Hello Markets clients will have access to Bullion Capital’s MetalDesk2 trading platform for precious metals, including physical gold bullion.
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... We've speculated a number of times since Knight Capital's merger with Getco in mid 2013 to form KCG (e.g. see here), that KCG was likely to put Hotspot FX up for sale at some point to focus on its core equity market making businesses. And it seems as though we were right - KCG…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... In discussions with a variety of retail forex brokers as well as institutional FX platforms, we have been getting a very uniform response to the question 'how has October gone for you so far'. With September's near-record FX volumes still fresh in the rear view mirror for most in the industry, October started…
Read moreWe’ve seen recently an increase and diversification in the way Retail Forex brokers build their brands via sponsorships. Many if not most of those revolve around high profile sports sponsorships, such as Saxo Bank’s Team Tinkoff-Saxo in the Tour de France, IronFX with BarcelonaFC, and EXNESS’ own recent hookup with Formula One racing via its sponsorship…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that leading institutional FX broker and liquidity provider LMAX Exchange has begun providing original research and analysis of the overall currency space, called Global FX Insights, hiring well-regarded FX analyst Joel Kruger as senior analyst. Kruger had been a senior currency analyst for both Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) and more recently FXCM…
Read moreBank of America (NYSE:BAC) unit Merrill Lynch has been fined by US financial regulator FINRA a total of $6 million for violations relating to short selling. The FINRA press release follows, and can also be seen here. FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch a Total of $6 Million for Reg SHO Violations and Supervisory Failures WASHINGTON —…
Read moreJust a heads-up note for our readers. Those of you in Barcelona over the next few days might want to check out the Financial Partners Expo, being held at Barcelona's International Convention Center Friday and Saturday. The expo brings together many affiliates and IBs serving the Forex and Binary Options sectors, with leading brokers (such as ETX…
Read moreInvestment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods likes management at both FX brokers but cites issues such as shrinking margins and rising costs.
Read moreThis quarter has followed a very different pattern than last one for Plus500 (LON:PLUS). Last quarter (Q2), the old maxim 'buy the rumor and sell the news' seemed to hold, with Plus500 reporting robust results but seeing its share price tumble after reporting those results. This time it was different. Plus500 shares completed a two-day runup…
Read moreDATE: October 21st, 2014 BY: Evaldas Barcas BROKER: 24xp TOPIC: Customer Service Since 1.5 months I can’t contact customer support in any way. Is it a scam? Does anybody know about this broker’s latest activity? 2 months ago I opened account with 24xp broker, they instantly gave me 50GBP no deposit bonus in real account…
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