Steffy Bogdanova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced writer and journalist, working in the global online trading sector, Steffy is the Editor of LeapRate. She has previous experience as a copywriter and has been with the company since January 2020. Steffy has a British and American Studies degree from St. Kliment Ochridski University in Sofia.
SGX
February 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SGX RegCo uses AI enhancements in its surveillance activities

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is making its monitoring and regulating system more effective with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) improvements. Introducing AI in regulation can help single out unusual trading activities through analysis of historical data and avoiding noise from developments between the financial markets. Thus, the regulatory agency can focus on smaller…

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clsnet
February 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BCS Global Markets, BCS Broker and Argus research announce partnership agreement

Financial service group, BCS Global Markets, BCS Broker and US independent research analysis of US equities company, Argus Research announced earlier this week their partnership agreement. Clients of BCS Global Markets and BCS Broker will be able to regularly take advantage of the analytical data Argus Research provides for daily markets and company reports, macroeconomic…

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Euronext
February 13, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Euronext reports double-digit growth in revenue for 2019

The pan-European exchange Euronext has just announced its trading volumes for Q4 and the full year. The acquisition of Oslo Børs VPS last year has significant contributions to Euronext’s revenue and all Oslo activity from July 2019 are included in the report. Highlights from the performance report include: Euronext sees a double-digit revenue growth for…

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DTCC - new additions to the Board
February 13, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

DTCC calls for coordinated security strategy on distributed ledger technology

With the expected growth of distributed ledger technology (DLT) implementation, the post-trade financial services company, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), published a white paper on security issues and guidelines for securing DLT networks. The paper recommends establishing comprehensive DLT Security Framework to review existing security protocols, gaps in the procedures and increase the security…

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fca clone firm
February 13, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA adds more clone firms to its warning list

UK regulator FCA has put out the details of several clone firms this week. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are the companies ATUK, Assetz Capital, Bitsmax, First Choice Finance, Goldmans Banc, Triton-Online, Cash Pug Finance and Thestepchange.com / The Step Change. According to the regulator, the fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as…

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fca warning
February 13, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA adds more companies to its warning list

UK watchdog FCA has put out the details of several unregulated companies. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are the companies Alliance Private Bank, Fixed Income, Croceus Limited / Croceus Invest, Immediate Edge, I Say Capital, Selected Markets/Halsted Holdings Ltd, Apus Capital and New Rich Markets Ltd. According to the regulator, the fraudsters are using or giving…

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asic ban
February 13, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC bans Macquarie financial adviser

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today the permanent ban of Queensland financial adviser Warren Scott Acworth from providing financial services. The investigation that led to the ban looked into Acworth’s conduct between December 2015 and May 2018 when he was working as adviser with Macquarie Equities Limited and in particular trading activities on…

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Plus500 share buyback
February 12, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 announces a new buyback program

The international provider of trading services in CFDs, Plus500, announced a new share buyback programme today. The board of directors approved new buyback programme to additional $30.0 million of Plus500’s shares, just having completed the programme from August 2019 for $50.0 million. The purchases of share will take place in an open market transaction and…

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SEC charges
February 12, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC files charges against cryptocurrency scammer defrauding physicians

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against an Ohio-based businessman who set up a digital asset scam defrauding around 150 investors, among which many physicians. Michael W. Ackerman allegedly, along with two other businessmen, raised at least $33 million from investors, claiming he developed a proprietary algorithm that traded in cryptocurrencies and generated…

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Gain Capital forex.com
February 12, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

GAIN Capital's volumes up by 23% MoM in January

The US online trading services provider, GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), announces operating metrics for January 2020. The OTC trading volume for the retail segment was $161.4 billion, making a 23.4% increase in MoM but still down 12.3% compared to January the previous year. The average daily volume OTC trading made a 17.7% MoM…

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