Tag: London Capital Group

forex industry news update
October 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Forex broker gives up CySEC license, LCG and ETX results, and lots more

Which Retail FX broker was the latest to renounce its CySEC CIF license, and leave Cyprus? Were ETX Capital and LCG able to rebound from losses in their most recently reported fiscal periods? Who became the latest significant institutional investor in Markets.com parent Playtech? Which FX industry executives changed places this week? (There were several!).…

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UK inflation pound sterling
September 18, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Risks lining up for the Pound from CPI and Salzburg talks

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. After extending gains for a second consecutive week last week, the pound continues to hover around a six-week high versus the dollar. Last week a softening of tone from Brussels over Brexit talks and signs that the EU are…

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LCG trading floor
August 01, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

LCG completes going-private deal after receiving FCA approval

London based Retail FX, CFDs and Spreadbetting broker London Capital Group (or LCG) has announced that it has received FCA approval for the transaction which will see the operations of the brokerage transferred to a private company controlled by Charles-Henri Sabet, called SLCG International DMCC. The publicly traded company now retains 8.5% of the issued share…

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ESMA on CFDs trading restrictions by Germany, Malta and Poland: Justified and proportionate measures
July 26, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

EURUSD eyes 1.175 while ECB discuss the definition of Summer

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. ECB To Hold Steady As Trade Risks Intensify The ECB are not expected to move on rates this month, however traders will be watching closely for any clues on the central bank’s next steps and its views on the increasing…

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china yuan
July 20, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Chinese yuan sliding as Government adds stimulus

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. The US dollar has been on a tear against the Chinese yuan/renminbi since mid-April, and in just the past two weeks has skyrocketed to a one-year high. The main impetus of yuan weakness has been the US-China trade war. Further…

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June 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

How to trade while working full time

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. The post is based on a recent video webinar run by Jasper, which you can also watch in its entirety below. How to trade while working full time This is something most people have to deal with; it is not…

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June 14, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ECB Meeting Expectation: Upbeat But No QE Timeline Expected

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. The euro has had a tough ride over the past 6 weeks. The common currency dived almost 7%, to a 10-month low of $1.1511 at the beginning of May, as Italian political jitters weighed on sentiment. More recently the common…

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May 31, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Charles-Henri Sabet resigns as CEO of LCG as results improve in 2H-2017

FCA regulated Retail Forex, CFDs and Spread Betting broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (NEX:LCG) has announced its results for the full year 2017, indicating steady if unspectacular improvement in the second half of the year. However, the company continues to lose money, albeit at a slower rate. And, most interestingly, the company separately announced that…

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