October 03, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
Spread betting exit strategies
How to determine the best timing to close a spread bet trade?
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September 26, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
Why have negative rates failed to generate inflation?
This article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). The negative interest rate policy, as known as the NIRP, has certainly become one of the most interrogated strategies across the markets. Let us have a quick glance to what caused the central banks to turn…
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September 21, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
What’s left in the BoJ’s pocket?
One thing is sure: it is very difficult for the Bank of Japan to surprise today’s markets.
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September 19, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
Short Selling: An approachable trading tactic for everyone
Back in the day, short selling was mostly at financial institutions and hedge funds. Not any more.
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September 12, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
How to interpret the probability of a Fed rate hike?
This article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). The probability of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike has become an important gauge to traders nowadays. Almost every news channel, or finance article refer to this probability. In this article, we will explain…
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September 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
Measuring Volatility with Average True Range
Once you know how to read this indicator, it is very simple to use.
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August 30, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
What is Breakout Trading?
Breakout strategies are generally best when they are short-lived, as a price breakout is often followed by a correction.
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August 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
Joe Rundle in, Jacob Plattner out as Managing Director of GKFX - LeapRate Exclusive
LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated broker GKFX has made a change in senior management, with Managing Director Jacob Plattner leaving the company in favor of hiring Joe Rundle (pictured at left) for the position. LeapRate had reported exclusively at the beginning of the summer that Rundle had left ETX Capital (as Head of Trading)…
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July 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
Joe Rundle resigns as Head of Trading at ETX Capital - LeapRate Exclusive
LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime ETX Capital executive Joe Rundle has resigned from the company. Rundle had been with the FCA-regulated ETX for more than 12 years, and along with ETX CEO Andrew Edwards was one of the few remaining employees at ETX dating back to before the company's takeover by an investor…
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July 06, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
London Capital Group: post Brexit trading has been 'materially positive' for the Company
More good news for UK online broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). After reporting in June that it had a strong start to 2016 and would be rid of all its debt as part of a £10 million capital injection and recapitalization of the company, LCG reported in a regulatory filing to the London Stock…
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