FCA holds secret roundtable with Forex and CFD brokers on leverage and bonus issues

February 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FCA holds secret roundtable with Forex and CFD brokers on leverage and bonus issues - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that a secret, invitation-only meeting was held yesterday in London between the FCA and senior representatives from several of the leading regulated Forex and CFD brokers in the UK. The meeting was meant to help clear the air between the regulator and the brokers regarding the way the FCA 'surprised'…

February 03, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

UK CFD trading 2015: IG, Plus500, Saxo and CMC dominate

Further to the report put out on the UK online trading market by research firm Investment Trends, LeapRate has learned that in the fast-growing CFDs sector there has been some movement among the top brokers providing CFDs trading. Not surprisingly, continuing to lead the sector is IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), which was named by…

February 02, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FCA issues 'Dear Broker CEO' letter outlining problems with onboarding CFD trading clients

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a 'Dear Broker CEO' letter specifying problematic areas regarding onboarding of clients by UK CFD brokers. The letter, signed by Megan Butler, Executive Director of Supervision Investment, Wholesale & Specialists Division, is published after an FCA review of the procedures for taking on new clients in a…

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