Purchasers exercise full over-allotment option for GAIN Capital’s convertible notes due 2022
The initial purchasers have made full use of their option to buy extra $12 million in aggregate principal amount of the notes.
FxPro shuts down social trading service SuperTrader
The page dedicated to SuperTrader is no longer available on FxPro’s website and it is no longer possible to open an SuperTrader account.
CFTC goes after Forex fraudsters falsely claiming to have accounts at FXCM
A part of the fraudulent scheme designed by Blackbox Pulse and Unique Forex managers was the false claim that these companies have accounts at FXCM.
BTCS, Blockchain Global reach non-binding agreement on merger
The letter of intent is subject to several conditions including the approval of BCG’s shareholders and board and the approval of BTCS’s board, and the settlement of all of BTCS’ debt prior to closing.
Boston Technologies founder George Popescu banned from being a company director for 12 years in UK
George Popescu has been banned from acting as a company director in the UK for 12 years for selling his...
FXCM seeks to distance itself from Global Brokerage problems
In a press release, FXCM claims it has “no responsibility or obligation for GLBR’s debt or other obligations”.
Bitcoin fork leads to slowdown in Japan’s FSA cryptocurrency business approval process
Japanese business execs note that the assessment process for registering a cryptocurrency company is taking longer than expected.
Transparency in the FX industry: AvaTrade responds to FinanceFeeds research
This morning, FinanceFeeds took AvaTrade to task over an email sent to its affiliate network in which a competitor and...
Russia’s CCI recommends amendments to proposals affecting foreign FX websites
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the proposals to feature options for appealing the decisions of the Bank of Russia in court.
Monex to terminate offering of Monex Signal service
A drop in the number of users of the service is the reason for the closure of investment advice service.
AvaTrade resorts to rumor-mongering and competition-bashing in an attempt to secure affiliate deals
Companies that resort to attacking competitors rather than succeeding on their own merits are fortunately very rare in the FX...
Stoicism and your sales department
Paul Orford takes a look at an ancient philosophy movement to examine how it teaches us to avoid the threats of micromanagement and the traps of negative thinking.
How to profit like Soros
Leverate’s Adinah Brown examines Soros’ trading methodologies over a long period of time, including his famous positions against the Baht...
KVB Kunlun’s exec director Ng Chee Hung Frederick resigns
Mr Ng attributed his resignation to “future personal engagements”.
Ex-traders accused of Libor manipulation end legal action against Barclays
The dismissal comes after a Confidential Settlement Agreement among the parties.
