Category: Experts

Google Chrome ad block forex
June 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

What FX brokers need to know about Google ad blocking

Is Google's proposed ad block / filter feature, to be added to Chrome in 2018, something for Forex brokers and other online advertisers to be concerned about? Bart Burggraaf, Managing Partner at MediaGroup Worldwide, discusses. Recently, Google got a lot of attention for announcing their plan to include an ad blocker within Chrome. Advertisers can…

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London terror UK election
June 08, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

UK General Election and the Influence of Terror

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of  the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, The obvious market event of the week is today’s UK General Election, with first results and projections expected tomorrow morning. Will it be May or Mayday? ...Maybe! Who knows?! First London, then Manchester and now London…

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australia apac
June 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Risks to the AUDUSD’s rise

The following article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained its cash rate target at 1.50% as widely expected by analysts. The policy decision triggered little enthusiasm both in the hawkish and the dovish camp. Mixed policy…

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What if Labour wins UK election
June 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

What if Labour wins the election?

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). With some of the latest polls putting the gap between The Conservatives and Labour as low as one point, market participants should be considering the very real possibility of a hung parliament and even…

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transparent forex broker
June 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

The Transparent History of a Broker

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of  the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, I’ll start this week’s article by asking your opinion: should it be only people that get to celebrate their birthdays or is the history of a company worth celebrating, too? What do you think? As an…

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How would the FCA use the temporary transitional power or what firms and other regulated persons to do now
May 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Britain’s Elections a radar on coming to terms with Brexit

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. Britain’s relationship with the EU, if nothing else is turning out to be the most speculated break-up of the 21st century, whose unraveling drama is rivaling some of the best midday television’s romantic sagas. It all follows the typical narrative; the EU courts…

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May 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Fed Looking to Raise Rates Again, Soon…

The following article was written by Luis Aureliano, a business writer and financial analyst. With over 15 years of experience in global finance and an MBA in economics and management, Luis’s areas of expertise include business, marketing, communications, personal finance, macro economics, stocks and emerging markets. If you recall, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)…

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ESMA on CFDs trading restrictions by Germany, Malta and Poland: Justified and proportionate measures
May 26, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

The Euro’s on a Real Run!

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of  the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, This week, I’d like to discuss the Euro (vs. USD). But before I do, please don’t expect a full, detailed analysis – you can find that on our webpages and beyond – I want to look…

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May 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Aussie, the best proxy for trading the Chinese story

The following article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). The Australian dollar is recognized as the best proxy for trading the Chinese economy, as the Chinese Yuan is not freely traded. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) former Governor Glenn Stevens has said…

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