UK online financial trading firm IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has announced that after last night’s TV debate and the Tories social care U-turn, IG clients have become more bullish on Labour's chances in next week’s vote. However, Labour still trail mightily based on where traders are putting their money. And, their overall fortunes have…
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LeapRate has learned that seasoned Retail Forex industry executive Tal Zohar has left IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) for a new position as Head of Elite Connect and a member of the Senior Management Team at the London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON:LSE). ELITE is the LSE's investor relation portal and education center. Its mission is…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has put out a statement to the effect that it welcomes the new CFD regulation put in place by Germany financial regulator BaFin. BaFin finalized new, relatively mild, rules for Forex and CFD brokerage, basically requiring just negative balance protection for German traders. No limits were…
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Germany financial regulator BaFin has issued its final set of new rules to govern leveraged Forex and CFD trading, following proposals issued by BaFin back in December. And, much to the chagrin of both Forex and CFD traders in the country, as well as the brokers who serve the German market, BaFin stayed the course…
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'Buy the Rumor, Sell the News’ in Euro After Macron Victory.
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Thin liquidity pre-market, but EURUSD up around 30-pips from Friday's close after Macron landslide.
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Investment firm Leucadia National Corp (NYSE:LUK) has issued its Q1 results report, which included some interesting updates on its $300 million loan to retail forex broker FXCM. Leucadia lent the money to FXCM back in January 2015, enabling FXCM to overcome a $276 million loss it took in the form of unrecoverable negative client balances following…
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The following is based on research from Tyler Yell, Currency Analyst at the DailyFX division of IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG). More of Tyler Yell's research can be seen at DailyFX.com. USD/CAD Technical Analysis: A Case Study On Not Fighting Breakouts Can CAD rebound in 2Q? See our forecast to find out what’s driving market…
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The outcome of the French Election is now down to a head to head. The latest prices in IG’s trading market on the election give the implied probability for the two candidates chances of victory as follows: Macron – 89% Le Pen – 11% We would remind LeapRate readers that although these “polls” are based…
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Management changes continued to dominate Forex Industry News this week, with all the key changes reported first or exclusively at LeapRate. In more detailed coverage, we unveiled what seems to be behind the bankruptcy of retail forex broker GCMFX - and it certainly wasn't what the company is claiming. Politics also made its way into…
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