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BNP Paribas to pay a $350 million fine for illegal conduct in Forex trading
May 25th, 2017
DFS fines BNP Paribas $350 million for illegal, unsafe and unsound conduct in connection with BNPP’s foreign exchange trading business Foreign Exchange “Cartel” Manipulated Foreign Exchange Rates, Engaged in Collusion, Executed Fake Trades, Coordinated Trading to Enhance Profits at ...
ESMA clarifies traded on a trading venue under MIFID II
May 22nd, 2017
Legal basis ESMA’s competence to deliver an opinion to competent authorities is based on Article 29(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European ...
U.S. firm to launch sale of digital token for forex trading
May 18th, 2017
Fintech Investment Group, a U.S.-based commodity trading adviser, plans to launch an initial coin offering in June for its own token that allows investors to trade currencies on a digital platform, company founder Alan Friedland said. The new digital ...
CySec informs Cyprus Investment Firms about the German and Spanish regulators restrictions for trading CFDs
May 18th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued two important Circulars to inform Cyprus Investments Firms about the recent announcements of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) in ...
CLS FX trading activity of April down 5 percent than in March 2017
May 16th, 2017
CLS FX trading activity1 – April 2017 In April 2017: The average daily traded volume submitted to CLS was USD1.52 trillion down 5.0 percent from USD1.60 trillion in March 2017. April 2016 March 2017 April 2017 Average daily traded volume submitted ...
International law firm former partner Charged in $1 Million insider trading scheme
May 12th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former partner at an international law firm and his neighbor with making more than $1 million in illicit profits by insider trading around corporate announcements. The SEC alleges that Walter C. ...
BCSC warns about the online binary options trading TorOption
May 12th, 2017
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to inform public and investors about TorOption, which is owned and operated by Smart Choice Zone LP (together, the Parties). TorOption claims to be based in Glasgow, Scotland, and provides an ...
New regulations looming for bitcoin trading in China
May 11th, 2017
Beijing is expected to issue new rules for bitcoin trading in China next month as the cryptocurrency’s price on the country’s trading platforms keeps hitting new highs. According to a Beijing-based media company Caixin citing anonymous sources; the People’s ...
IG Group welcomes the final proposals by BaFin on CFDs trading
May 10th, 2017
IG Group (“IG”, “the Company”), a global leader in online trading, welcomes the final proposals by BaFin, the German regulator, regarding the marketing, distribution and sale of CFDs to retail clients. The final proposals are in line with the ...
Plus500 reacts on BaFin decision about CFD trading restrictions
May 10th, 2017
Plus500, a leading online service provider for retail customers to trade CFDs internationally, has issued an update regarding BaFin, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. Below is the update as published by Plus500: BaFin has now concluded its recent consultation ...