The great reawakening of Japan's Retail Forex industry leads to a restatement of our index. LeapRate's Retail FX Volume Index, sponsored by Leverate, hit another all-time record in June, rising nearly 3% to $329 billion daily. Forex industry trading volumes continue to sit about 20%-25% above last year's levels. The increased activity in the retail FX…
Read moreSocial and copy trading going mainstream to help drive trading volumes at forex brokers. LeapRate Exclusive.... LeapRate has learned that UK-based forex broker youtradeFX has launched a new social trading service for clients, based on Leverate's Sirix social platform. youtradeFX was a traditional MT4 broker, which recently added Leverate's web trader platform, including the Sirix social…
Read moreLeverate's LXSuite Venture Edition comes with no set-up and no monthly fees. After about two years of slowing global forex industry trading volumes, bringing about forex industry consolidation and fewer forex company startups, the 2013 resurgence in Forex trading volumes has brought with it a major reversal -- and the re-emergence of many new Forex broker…
Read moreRetail Forex industry volumes driven by ideal trading conditions -- a risk-on environment, volatility, and strong volumes in the Far East. LeapRate's Retail FX Volume Index, sponsored by Leverate, hit another all-time record in May, rising nearly 7% to $229 billion daily. Forex industry trading volumes continue to sit about 20%-25% above last year's levels.…
Read moreLeverate's new HTML5 upgrade for Sirix is focused on further integrating social trading, and opening up Sirix to third party apps. FX Platform provider Leverate has announced the launch of its fully-redesigned Sirix Web trading platform, built from the ground up in HTML5. Sirix Web requires no download, and is fully integrated with each broker's trading platform (MT4), brokerage website,…
Read moreLeverate Japan office head Kazuo Anzai was previously CEO at Alpari Japan and Chief Compliance Officer at CMS Japan. FX Platform provider Leverate has announced the opening of a new office in Tokyo, Japan, to be headed by Kazuo Anzai. Anzai was previously the CEO of Alpari Japan, and the CCO of CMS Japan. Japan…
Read moreRetail FX volumes driven by continued strong volumes in the Far East, aided by commodities volatility. LeapRate's Retail FX Volume Index, sponsored by Leverate, hit an all-time record in April, rising nearly 10% to $215 billion daily. FX trading volumes now sit about 25% above last year's levels. The increased activity in the retail FX sector was…
Read moreAudit by Deloitte certifies Leverate as exceeding banking standards in data security. Leverate, a leading provider of technology solutions for the Forex industry, has announced that they have completed an 18 month long audit project with Deloitte showing that they are certified as “ISAE 3402 Type II complaint and effective.” ISAE Level II demonstrates that Leverate…
Read moreFX trading volumes still strong in March, but take a bit of a breather after a rapid start to the year. LeapRate's Retail FX Volume Index, sponsored by Leverate, fell back somewhat to $196 billion per day in March, down 5% from February's record $206 billion. The drop was not unexpected, following a very hot start to…
Read moreFX trading volumes continue to surge in 2013, led by Japan, as a global "risk-on" trade environment continues. LeapRate's Retail FX Volume Index, sponsored by Leverate, moved up another 2% in February following an rise 18% in January, to $206 billion per day. February's index figure was the highest ever, setting an all-time record. The increase also…
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