It was a fairly quiet last-week-of-summer for Forex Industry News, although we continued to bring our readers the key stories and analysis they won't find anywhere else. Which Retail FX brokers reported results this past week? Which CEO departed the London office of a major global FX broker? Which is the latest Retail FX broker…
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Which Retail FX broker signed one of the largest sports sponsorships we've seen to date in the sector with not just one but seven (!) Premier League teams - and tied the deal to Bitcoin? For how much longer did ESMA extend its (temporary?) ban against offering Binary Options to retail traders in the EU?…
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Which Retail FX brokers posted financial and operating results this past week? Which Forex group is setting up a regulated institutional crypto exchange in Malta? Which longtime Google executive joined Plus500 as the company's new CTO? Answers to these questions and more appeared first or only at LeapRate. Some of our most viewed and commented-on…
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The usually slow summer months of forex industry news were certainly spiced up this past week, with Mergers & Acquisitions headlining the parade. How much did Swissquote pay for online 'expat' broker Internaxx? Why did AxiCorp buy FCA regulated One Financial? There was also more with LeapRate exclusively reporting on a number of executive moves,…
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How were Forex brokers preparing for the new ESMA leverage rules which kicked off this past week? Why did the FCA warn brokers about trying to circumvent the ESMA rules? Which regulated cryptocurrency exchange - run by a former Retail FX broker CEO - raised money from a noted Silicon Valley VC firm? Which Retail…
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Which FX and crypto affiliate group posted $18 million of Revenues in 2018? Which FX and CFD brokers reported results this past week? How are brokers, and those providing services to brokers, preparing for the new ESMA leverage limits and other client protection initiatives which are scheduled to come into effect this week? Which Forex…
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Which leading FX brokers set key technology relationships to improve liquidity distribution? And with which providers? What did the FCA have to say about an impending Hard Brexit for both inbound and outbound brokers? What do Malta's new cryptocurrency and blockchain laws mean? Answers to these questions and more appeared first or only at LeapRate.…
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Forex Industry News this past week at LeapRate was a combination of key executive moves, M&A, and fundraising. Which FCA regulated brokers raised money, ahead of new ESMA regulations which become effective in a few weeks' time? Which was the latest business sold by Saxo Bank, which is clearly realigning its operations ahead of a…
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Forex Industry News this past week at LeapRate centered on a number of senior executive moves involving some of the sector's leading brokers. Which FCA regulated broker did former GKFX CEO Brian Myers join? Where did former FOREX.com SVP Strategy Alexis Webster land? What is former ADSS UK executive Jamieson Blake's new job? Answers to these…
Read moreUnder what new names (and website URLs) did ADS Securities and iForex each rebrand? And why? What warning did Australia regulator ASIC make to Forex and Binary Options brokers? Which well-known global Retail FX broker gave up its CySEC CIF license? And why? Which executives joined Stater Global Markets and ADSS? Answers to these questions…
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