The National Futures Association (NFA) has reported cyber attacks on their website tonight. As reported earlier on LeapRate, there have been cyber attacks today affecting many popular websites on an internet infrastructure provider that hosts a number of these major websites. NFA relies on this internet infrastructure provider and its website has been affected by this attack.…
Read moreToday, Barchart, the Chicago based leading provider of financial market data and technology, announced that Keith Petersen has been named Head of Strategy and Corporate Development. Petersen holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Northern Illinois University. Petersen will be responsible…
Read moreBitcoin payment processing firm BitPay announced today that NetBet has become the first UK-licensed gambling merchant to begin accepting bitcoin for bets in its online sports betting platform and casino. NetBet is a leading gambling operator in the United Kingdom. They decided to start accepting bitcoin to reach the growing digital currency user base in…
Read moreForex broker FXTM announced today a new deposit method for clients partnering with MyPay, one of the most popular online payment processors in Thailand. Clients from the region will now be able to fund their trading accounts using Thai baht (THB) with one of the most convenient and safest online methods available. After deposing in Baht…
Read moreeqlx, a Forex and CFD brokerage, announced to the public yesterday that its innovative new brokerage model is open to the general trading community at www.eqlx.io, opting out of the traditional dot com address. eqlx is a trading name of ACM Group, Plc., an FCA regulated broker. Committed to redefining the brokerage industry, eqlx was…
Read moreMoscow Exchange announced trading volumes for September 2016. Total trading volumes overall for the Russian based exchange increased by 5.7% YoY to RUB 74.6 trln. FX Market FX Market turnover was RUB 27.6 trln (September 2015: RUB 34.6 trln, August 2016: RUB 25.5 trln), including spot trades totalling RUB 8.2 trln as well as swap…
Read moreOntario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maureen Jensen announced today the appointment of Jeff Kehoe as Enforcement Director, effective October 11, 2016. Jeff has over a decade of experience overseeing the Canadian capital markets as Director and Vice President of Enforcement at the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). Prior…
Read moreInteractive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker and market maker, today reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for September. DARTs were higher in September as trading looks to pick up from August. Interactive Brokers also saw rises YoY and MoM in client accounts, with the global brokerage house now handling 370,000…
Read moreIt was announced today that FCA-UK regulated FX asset manager and STP broker Darwinex released its proprietary mobile app for Android users, and is now available on the Google Play Store. The Darwinex Investor App allows investors to replicate individual traders or to diversify their investment into multiple strategies. Darwinex is the online platform that allows…
Read moreOver the weekend Saxo Bank made a number of improvements to the SaxoTraderGO platform which are now available starting today. Saxo launched the HTML5 multi-asset SaxoTraderGo platform back in May of last year. A key point of SaxoTraderGO is keeping you updated on your trading with easy access from all devices (iOS, Android and Web). You…
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