EU and UK regulated Forex broker Admiral Markets announced that Adam Narczewski, a highly experienced industry professional, has accepted the post of Country Manager for Admiral Markets Poland. Mr. Narczewski has ample experience in helping companies become industry leaders. Prior to joining Admiral Markets Poland, he served as Deputy Regional Director at X-Trade Brokers DM,…
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Back on March 8th, LeapRate covered when Spain’s financial regulator CNMV (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores) issued its Activity Plan for 2017-2018... In that activity plan, the CNMV did not outline specific plans to target Forex and CFD trading, but it did state that one of its four strategic objectives will include “analysis of initiatives…
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Match-Trade Technologies, headquartered in Irvine, California, today announced the launch of new services which will enable brokers to become compliant with European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID II) new regulations and guidelines. The offering will provide dedicated solutions to meet the best execution policy requirements described in…
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Forex broker Admiral Markets announced today the addition of a new instrument, Snap Inc. (Snapchat) single share CFD (#SNAP). Newly listed, prominent companies will always have lots of attention and lots of trading volume. Admiral Markets plans to offer many more single share CFDs this year, saying. "we believe that the demand for single shares…
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We recently spoke with Martina Doherty, owner, and founder of MD Consulting, a London-based marketing services agency, providing financial institutions and FinTech companies in capital markets with PR and communication services. The majority of the firm's clients are institutional forex companies. She set up the business just over 7 years ago to share her knowledge…
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UK-FCA regulated brokerage London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON: LCG), today launched their new TV ad spot featuring number three ranked tennis player in the world Stan Wawrinka. The advert is part of the four-year partnership that the three-time Grand Slam winner signed with LCG, becoming their Global Brand Ambassador. He also received 5 million…
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ChartIQ, the US-based charting, and platform company just announced they've redesigned their HTML5 financial portals and widgets for websites and webmasters with an increased focus on ease of use, flexibility, and interactivity. Another US-based company Xignite provides the data package to ChartIQ and is hosted in the cloud. LeapRate a few months ago spoke with…
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Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, today announced Trading Technologies now offers connectivity to Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) through its TT trading platform. With this new connection, commodity and currency derivatives traders can utilize TT’s robust functionality, including the TT Mobile applications for iOS and Android…
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TradingScreen (TS), the electronic trading solutions provider, has announced the expansion of its European operations with the opening of a new office in Frankfurt, Germany. Financial services veteran, Michael Kuhlow, has recently joined as Director to lead the Frankfurt operations. Michael Kuhlow, equipped with 20 years of experience in financial services and awareness of regional…
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SIX Swiss Exchange announced today approval of the London Stock Exchange’s TRADEcho service as a Trade Data Monitor (TDM) for the SIX Swiss Exchange. This agreement enables foreign participants (Remote Members) of the SIX Swiss Exchange to meet their reporting obligations for trades in Swiss securities admitted for trading on a Swiss regulated market via the…
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