForex has implemented changes to the rules about the rating on its investment and social trading network CopyFX. From December 22, 2015, the CopyFX Rating displays only participants whose accounts have balances equal to at least 50% of the minimum amount necessary to create or subscribe to an offer. Such a change…

December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

SaxoTraderGO iOS app now offers Touch ID support

Multi-asset trading and investment specialist Saxo Bank continues to improve SaxoTraderGO, with the latest set of enhancements concerning the mobile applications for iPhones and iPads. Saxo Bank has enabled client identification on SaxoTraderGO through biometric verification. The application update for iPhones and iPads containing Touch ID support has been released to Saxo Bank clients and is…

December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Longtime Caplin Systems exec and Singledealerplatforms.org blogger Paul Blank moves to TradAir

Paul Blank, a longtime executive of Caplin Systems and a highly valued markets blogger, has joined Israeli provider of eFX trading solutions TradAir as their new VP Marketing. In his new role, Mr Blank is responsible for leading TradAir’s overall marketing strategy, including product positioning and overseeing new launches, and actively engaging with the market through…

December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Italy’s Consob warns against OptionCM, IFX4U

Italy’s financial markets regulator Consob has earlier today issued warnings against binary options broker OptionCM and Forex broker IFX4U, warning the public that these entities are not authorized to target Italian investors. The Italian regulator notes that: The companies Dgx System Ltd and Crlink Limited are not authorized to offer investment services in Italy in…

December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

MQL5.com is now available in German language

MetaQuotes Software, the developer of the popular trading platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5), has launched a German version of MQL5.com at https://www.mql5.com/de. The release reflects the fact that German speaking traders and Expert Advisor developers form an active core of the MQL5.community, whereas Germany is one of the top six countries whose residents…

December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

China, UAE agree to establish RMB clearing hub

The internationalization of the Chinese currency keeps gathering pace, as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China have signed an agreement to establish a clearing hub for the Chinese Yuan or Renminbi, Xinhua reported on Sunday referring to UAE media sources. This will be the second RMB clearing hub in the Middle East after Qatar launched the…

December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

FxPro enhances charting capabilities of FxPro Tools app for iOS devices

Retail Forex broker FxPro has recently released a new version of its FxPro Tools application for iOS devices. The new version (2.1.8) of the solution is released shortly after the company made the application compatible with Apple Watch. The updated application comes with enhanced charting capabilities, including candlestick charts for all instruments and the possibility to…

December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Bitcoin Group reschedules planned IPO

Bitcoin miner Bitcoin Group Limited has lodged another prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), in a move that postponed the planned initial public offering of the company on ASX again. The latest prospectus (Second Replacement Prospectus) was filed on December 24, 2015. It includes: an Independent Expert Report to support some statements…

December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Japan’s FSA issues warnings against three FX, binary options brokers

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has updated its lists of unregistered entities that offer financial instruments services to Japanese investors. The latest additions to these lists are three – two Forex brokers and one binary options broker. Fox International Partners Ltd The company is also known as Fox Forex. It provides the following address: Global…