It seems as though the low interest rate, low volatility environment is hitting not only the results of Forex brokers, but also the big boys. Banking giant Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) reported its second quarter results today, and they came in with a worse-than-expected loss of CHF 700 million ($775 million). A good part of the…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that popular online gaming website Winner.com has added Binary Options trading, using the new Keystone binary platform. Keystone is the in-house trading platform of Retail Forex broker Markets.com. It is interesting to note that Markets.com's own binary brand, TopOption, launched using the SpotOption platform. The leading binary options platform providers, including SpotOption…
Read moreEXNESS hires independent auditing company Meritorius Audit Limited, part of the MAP S.Platis Group, to review and audit its reported trading volume metrics.
Read moreNot exactly the news which many in the retail forex world were looking for, but it looks like July will not provide any respite from the low-trading-volumes environment we've seen so far in the first half of 2014. The (northern hemisphere) summer months are traditionally slow in the trading world, and so far it looks…
Read moreIs the honeymoon with investors over for the AIM-listed former stock market darling?
Read moreGain Capital (NYSE:GCAP) shares down to an eleven-month low, FXCM isn't far behind. Have analysts realized that these should be considered 'defensive' stocks?
Read moreAs first reported last week at LeapRate, the Boston Technologies and Forexware merger became official on Friday. Still no word, however, from CFH and former BT co-founder Kevin Millien at to whether or not they will fight the merger, or if they are somehow participating in it. The following is the text of the official…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive - LeapRate has learned that FX platform companies Boston Technologies and Forexware are about to merge, and will keep the Boston Technologies name - initially under the brand Boston Technologies Powered by Forexware . BT is owned primarily by CEO George Popescu and former BT co-founder Kevin Millien. LeapRate readers will recall that back in May…
Read moreTrader evaluation and tracking firm Darwinex - which recently rebranded from TradeSlide and also became a full-fledged FCA-regulated STP broker - has put out an interesting video on FX trading leverage. Not all leverage is created equal risk-wise from either the trader or the broker's perspective. Here's the video, enjoy!
Read moreAfter hitting rock bottom in April with a multi-year low reported in client assets, US retail forex brokers recovered somewhat in May to post a 1% overall increase in assets held to just a shade under $600 million. US forex sector leader FXCM increased its lead over rivals Gain Capital (Forex.com) and Oanda, formally absorbing…
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