Forex sports sponsorship: Plus500 extends shirts deal with Australian rugby squad Brumbies LeapRate

November 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex sports sponsorship: Plus500 extends shirts deal with Australian rugby squad Brumbies

CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has announced that it has extended its sponsorship agreement with the Brumbies, the Australian professional rugby union football team to be its Official Sponsor for the next three years. Plus500 first became a sponsor of the Brumbies in December 2016. As part of the Agreement, the Plus500 logo will continue…

October 31, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Another monster quarter for FX broker Plus500: Q3 Revenues $116 million, Profits $52 million

Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) just keeps on rolling. In a summer quarter in which a number of its competitors have reported tepid operating and financial results citing low currency volatility and a "typical" slow summer vacation trading season, CFD broker Plus500 followed up its record Q2 with an even better set of results for Q3. After…

October 08, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: GKFX grows, ETX losses, Covesting.com ICO, Saxo Bank ownership change, Eurex latency, and lots more…

It was quite the week in Forex Industry News at LeapRate. Forex broker results, new shareholder in a major FX broker, and a serious order latency issue at Deutsche Boerse unit Eurex unveiled only at LeapRate. Which Retail FX broker saw most of its independent directors resign, while posting a loss? Which FCA regulated FX…

October 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FX and CFDs broker GKFX grows Revenues 32% in 2016 to £69 million

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA licensed Spreadbetting, FX and CFDs broker GKFX Financial Services Limited has seen a fairly impressive growth spurt, and - having raised an additional $15 million earlier this year - seems poised for more. GKFX reported that Revenues for the 16 month period September 2015 through December 2016 came…

October 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Binary Options ban, Bulgaria FX license denied, new CySEC broker, and lots more…

It was a week of both good and bad Forex Industry News, with the key stories of the week once again appearing only at LeapRate. We also saw quite a lot of financial reports from a variety of brokers from around the world. Also - some good, some not-so-good. Which investor group was granted a…

September 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 indicates Revenues continue to be 'ahead of expectations' in Q3 Trading Update

CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) issued its customary end-of-quarter Trading Update today, indicating that both Revenues and Profits are on track to be ahead of expectations. Plus500 did not give any specific numbers or targets. Plus500 reported a "monster" quarter in Q2, as the company has grown to become the #2 UK CFD broker behind only…

September 26, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Plus500 denied financial services license in Bulgaria

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Plus500 BG EOOD, the Bulgarian subsidiary of global CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS), has been denied by the country's financial regulator Financial Services Commission (FSC) in its application to receive a financial services license in Bulgaria. The regulator did not state a reason for its decision. Plus500 has more…

September 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Foreign FX brokers expand in UK, IKON Global $23M judgement, and lots more…

In a usually quiet and short end-of-August trading week sandwiched by a Bank Holiday in the UK and the Labor Day weekend in North America, there was still an interesting number of Forex Industry News stories to report - with the week's key stories all appearing exclusively at LeapRate. Which Turkish FX broker has gone…

August 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

IG, Plus500 and Pepperstone noted in 2017 Australia CFD market report

Research outfit Investment Trends has issued its 2017 CFD Report for its home market of Australia, noting some changes in market share among the leading brokers serving Australian retail traders. According to the Investment Trends report, UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) remains the dominant leader down under as well, with 35% of…

Germany's BaFin maintains restrictions on retail trading with financial CFDs

August 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Germany CFD regulations requiring negative balance protection take effect

A full eight months after first being proposed, new rules governing CFD trading and brokerage take effect this week in Germany. A quick timeline.... German regulator BaFin proposed the new rules for brokers providing off-market leveraged CFD trading on December 8, 2016. That came just two days after BaFin's UK counterpart, The FCA, came out…

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Forex sports sponsorship: Plus500 extends shirts deal with Australian rugby squad Brumbies

Another monster quarter for FX broker Plus500: Q3 Revenues $116 million, Profits $52 million

FX Industry Week Review: GKFX grows, ETX losses, Covesting.com ICO, Saxo Bank ownership change, Eurex latency, and lots more…

Exclusive: FX and CFDs broker GKFX grows Revenues 32% in 2016 to £69 million

FX Industry Week Review: Binary Options ban, Bulgaria FX license denied, new CySEC broker, and lots more…

Plus500 indicates Revenues continue to be 'ahead of expectations' in Q3 Trading Update

Exclusive: Plus500 denied financial services license in Bulgaria

FX Industry Week Review: Foreign FX brokers expand in UK, IKON Global $23M judgement, and lots more…

IG, Plus500 and Pepperstone noted in 2017 Australia CFD market report

Germany CFD regulations requiring negative balance protection take effect

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