IS Prime’s Will Robbins on FX liquidity, China’s Forex crackdown, ESMA’s leverage cap and more LeapRate

April 10, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

IS Prime's Will Robbins on FX liquidity, China's Forex crackdown, ESMA's leverage cap and more

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... One of the more interesting companies to step up lately in the FX liquidity and Prime Broker services business is IS Prime. From acquiring the assets of risk management services provider ThinkLiquidity to tripling its Revenues to more than $21 million last year to adding people (especially in the Far East), IS…

September 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

JFD Brokers plans EU, Africa and Asia expansion as it promotes Mohamed Hassan to head Bus Dev

CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers announced that it has promoted Mohamed Hassan to Chief Business Development Officer, in charge of expanding markets, as JFD reaches out to international audiences across the globe. As he joins the Executive board, Hassan’s focus will be to lead the international growth of JFD into several regions including…

July 19, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

TradAir and SNAP Innovations of Singapore to jointly develop FX solutions for Asian markets

eFX trading technology solutions provider TradAir has announced that it is partnering with Singapore based financial trading technology firm SNAP Innovations to jointly develop innovative FX solutions, initially for Asian market participants. The joint venture between TradAir and Snap Innovations has been made possible through funding provided by the Singapore Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (SIIRD),…

Backpack CFH Clearing fx broker platform

June 19, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CFH Clearing partners with Backpack.io for turnkey FX broker startup package

When Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) bought CFH Group late last year for $120 million, we knew that they had big plans in store. Playtech (and its founder Teddy Sagi) does not do things small. Well today we are learning about at least one of the company's plans for one of the CFH units, to become a…

June 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

JFD Brokers appoints James Chen as Head of Asian Markets

CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers just announced that it has hired James Chen as Head of Asian Markets, as the company reaches out to international audiences across the globe. Focusing on attracting new retail clients and IBs in the Asia Pacific region, JFD also plans to expand its asset and wealth…

February 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCC adds China UnionPay for deposits to expand in Asia Forex markets

CySEC regulated forex broker FXCC has announced that it has introduced an extra payment option through its association with China UnionPay. In creating this new relationship, FXCC (formally FX Central Clearing Ltd) has opened up a gateway, allowing new and experienced FX traders from Asian countries such as China, to trade directly through FXCC. We…

August 23, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Retail Forex Brokers: Where to expand?

One of the key questions Forex broker CEOs are always asking themselves is: Where to Next? Yael Warman from Leverate takes a look at a few of the areas where Forex brokers are looking to increase their footprint. Geo-Expansion – A World of Possibilities For FX firms in the Western hemisphere, the marketplace is becoming…

September 30, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

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