ODL Group which operates spread betting division ODL Markets and is one of the UK’s largest retail foreign exchange players is to be taken over by rival FXCM in a deal…
ODL Group which operates spread betting division ODL Markets and is one of the UK’s largest retail foreign exchange players is to be taken over by rival FXCM in a deal…
Clients who trade share CFDs at IG Markets will now benefit from better prices for blue-chip UK and European equities traded via Chi-X and Turquoise; Europe’s leading two alternative systems to traditional exchanges such as the LSE.
The Irish regulator has reminded stock brokers in Ireland and the UK that the shorting ban on Irish bank stocks hasn’t been lifted.
Derivatives provider IG Group has alerted the market to possible regulatory changes in Japan relating to contracts for difference (CFDs).
The FSA has taken measures against 11 companies who it claims have used pressure sales techniques to sell penny shares to older people.
Strong overseas growth helped spread betting specialist IG Group lift revenue by 28% in its first quarter to £68m from £53m. Excluding the impact of FXOnline Japan KK, organic revenue growth was 17%.
New disclosure rules have quietly gone into effect on the 1st June regarding disclosure of long CFDs and similar derivative products in the UK.
IG Group said this morning that revenues increased 35% to £62 million for the three month period ended February 28th 2008…
Ireland-based online trading company Delta Index is expanding into Germany with the launch of a new Contracts for Difference product targeted to the German retail market.
Delta Index, the Dublin-based financial spread company, has launched its CFDs product for investors who want to take long or short positions on the financial markets.
City Index, a provider of trading services to individuals, has launched its new trading platform and website.
Investors who take out a stake of larger than three per cent in a company using Contracts For Difference (CFDs) are to be forced to disclose their actions in the UK.
GFT Global Markets, a new division of US firm Global Futures and Forex, has opened a London office offering spot FX, spread betting and contracts for differences.
Global Trader has set up a branch in Thailand with the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but its expectations are modest for the moment.