Tag: negative balance protection

May 22, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

SpotOption unveils new regulatory compliant product called Digital Contracts

Multi-asset trading technology provider SpotOption has announced the launch of their latest product, called Digital Contracts. Following suit in terms of marketability and simplicity to the CFD product, Digital Contracts provide a transparent and fresh new way to trade on assets with real-time prices such as stocks, commodities, currencies, and indices. Digital Contracts are extremely…

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May 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Germany: “The Land of the Free”

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Regional German Director at FCA regulated broker Admiral Markets UK. Hello, It’s no secret, Germany is one of the largest and most important markets for Forex & CFD trading. It’s now also known affectionately by myself as the “land of the free”. Why so? Let me explain……

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May 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 statement on BaFin CFD regulation for Germany

FCA regulated Forex and CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has added its voice to the general positive consensus of reaction to the new CFD brokerage and trading regulations put in place by Germany financial regulator BaFin. BaFin finalized new, relatively mild, rules for Forex and CFD brokerage, basically requiring just negative balance protection for German traders. No…

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May 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group statement on BaFin CFD regulation for Germany

UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has put out a statement to the effect that it welcomes the new CFD regulation put in place by Germany financial regulator BaFin. BaFin finalized new, relatively mild, rules for Forex and CFD brokerage, basically requiring just negative balance protection for German traders. No limits were…

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May 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CMC Markets says it welcomes new Germany BaFin CFD regulation

UK based online brokerage house CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has put out a statement to the effect that it welcomes the new CFD regulation put in place by Germany financial regulator BaFin. BaFin finalized new, relatively mild, rules for Forex and CFD brokerage, basically requiring just negative balance protection for German traders. No limits were…

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Germany's BaFin maintains restrictions on retail trading with financial CFDs
December 08, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Germany regulator BaFin requiring negative balance protection for CFD trading

Germany's financial regulator Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (or just 'BaFin') has announced new regulations governing leveraged CFD trading. BaFin's actions come just two days after UK regulator the FCA dropped a bombshell by proposing new rules limiting leverage on Forex and CFDs to 50x, and banning bonus payment inducements to retail traders. The FCA's actions sent…

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