Not all EU country regulators agree on what a ‘derivative’ is for EMIR reporting purposes The EU regulator of financial derivatives ESMA has sent a letter to the European Commission on Friday asking for clarification of the derivatives definition under the EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation). According to the press release, the lack of EU…
Read moreThe FCA now recognizes six properly registered Trade Repositories for EMIR reporting. If you're a Forex, CFDs or Binary Options broker in Europe and you don't yet have in place an EMIR reporting solution, better contact us fast.... A little spoken about but very important regulatory deadline for Europe-based Forex, Binary and CFD brokers has now passed.…
Read moreSpecial Report – LeapRate is working with MAP S.Platis on its MAP-ERS EMIR reporting solution. Are you ready for EMIR? If you're a Forex, CFDs or Binary Options broker in Europe and you don't yet have in place an EMIR reporting solution, better contact us fast.... A little spoken about but very important regulatory deadline…
Read moreBarclays Margin FX clients being encouraged to move to FXCM. LeapRate Exclusive: LeapRate has learned that UK bank Barclays (LON:BARC, NYSE:BCS) has decided to shut down its retail / margin FX business, Barclays Margin FX. Barclays has operated its margin FX business as a white label of FXCM, with FXCM winning Barclay's business back in…
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