Spotware launches cXchange cryptocurrency exchange solution LeapRate

September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Spotware launches cXchange cryptocurrency exchange solution

Forex and CFD technology solutions provider Spotware Systems has just announced that it has launched cXchange, a cryptocurrency exchange solution that allows anyone to start their own exchange. This makes Spotware the first professional developer of trading platforms in the market to offer a high-quality exchange solution. cXchange is a complete solution to launch and operate…

September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eurex strengthens asset class focus

In an update to its organisational set-up, Eurex, derivatives market and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has announced that it enhances its asset class focus by combining the sales and product design functions for equity index and for fixed income derivatives, respectively. The new organisational set-up supports the implementation of Deutsche Börse’s growth agenda “Roadmap…

September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against ForexGrand owned by Capital FXG Ltd.

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has just announced that it has become aware of a suspicious entity, ForexGrand, owned by Capital FXG Ltd. The UK financial regulator FCA has also warned against Forex Grand earlier this year. ForexGrand claims to provide an online trading platform for Forex, stock indices, commodities and…

CME's Traiana enhances its Credit Risk Hub tool

September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

More than half of Australian small businesses are not using digital tools

55% of SMEs have little or no knowledge of cyber-security issues The majority of Australia’s small businesses are dismissive or tentative about using digital technologies to assist their business, according to a new ANZ report released today. ‘The Digital Economy: Transforming Australian Businesses’, found 56 per cent of micro, small and medium businesses (SMEs) did…

September 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Managing best execution as a forex firm

The following article was written by Matt Smith, CEO of regulatory reporting solutions provider SteelEye. Forex traders had until June 28th this year to become RTS27 compliant for Best Execution under MiFID II and, going forward, firms are required to publish, on a quarterly basis, data relating to the quality of execution in all products…

September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Group's market volumes drop in July

London based electronic trading firm and exchange operator NEX Group PLC (LON: NXG) has also released its market volumes for the month of July today. Spot FX results were down 15% MoM. US Treasury’s numbers dropped to 125.4 with 20% MoM. The complete results can be seen in the table below: NEX Markets Volumes –…

Tokyo Financial Exchange TFX volumes TFX Click 365

September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX-Click 365 volumes rise 36% MoM in August

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has just released its trading volumes report for the month of August. The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 76,189 ( - 31.3% MoM / - 20.7% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 3,313. 項目 August 2018 Trading Volume Daily Average Change on Previous Month Year on…

September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX launches Korean language website

Soon after the launch of its Vietnamese website, global Forex brokerage group ATFX has announced the launch of its new Korean language website for the convenience of Korean traders. The company’s website is now available in fourteen different languages. The financial brokerage said that the launch of a dedicated website that delivers product information and…

September 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FastMatch August 2018 FX trading volumes down 3% to $19.5 billion ADV

Continuing a string of somewhat slow set of trading volumes being reported for the summer months by leading institutional FX platforms, Forex ECN FastMatch has reported that August 2018 FX trading volumes were down 3% from July, with average daily trading volumes coming in at $19.5 billion. However, despite the seasonal slowdown, FastMatch's figures for both…

September 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex weekly market update: September 3, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Today, the US Labor Day holiday, the US stock market is closed for one day. US markets, foreign exchange, metals and energy transactions closed ahead of schedule. Please attention! International rating agencies said last week that they intend to lower the…