Plus500 selected as primary sponsor of Polish football club Legia Warsaw LeapRate

August 10, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 selected as primary sponsor of Polish football club Legia Warsaw

Legia Warsaw joins Plus500 sponsorship portfolio which already includes Atlético Madrid, BSC Young Boys Football Club and Plus500 Brumbies rugby club. David Zruia, Chief Executive Officer of Plus500, commented: We are delighted to be partnering with Legia Warsaw, a club with a great legacy and an excellent fan base, continuing our commitment to support professional…

July 10, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Plus500 triples sales, Dukascopy announces white label partnership with Bank Sich in Ukraine

The institutional unit of FXCM Group, FXCM Pro, announced its has teamed up with trading technology provider Tradesocio. The two companies collaborated to provide banks, brokers, asset managers and other buy-side institutions with a full fintech solution that combines Tradesocio’s digital investment and trading technology with FXCM Pro’s institutional liquidity and global scale. Tradesocio’s client base…

July 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 triples sales and makes interim CEO David Zruia permanent

The market volatility brought about in the beginning of the year, remained high in the second quarter and fueled a high level of trading activity. The second quarter revenue reached $247.6 million from $94.1 million for the same period the previous year. The company also added over 88,000 new customers and reached a record 115,225.…

June 12, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: ATFX reports 37% growth in Q1, CMC Markets launches new Prime Derivatives platform

Husam Al Kurdi who recently joined SquaredFinancial as its new Chief Executive Officer sat down with LeapRate for an interview. Having spent two decades working in the financial and banking industry, he has acquired an international reputation for developing and managing sophisticated trading companies. He has been involved with the launch and running of a…

June 08, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 reports 21% increase of new customers since the start of Q2

The company expects the performance to revert to normal over the financial year. The revenue and profitability for the full year is expected to be in-line with consensus expectations. David Zruia, Interim Chief Executive Officer, said: We are pleased the business has continued to generate record levels of Customer Income, added over 100,000 new customers…

April 24, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Oil prices turn negative for the first time in history, Plus500's CEO steps down

Australian brokerage firm Synergy FX, acquired by ACY Securities in 2018, was revived as Synergy Markets, lead by its founder Christian Dove. Synergy Markets opened for clients earlier this week and based on Synergy FX’s good standing in the industry, the rebranded version is expected to do well in the market. FX veteran Christian Dove, who ran the…

April 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 CEO Asaf Elimelech steps down, COO David Zruia to take over

Elimelech joined Plus500 back in 2012 and undertook his role as CEO in 2016. He steps down after over years at the helm, having navigated the company through turbulence and regulatory changes. Penny Judd, Chairman of Plus500, commented: Asaf Elimelech has been a significant part of Plus500’s success in recent years; we thank him for…

April 10, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Financial markets and bitcoin in recovery, Japan to enforce new crypto laws

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) suspended this week the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) authorisation of Cyprus Investment Firm Belight Capital Group Ltd on violations of regulatory requirements. Financial markets have been in recovery mode for the past several weeks after falling precipitously in mid-February due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Bitcoin, to the…

April 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 reports significant revenue growth for Q1

AUAC2 dropped by 48% compared to the same period last year as a result of continued efficiency of Plus500's marketing algorithms and improved conversion ratio. Cash balance at the end of the period, 31 March 2020, reached c.$515.6m Operational leverage brought strong Q1 Group EBITDA3 margin and cash conversion with revenue and profitability for the…

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