SMNWEEKLY Forex & Binary options news

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued an official notice on Wednesday, warning the public against several binary options brokers illegally operating on the Belgian market. Obviously, these brokers violate the rules imposed by Belgium’s financial regulator which ...

FXCM Group, the remaining UK and Australia-regulated units of Global Brokerage announced it has finalized the sale of its FastMatch share to the pan-European exchange Euronext. In a separate announcement, Euronext said that all regulatory and anti-trust requirements have ...

Saxo Bank – a major European financial services provider based in Copenhagen – announced it is temporarily raising the margin requirements on a large selection of instruments, starting from August 16, at 0800 GMT. It is not clear ...

FxPro, a major UK- and Cyprus-regulated forex and CFD broker announced the official launch of its new spread betting platform FxPro Edge, starting from August 11. It will be available only for clients of the UK branch of ...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) have come out with a joint statement warning the general public of the risks of the initial coin (token) offerings (ICOs) and investments in digital currencies ...

Gain Capital, the largest US retail forex broker, has paid $7 million for the clients of its former rival FXCM US after its dramatic exit from the market in February. According to a regulatory filing with SEC, the ...

Following the news of the 104% rise in the H1 2017 net profit of major European forex and CFD broker Plus500, its stock price on the London Stock Exchange rose 20% to an all time high of GBX ...

Plus500, a major Europe-regulated forex and CFD broker announced its results for H1 2017 that ended on June 30, boasting “record first half revenues and profits”. According to the company data, the net profit for the period stood ...

One of the major crypto currency exchanges, Bitfinex, announced on Thursday it now allows margin trading in Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The exchange launched trading in BCH/USD, BCH/BTC and BCH/ETH on Wednesday, just a day after BCH broke off from ...

Major forex broker Gain Capital (NYSE:GCAP) released Q2 and First Half 2017 Results on Thursday, which seem much better than the disappointing Q1 metrics. According to the report, its net income in Q2 2016 rose by 29% year-over-year ...