Tag: IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG)

IG Group office
February 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group to launch new Affiliate program features on February 5 - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive.... It looks like one of the key strategic goals of 2017 for leading Forex and CFD brokers is to increase affiliate traffic. Just a day after we reported exclusively that New York based Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) was getting set to launch a new-and-improved affiliate program, using third party affiliate management software from the…

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forex industry news update
January 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Saxo Bank layoffs, IG bans Binary Options traffic, IS Prime buys ThinkLiquidity , and lots more…

A little bit of everything in this past week's Forex Industry News at LeapRate: M&A activity, restructuring and layoffs, good and not-so-good financial reports from retail forex brokers... And the key stories you read about exclusively or first at LeapRate: Saxo Bank laying off 3% of its workforce, IG Group ending relationships with Binary Options…

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IG Group office
January 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group banning all traffic from websites containing Binary Options content - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that online trading industry leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has instituted new policies with regards to Binary Options. Specifically, IG has decided to distance itself from the Binary Options product in most geographies around the world. IG has decided that it will no longer promote binary (and what it now…

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January 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Buy the rumor, sell the news? USD sinks as Trump Trade unwinds

The following is based on research by Ilya Spivak, Senior Currency Strategist at DailyFX, a unit of IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG). More of Ilya’s research can be seen at DailyFX.com. Talking Points: US Dollar drops as yields decline amid “Trump trade” unwind Yen soars, buoyed by risk aversion across most Asian bourses Information vacuum acutely…

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January 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Morgan Stanley ups position in CFD broker Plus500 to 6.3%

LeapRate Exclusive... It looks like a number of heavy hitters are betting on a comeback in the share price of CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS). Plus500 shares, and those of other leading UK online brokers including IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) and CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX), were hit hard last month following new proposed rules unveiled…

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January 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

France Forex ad ban won’t apply to stop loss CFDs

LeapRate has learned that the ban on advertising leveraged trading products in France such as spot Forex, CFDs and binary options will not apply to most CFDs – but only if those CFDs are being offered to retail clients in a certain way. The end of 2016 saw a variety of moves by some of…

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