Nasdaq Stockholm launches two new sustainable debt segments LeapRate

Nasdaq Copenhagen Improves Small Cap Market Access For Non-Nordic Trading Members

September 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq Stockholm launches two new sustainable debt segments

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has announced the launch of two new market segments in Stockholm – Nasdaq Stockholm Sustainable Commercial Papers and Nasdaq Stockholm Sustainable Products. The new market segments will list sustainable commercial papers and structured products, respectively, and follows the strong growth of Nasdaq’s Sustainable Bond Market. The launch of these two segments further…

Eurex enhances European ETF ecosystem with new product

September 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Itiviti integrates ETF data services from ULTUMUS

Itiviti, the global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, has announced a strategic partnership with ULTUMUS, an ETF data solution provider. The partnership will provide Tbricks by Itiviti ETF clients with the ability to compare multiple sources of static data to ensure quality which is key for a competitive and profitable ETF business.…

September 25, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

BlackRock picks up $152 million, 7% stake in CFD broker Plus500

LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated online CFDs broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has acquired another large institutional shareholder, with US investment giant BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) picking up a 7.02% interest in Plus500. At current market prices of £14.48 for PLUS the BlackRock stake in Plus500 is worth £115.8 million (USD $152 million). Most of the…

September 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BSO to offer direct connectivity to BSE’s India INX

The India International Exchange Limited (India INX), India’s first international exchange based in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) and BSO, the Ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider, have just announced that BSO has become the first global network provider to offer direct connectivity to the India INX…

oneZero Financial Systems announces partnership with Jefferies Services

September 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

oneZero introduces more risk management tools in its new Liquidity Hub release

oneZero Financial Systems has just announced release 7.0 of its Liquidity Hub, introducing new auto-hedging, quote filtering and automated session controls. These capabilities empower broker-dealers and market makers to optimize their liquidity and client pricing to better compete in the institutional and retail FX, commodities and futures markets. We are excited to introduce the newest…

Data intelligence firm Thasos adds Chris Metaxas to its team as CRO

September 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group announces organizational changes

TMX Group (TSX:X) has announced leadership changes at two of its subsidiaries: London-based Trayport Limited (Trayport), provider of technology and software solutions for energy traders, brokers and exchanges and Shorcan Brokers Limited (Shorcan), Canada's premier inter-dealer fixed-income bond broker. Kevin Heffron, President of Trayport is leaving Trayport to pursue other opportunities. Over the past nine…

ASIC applauds the enactment of stronger whistleblowing laws

September 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC pays almost $4 million to overseas whistleblower

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has awarded nearly $4 million to an overseas whistleblower whose tip led it to open an investigation and whose extensive assistance helped it bring a successful enforcement action. Whistleblowers, whether they are located in the U.S. or abroad, provide a valuable service to investors and…

September 25, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FIXI plc adds Tom Tragett as Chief Market Analyst, David Freeman as Head of Retail FX

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX broker FIXI plc has appointed Tom Tragett as Chief Market Analyst. FIXI is controlled by Goran Drapac, also the founder and shareholder of Australia based Retail FX broker AxiCorp, which operates the AxiTrader brand. Tom Tragett has been involved in the FX markets for nearly 40…

September 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX TriOptima simplifies compliance with the initial margin rules

NEX TriOptima, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business which lowers costs and mitigates risk in OTC derivatives markets, has announced that it can simplify compliance with the initial margin (IM) rules with its end-to-end solution that requires just one simple trade file. Approximately ten firms were brought in-scope in September 2018. However, thousands of buy-side participants…

September 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF warns against unauthorized forex website

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) have published a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. Here is the new website recently identified: www.london-equity.com / London Equity Ltd A list…