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IronFX Global, a Cyprus based Forex broker, has just announced the opening of a new office in the Republic of South Africa and has received a license as a Financial Services Provider (FSP) by the Financial Services Board (FSB).
Stockpair.com, operated by Nextrade Wordwide Ltd, is pleased to announce that it has recently received CySec (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission) regulation in accordance with the European Union Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).
The National Futures Association (NFA) announced yesterday that its Board has approved the prohibition on the use of credit cards to fund retail Forex and futures accounts. The sanction is subject to approval by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) but no amendments to the rulings are expected.
Liquid Markets (LQD Markets) announced yesterday that it was closing its Cypriot location as of July 7th and transferring its ongoing activities to its U.K. office. All clients' accounts will be migrated to London and will be regulated under UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). On July 6th, all the customers' positions and orders will be assigned to the UK entity together with all personal data and documentation, trading history and cash balances.
From the moment the bitcoin was introduced it was controversial. Never before has an electronically transmitted currency become available for personal use. And even before it was fully understood, it took off like lightening by investors seeking anything new that could be a potential source of income.
As of June 1st, ActivTrades is dropping its minimum commission on the major European stock exchanges from 8 euro to 1 euro.
OptionBit and OptionXP have worked hard to reach the ranks of leading binary option brokers in Europe. The icing on the cake is their recent acceptance under Cyprus Security and Exchange Commission regulation (CySec). CySec regulation ensures traders of total privacy and optimal security by brokers in all their trading endeavors.
FXCM announced that it would be taking over all of FXDD's American client accounts.