LeapRate Exclusive... Further to our report from last week that China regulators are changing their tune when it comes to Retail FX and starting to kick foreign FX brokers out of the country - which seems to have generated a lot of buzz and discussion in the industry - we have a follow-up report indicating that several…
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Our lead Forex Industry News story of the week - our exclusive account of what happened to Retail FX broker BMFN in China - seems to have created a lot of flack and discussion. What happened to BMFN - being told to leave China - is clearly also happening to some other foreign FX brokers…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Is this the end of an era? LeapRate has learned that Chinese authorities have been approaching a number of foreign based Retail FX brokers with offices and operations in the country, demanding that they immediately shut down any physical presence in China. The "roundup" of foreign FX brokers began about two weeks ago…
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Boston-based Retail FX brokerage group BMFN (short for Boston Merchant Financial Ltd.) and Sweden-based FX trading technology solutions provider Fair Trading Technology (FTT) have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership, with the aim of benefiting from each other’s core competencies. Paul Belogour, founder and director of BMFN says: While BMFN over the years…
Read moreLeapRate has just found out that globally regulated Forex broker Boston Merchant Financial (BMFN) has added RANsquawk to their research section for traders. RANsquak is a provider of real-time audio news and commentary for equity, fixed income, FX, energy and metals markets during the EU, US and Asia sessions. RANsquak boasts of over 30,000 listeners globally ranging…
Read moreAs the move toward dynamic websites with high use of graphics gains ground among FX companies, BMFN Marketing Director Noam Stiekema speaks to LeapRate about the ethos behind the company's new look
Read more"Even though I was interested in exploring more within the FX sector, I could not find a broker or the correct tools which would allow me to go into FX trading at the level that I wish to, and to achieve the results that I expect to achieve. Now I can trade my own account, and introduce clients to brokers with confidence" - Gustavo Urbina, gold trader and entrepreneur
Read moreFrom the exclusive Business Tower Hotel in Lima, Peru, LeapRate takes a close look at how an entire retail FX industry is being established in Latin America, with education by some of the world's senior industry executives at the helm
Read moreFX platforms are now moving toward simple interfaces to ensure user engagement long term. LeapRate’s Andrew Saks-McLeod talks to UniTrader CEO Patrick Oerer about the new design that retail platforms must take, the switch toward graphic images, and draws a comparison between lessons learned in the motor manufacturing industry.
Read moreSix months have passed since charismatic industry leader Luis Sanchez took the leadership position at BMFN. What has been achieved, and what is next? Luis Sanchez explains
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