Saxo Capital Markets CEO comments on the impact of ESMA rules on responsible leverage LeapRate

March 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Saxo Capital Markets CEO comments on the impact of ESMA rules on responsible leverage

The CEO of Saxo Capital Markets, Andrew Edwards recently made the following observations about the rules and limits on the marketing and sale of contracts for differences (CFDs) introduced by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 30th July 2018. CFDs are instruments used by traders to speculate on whether an asset with rise…

December 08, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: ETX Capital promotes Arman Tahmassebi to CEO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that London based FX and CFDs broker ETX Capital has stayed internal to replace its recently departed longtime CEO Andrew Edwards, promoting COO Arman Tahmassebi to the CEO position at the company. As was exclusively reported at LeapRate at the beginning of November, Andrew Edwards surprised a lot of people…

November 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank adds ex ETX Capital exec Andrew Edwards as CEO of UK operation

After we reported exclusively yesterday about the departure of longtime ETX Capital CEO Andrew Edwards, Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced that it has hired Mr. Edwards as the CEO of its FCA regulated UK operation, Saxo Capital Markets UK Ltd. Andrew Edwards effectively replaces the role of Matteo Cassina, who recently resigned as…

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,…

October 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ETX Capital releases upgraded version of its web trading platform TraderPro

FCA regulated online broker ETX Capital today unveiled a new and improved version of its multi-asset class, proprietary web trading platform – TraderPro. Active clients have been given an exclusive first chance to try out the new platform. What’s new? According to ETX Capital: More intuitive - the new web trading platform has an enhanced…

July 19, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ETX Capital CEO Andrew Edwards on 2016 results, management changes, new platform, and more...

Hard to imagine that there's a been a busier retail forex broker out there than ETX Capital, at least looking at the first six months of this year. New brand. New logo. New platform. Changes in top management. Board changes. And it all seems to have been done as the company continues to grow into…

July 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Joe Rundle resigns as Head of Trading at ETX Capital - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime ETX Capital executive Joe Rundle has resigned from the company. Rundle had been with the FCA-regulated ETX for more than 12 years, and along with ETX CEO Andrew Edwards was one of the few remaining employees at ETX dating back to before the company's takeover by an investor…

May 14, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

ETX Capital offers credit line to ex Alpari UK clients before they receive refunds

ETX has issued a notice in which the company has offered to extend up to 30% of the amount ex-Alpari customers are due to receive, up to a level of £3,000 or equivalent

January 26, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

ETX Capital CEO Andrew Edwards on the SNB Surprise, Leverage and Forex industry upheaval

In our continuing coverage of how some of the Forex industry's leading firms dealt with Black Thursday and what has followed, we are pleased to speak today with Andrew Edwards, CEO of leading UK-based online trading firm ETX Capital. With a lot of the talk post-SNB move revolving around M&A - e.g. who might buy…

January 23, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

ETX puts in a proposal to acquire Alpari UK - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive.. LeapRate has learned that leading UK online broker ETX Capital has put in a proposal to acquire Alpari UK out of administration. The following statement was received from ETX Capital: ETX has provided KPMG with a proposal to acquire assets of Alpari (UK) Limited. Over recent months ETX Capital has acquired Shelbourne markets…

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