LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Nick Cooke has resigned his position as Managing Director of FCA regulated Retail FX brokerage Global Markets Group Limited (or GMG). Mr. Cooke had been with GMG since the company's formation in 2015, joining from LCG where he was Head of Private Client Sales & Partnerships. He had also previously worked…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX and CFDs broker Global Market Index Limited (or GMI Group) has continued its global hiring spree, adding Richard Bartlett to a senior executive role at the company. Richard Bartlett is the former Head of Sales at leading technology provider PrimeXM, and has agreed to join GMI with…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Jason Gibson has left London based institutional FX broker FIXI plc, to set up a new Retail FX brokerage brand called 888 Markets, at website 888markets.com. The new business, formally incorporated as Triple Eight Markets Group Ltd, is acting as an Appointed Representative of FCA-regulated FIXI. The new company is a…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that embattled Australia based Retail FX broker Direct FX Trading Pty Ltd has been placed into liquidation. The move became effective as of October 11. Jason Tracy, a Partner in the Financial Advisory group of Deloitte's Restructuring Services arm in Australia was named as Liquidator. The liquidator's plans are apparently to…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Silicon Valley based cloud-based eFX platform company Integral has made its second significant hire in as many months, adding Lars Olesen as the company's new Head of EMEA. Lars Olesen is currently working on a consulting basis, and will formally join Integral in November after completing garden leave. He…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that London based spreadbetting and CFDs broker Capital Index has made an application to voluntarily give up its CySEC CIF license. The company had first received its CySEC license in 2014, and soon after the company expanded to the UK with an FCA license in 2015. Apparently with the FCA license (recently…
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LeapRate Exclusive... After posting a loss of £2.7 million in 2016 which was then followed by the departure of longtime CEO Andrew Edwards and the subsequent appointment of Arman Tahmassebi to the company's top management spot, LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated broker ETX Capital was able to turn things around in 2017, posting a modest profit of…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX brokerage group Sigma Broking Limited has sold its CFD and spread betting arm Sigma Trading to Gibraltar based InterTrader Limited. InterTrader is the Retail financial trading arm of gaming giant GVC Holdings PLC (LON:GVC), and also provides liquidity services to Retail FX platforms. GVC is one of…
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LeapRate Exclusive... After tripling its Revenue in 2016, LeapRate has learned via filings made in the UK and Australia that ThinkMarkets UK had a more reserved year in 2017, with Revenue, Profit and Client Deposit activity basically mirroring that of the previous year. ThinkMarkets UK revenue for 2017 came in at £3.79 million (USD $5 million), versus £3.82…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Further to our exclusive report back in March that MENA and New Zealand FX brokerage group Direct Trading Technologies (DTT) is in the latter stages of applying for and receiving an FCA license, LeapRate has learned that Direct Trading Technologies UK Ltd has been approved by the UK financial conduct authority (FRN: 79589) and plans…
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