Leverate – Best Forex brokerage technology

The online trading industry is not what it used to be. In fact, many would argue that the arena has entirely changed in recent years. Europe, in particular, has seen a severe tightening in regulation which has dramatically forced brokers to change the way they approach their mode of operation. At the same time, banks […]

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The financial health of your Forex brokerage lies largely on the ability to acquire new traders and retain existing ones, so getting creative with your acquisition and retention marketing practices is crucial to your survival. It should come as a given that qualified leads are the result of a quality campaign targeted at a quality […]

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Traditionally, FX broking and trading companies have kept their retail and institutional clients separate. Sometimes, this has extended to the establishment of individual trading and sales desks for the different types of client. And, more often than not, the deal flow of each type of customer was managed by different IT systems. But is this […]

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There are more than 700 Forex trading platforms on the market, but in the retail Forex business, everyone agree that the field is dominated by one product alone— MetaQuotes’ MT4. In fact, its popularity is so strong, that its own developer still hasn’t been able to convince people to adopt its successor, MT5. As you […]

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In accordance with its press release from late March, ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, is extending its restriction on the sale, marketing, and distribution of Contracts for Differences, or CFDs, to retail clients. The ban comes back into effect from 1 May 2019 until the end of July 2019. ESMA has determined that […]

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Along with Bitcoin’s fall from grace in 2018, the other bad-luck story of the previous year must surely have been the fate of the beleaguered binary option. Once the remit of the savvy OTC trader, this financial instrument was abused by scammers to the point where British authorities have proposed a blanket ban. And despite […]

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The co-founder and long-time non-executive director of Leverate is returning to the helm of the company After spending the past four years in a less active role, the co-founder and former CEO of Leverate, Ran Strauss is returning to his position. He will be replacing Yasha Polyakov who resigns after leading the company since August 2017. […]

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Since last August, regulated brokerages in Europe are no longer able to offer their clients high-risk leverage on CFDs, with restrictions ranging from 30:1 maximum for major Forex pairs, to no more than 2:1 for cryptocurrencies. But ESMA did leave one major opening in its regulatory structure. These CFD restrictions only apply to “retail traders”, […]

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In Forex brokerage, as in any other business endeavor, optimal performance depends on making all the elements tick as one. According to best-selling business author Josh Kaufman, every business has five vital parts: value creation, marketing, sales, value delivery, and finance. While all are equally important to the success of a business, marketing is one […]

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On May 25, 2017, a coalition of central banks and prominent FX market participants launched an initiative that was to become known as the FX Global Code. Along with representatives from 16 jurisdictions, and led by the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, this enterprise set out to tidy up the FX market. […]

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