We’re not sure just how much diligence David Beckham and his people did before signing this sponsorship deal, but the global soccer icon has reportedly signed a multi-year deal to act as a Brand Ambassador for offshore Retail FX broker GemForex. GemForex is one of the many small, faceless Retail FX brokers operating without the…
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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is pressing ahead with its action against Casper Mikkelsen, the operator of fraudulent investment company GNTFX. This becomes clear from documents filed with the New York Southern District Court on December 3, 2021. In the documents, seen by FX News Group, the Commission confirms that it will…
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury today delivered its semiannual Report to Congress on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States. In this Report, Treasury reviewed and assessed the policies of major U.S. trading partners, comprising more than 80% of U.S. foreign trade in goods and services, during the…
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Online trading company Admirals will introduce a minor change to its trading terms, which should not affect more than 1% of its clients. Beginning December 6, 2021, the required distance between the current price and new pending stop and limit orders on all FX and CFD instruments, including Take Profit and Stop Loss orders, must be…
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Who acquired IG Group’s US-based regulated binary options business Nadex? Which up-and-coming institutional FX and crypto company got billionaire Steven A. Cohen’s attention, to the tune of a $14 million investment? What did social trading focused broker Public.com have to say about how competitor Robinhood’s PFOF client trade execution system was inferior to its model?…
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an enforcement action against three individuals involved in unlawful insider trading in the securities of Snap Inc. The SEC’s complaint, submitted at the California Central District Court on December 3, 2021, and seen by FX News Group, alleges unlawful insider trading in the securities of…
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Retail FX and CFDs broker Exness has reported its client trading volume stats for the month of November 2021, with the company topping – by a wide margin – its record October figures. October saw Exness top $1 trillion (!!) in client trading volumes, as was first reported by FNG, a first for a retail…
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Online broker eToro has activated 65 new stocks and ETFs for investing, bringing the total number of assets offered on the platform to well over 3,000. Clients of the broker will be able to invest in the below assets, on top of the existing wide array of assets already had listed on eToro: $AKA.US (a.k.a….
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UK direct-to-investor investment and online trading firm Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HL) today announced the appointment of Amy Stirling as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to succeed Philip Johnson. Amy Stirling will also join the Board of Hargreaves Lansdown as an Executive Director. She is currently Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Group where she has been…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Practitioner Panel have published a report from their 2021 joint survey of FCA regulated firms. The survey gives views across the financial services sector of the FCA performance as a regulator. The respondents were very critical of the time the regulator needs to process authorization applications. Among…
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