X Open Hub is looking for students or recent grads to break into Forex trading industry LeapRate

August 27, 2014 BY Mike Fox

X Open Hub is looking for students or recent grads to break into Forex trading industry

X Open Hub, a fully regulated London-based firm, licensed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which provides open trading technology to financial institutions and retail brokerage firms around the world announced today it is now providing opportunities for university students and recent graduates to undertake an internship placement at it's offices in London in…

August 22, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Op Ed: Wish you were here?

LeapRate Managing Editor Andrew Saks-McLeod investigates the paradox in which the global and seemingly borderless aspects of the FX industry has not encouraged firms to branch away from the few specific regions in which they are concentrated.

August 07, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Investment giant Blackrock picks up 5% stake in IG Group

Following last month's purchase of a 10% stake in IG Group by Mass Financial, investment management giant Blackrock has become one of IG's largest owners.

August 07, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

IG Group execs exercise options and sell shares, pocketing £3.0M ($5.1M)

Being a loyal senior executive within a publicly listed electronic trading company is certainly lucrative, with several key figures at IG Group profiting substantially from exercising options

August 06, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

The FCA opens consultation on use of social media in financial promotions

The Financial Conduct Authority has today launched a consultation which is intended to clarify its approach to the supervision of financial promotions in social media.

August 06, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

George Osborne's view of Britain as world Bitcoin center moves London away from trad roots

Nestling among the long-established institutional firms and vast banks in London's financial sector are new technological initiatives, bringing Bitcoin to the City and mobile-led trading to the retail sector

August 05, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Liquid Markets eschews Limassol for London as it renounces its CySec license

Liquid Markets is the latest retail FX broker to favor London over Limassol, renouncing its CySec license two months after gaining an FCA license.

July 23, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Thomson Reuters Increases OTC Data Coverage through Expanded Partnership with BGC Partners

Expanded range of BGC Partners over-the-counter data available via Eikon and Elektron with new market data distribution & access model

July 23, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

IG Group sees its shares rise 8% after reporting Q2 results

IG Group announced yesterday that it would raise its dividend to shareholders from 60% to 70%.

July 21, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Affiliate software firm NetRefer opens new London office

NetRefer, leading performance marketing software provider popular w/ the binary and FX industry has today announced that it has opened a new office in London.

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