Andrew Saks-McLeod
LeapRate Analyst
April 14, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Exchange-traded binary options on the up as NADEX reports 49.8% rise in Q1 2014

America's mandatory exchange-traded binary options business made substantial progress in the inaugural months of 2014 as NADEX releases quarterly results The North American Derivatives Exchange (NADEX) announced late last week that its 2014 first quarter (Q1 2014) exchange volume of binary options and spread contracts traded increased 49.8% quarter-over-quarter from the same period in 2013.…

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April 14, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Hollywood executives look to buy MtGox out of bankruptcy as bitcoin price falls below $400

Uncertainty has followed last year's soaring values and unprecedented demand in the aftermath of MtGox demise, with BTC values falling below $400 for the first time since last November. Would reviving MtGox be a very risky business? It is common practice in most industry sectors for large, stable companies which operate within a particular business segment…

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April 10, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

The drive toward on-exchange FX strengthens as TradeStation facilitates trading on IEX

TradeStation yesterday enabled retail FX clients to execute trades via recently-launched venue IEX, bolstering the drive toward on-exchange FX trading Interest directed toward the support of the new and innovative IEX platform is growing among some of the world's prominent names in the FX industry, as MONEX Group's North American subsidiary TradeStation announced yesterday that…

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April 09, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Dodd-Frank Doubt: CFTC's power to control cross-border derivatives and HFT under fire

US government department issues bill exposing bipartisan congressional legislation which curbs the scope of CFTC's powers Assumption that the US authorities had completed their implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act's rulings on OTC derivatives once it had been finalized was widespread and in keeping with America's highly methodical regulatory structure as last year drew…

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April 09, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Ariel Communications introduces shared wallet solution to move funds between multiple platforms

As new trading platforms continue to proliferate the retail FX sector, Ariel Communications launches a solution which allows funds to be held centrally and distributed to multiple platforms Many FX firms have recently favored the use of shared wallet solutions which allow trading platforms which serve different purposes to access a common client base, a…

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April 08, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

CMC Markets selects smartTrade’s LiquidityFX for its aggregation and order routing service

The move away from fixed physical infrastructure is being furthered by British FX, CFD and spread betting company CMC Markets with inception of FX liquidity aggregation on the cloud Liquidity management and software solutions provider smartTrade Technologies has today announced that CMC Markets has selected the firm's LiquidityFX solution for FX and precious metal asset…

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