FX Industry Week Review: Israel Binary Options law delay, Forex.com fundraising, and lots more… LeapRate

August 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Israel Binary Options law delay, Forex.com fundraising, and lots more…

While the online trading industry was taking somewhat of an end-of-summer breather with less press releases, deals, executive hires and the like, there was still plenty of Forex Industry News to report. How is internal party politics delaying Israel's new Binary Options ban legislation from being actually implemented? Why is Forex.com parent Gain Capital Holdings Inc…

August 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Plus500's $100M quarter, IronFX raises $100M, China broker's UK launch, FXCM's problems, and lots more…

Forex Industry News this past week at LeapRate seemed to revolve around a very large number: $100 million. IronFX announced a $100 million investment. Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) reported its first-ever $100 million Revenue quarter. And there was lots more... Who is Leverate's new CEO? Which China FX broker is set for a large UK/Europe push after…

August 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Israel law changed, Apple and Google yank Binary Options apps, and lots more…

This week Forex Industry News at LeapRate had it all. Regulatory back-and-forth including a change and delay in Israel's long-awaited Binary Options law. New Forex sports sponsorships. Broker results. Executive moves... Why was Israel's Binary Options Law delayed, and how was it changed from its original intention? Which regulator got both Apple and Google to pull…

August 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

USD Weakness Emphasized By G10 Currency Strength

The following post is based on research from Stephen Simonis Sr., Chief Currency Analyst at FXDD. The dollar benefited after President Trump's election in November on hopes that things will finally get done in Washington. As those hopes are fading, so has the bullish tone on the dollar and it has fallen 7% this year. Political issues…

July 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary Options lawsuits, FX broker China employees held hostage, and lots more…

In one of the more interesting Forex Industry News weeks of the year, we reported on angry clients taking employees of a Forex brokerage hostage in Shanghai - an episode which lasted a full five days. We also had more standard stuff - FX broker results and analysis, a major Forex Sports Sponsorship announced, management…

July 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Capital.com raises $25M, new FX brand launched, Romania arrests, and lots more…

It was another busy summer week of Forex Industry News, with all the key stories appearing only (or first, before being copied) at LeapRate. How much did Capital.com spend of its $25 million fundraising to buy the capital.com URL? Which new Retail FX brand did a CySEC-regulated broker launch? Why did Romanian police arrest a…

July 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary Options broker suspended, FX executive moves, and lots more…

Hardly a week of Forex Industry News goes by without word of significant regulator action in one place or another. Two weeks ago it was the FCA delaying its proposed CFD trading rules. Last week it was our exclusive report on Turkey banning foreign FX brokerage accounts. And this week did not disappoint as well,…

July 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Turkey foreign FX ban, GKFX raises $15M, broker results, and lots more…

The move into summer months did not seem to slow down the stream of Forex Industry News this past week, with all the top stories once again appearing exclusively (or first, before being copied elsewhere) at LeapRate. We exclusively reported on Turkey's ban on accounts and trading with foreign Forex brokers, on GKFX's second major…

July 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: FCA delays CFD rules, William Hill bolts Israel, binary options broker cuts, and lots more…

This will be a week which many in the FX industry won't soon forget, in part because of what didn't happen. After several months of debate and a few more months of waiting, the FCA decided to delay its implementation of new rules governing the leveraged Forex and CFDs sector until at least early 2018. We…

June 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary Options broker leaves Cyprus, problems for Japan FX firms in the UK, and lots more…

Forex Industry News at LeapRate this past week was very much a microcosm of what's going on both very publicly, as well as behind the scenes in the sector, over the past few months. Binary options brokers scrambling amid new laws and regulations; foreign FX brokers trying but not always succeeding to get a foothold…

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FX Industry Week Review: Israel Binary Options law delay, Forex.com fundraising, and lots more…

FX Industry Week Review: Plus500's $100M quarter, IronFX raises $100M, China broker's UK launch, FXCM's problems, and lots more…

FX Industry Week Review: Israel law changed, Apple and Google yank Binary Options apps, and lots more…

USD Weakness Emphasized By G10 Currency Strength

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary Options lawsuits, FX broker China employees held hostage, and lots more…

Forex Industry Week Review: Capital.com raises $25M, new FX brand launched, Romania arrests, and lots more…

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary Options broker suspended, FX executive moves, and lots more…

Forex Industry Week Review: Turkey foreign FX ban, GKFX raises $15M, broker results, and lots more…

Forex Industry Week Review: FCA delays CFD rules, William Hill bolts Israel, binary options broker cuts, and lots more…

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary Options broker leaves Cyprus, problems for Japan FX firms in the UK, and lots more…

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