Kraken: Delisting Pairs and Temporary Suspension of Advanced Order Types
In order to help mitigate the strain on our platform caused by recent exponential growth, we are delisting some of our illiquid trading pairs and temporarily suspending all advanced order types.These changes will go into effect on Tuesday, August 22 around 6 am UTC (Monday August...
Hedge Fund Adviser Charged for Inadequate Controls to Prevent Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that hedge fund advisory firm Deerfield Management Company L.P. has agreed to pay more than $4.6 million to settle charges that it failed to establish, maintain, and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the misuse...
IC Markets To Embrace Cryptocurrency Trading, Adds Bitcoin
International Capital Markets Pty. Ltd. (IC Markets), The world’s largest True ECN foreign exchange provider, has added Bitcoin (BTCUSD) to its growing product offering. The addition of Bitcoin, 2017’s best performing asset with a price increase exceeding 350%, comes after burgeoning client demand as...
List of Companies Operating Unlawfully in Belgium
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has, on several occasions, warned the public against the activities of various providers of/intermediaries in binary options and forex products, “recovery rooms” and “boiler rooms”, all operating unlawfully.
As mentioned in these warnings, the providers/intermediaries/boiler rooms in question are...
CBOE Vest Technologies and The Options Industry Council (OIC) Offer Options Strategy Builders Tool on OIC Website
CBOE Vest Technologies, a software company enabling users to work with target outcome investment strategies, and the Options Industry Council (OIC), a provider of unbiased options education, are working together to educate investors and broaden the appeal of options with a new online tool,...
Federal Court Orders Jeffrey Slemmer, Christian Dorrian, Adam Roth, and Their Florida-Based Companies to Pay over $5.4 Million in Restitution and a Penalty
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge William P. Dimitrouleas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a Consent Order against Defendants Jeffrey Slemmer of Acton, Massachusetts, Christian Dorrian of Boynton Beach, Florida, Adam Roth of Boca Raton, Florida, and their former respective...
One Million Dollars of Savings in Pepperstone!
Pepperstone decided to in order to celebrate its return to the Old Continent, has prepared for customers a promotion where active investors can take advantage of reduced spreads and commissions - the combined pool is $1 million!
Hurry up, the pool shrinks every minute!
The million...
HotForex Now Offering Bitcoin Trading
HotForex, the internationally acclaimed multi-asset broker, has now added Bitcoin to its Cryptocurrency CFDs to allow traders to buy and sell it after starting to offer it as a deposit option earlier in the year.
A HotForex spokesperson said, "Bitcoin has been rapidly changing the...
Bitstamp Launches Ether Trading
Bitstamp, a leading global digital currency exchange and the largest Bitcoin exchange in the EU in terms of volume, today announces the launch of trading support for ETH/BTC, ETH/USD and ETH/EUR. Bitstamp's decision to add ether to its platform comes in response to strong...
SEC Uncovers Wide-Reaching Insider Trading Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against seven individuals who generated millions in profits by trading on confidential information about dozens of impending mergers and acquisitions. Data analysis allowed the SEC’s enforcement staff to uncover the illicit trading despite the...
