Category: Exclusive

Investoo Group fx affiliate credit line
November 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FX affiliate group Investoo secures £7.5 million credit line to pursue further acquisitions

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that VC-backed Investoo Group, which has grown to become one of the largest affiliates to FX and cryptocurrency brokers, has secured a £7.5 million (USD $10 million) credit line, allowing it to pursue further acquisitions and diversify its business. We expect the company to make a formal announcement shortly. Investoo…

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Andrew Edwards Saxo Bank
November 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Andrew Edwards out as CEO of FX broker ETX Capital

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that the longtime CEO of London-based FX, CFDs and spreadbetting broker ETX Capital, Andrew Edwards (pictured above), has resigned. We also understand that Mr. Edwards has left ETX to take a similar job at a rival firm, which will be unveiled shortly. Replacing Mr. Edwards as CEO of ETX Capital,…

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Alpari Latvia license
October 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Alpari back in the EU, receives Latvia license

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Russia based Retail FX broker Alpari has initiated its return to the EU market, receiving an investment brokerage license from Latvia's financial regulator FKTK. Alpari has established Latvian subsidiary Alpari Europe IBS AS, which will be part of the international financial brand Alpari. The FKTK license was received earlier…

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Tradency RoboX Mirror Trader
October 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Tradency and m-FINANCE add three Asia FX / Commodities brokers to RoboX and Mirror Trader

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that financial trading technology provider Tradency's partnership with Hong Kong based FX and bullion platform provider m-FINANCE has continued to bear fruit. The partnership has signed up three additional Asia focused retail brokers to Tradency's RoboX and Mirror Trader copy and auto trading services. The three brokers are New Zealand based…

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TradingScreen website
October 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: TradingScreen responds to allegations of former CEO Philippe Buhannic

LeapRate Exclusive... A war of words, and possible legal battle, is heating up between the former CEO, and current board and management of electronic trading solutions provider TradingScreen. We first reported two weeks ago on a (supposed) lawsuit filed by former TradingScreen CEO Philippe Buhannic against the Chairman of his former employer. Mr. Buhannic has set up…

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True Trade institutional fx
October 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Institutional FX platform True Trade goes live

LeapRate Exclusive... After some initial growing pains which included the departures of CEO Klaus Buhl and COO Ashraf Agha, LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX provider True Trade (truetrademarkets.com) has gone live. Institutional clients have begun trading trading FX on (Phase 1) of True Trade’s new proprietary execution platform. True Trade provides clients with…

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Tamas Szabo Pepperstone
October 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Pepperstone hires IG Group's Tamas Szabo as Group CEO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that leading Australian Retail FX and CFDs broker Pepperstone has hired Tamas Szabo as its Group Chief Executive Officer. We expect the company to make a formal announcement shortly. Tamas Szabo was most recently CEO of the Australia and New Zealand operation, and Head of Asia Pacific, for IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG).…

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