Pico, a financial infrastructure services provider, has recently launched direct connectivity to the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) colocation facility. The GPW is one of the largest and most liquid venues in Central and Eastern Europe and clients interested in connecting to the multi-asset trading marketplace may now do so via direct connectivity or by hosting…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that London based Retail FX group GKFX has gone outside the company to hire a new CEO, to replace its recently departed chief executive Brian Myers. Joining GKFX as its new CEO is Rob Woolfe, formerly a co-founder and CEO of UK/Cyprus spreadbetting firm Capital Index. We expect the company…
Read moreItiviti, the global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced that it has become the first independent software vendor to support SGX’s requirement to reconcile trades within 30 minutes after a market disruption. The fully automated solution, part of Itiviti’s SGX market access gateway, will enable members to meet the exchange’s 30-minute…
Read moreCopenhagen based Forex and multi asset broker Saxo Bank today announced the appointment of Eric Krueger to a newly established position as Global Head of Client Services, effective from 2 July 2018. He will report directly to Damian Bunce, CCO of Saxo Bank A/S. Krueger will play a lead role in managing and developing Saxo…
Read moreThe Irish Blockchain Expert Group (IBEG) has announced that it has launched today Blockchain Ireland, a source of information on the Irish blockchain ecosystem, led by IDA Ireland. The online platform will serve as the go-to source of information on the Irish blockchain ecosystem, assisting the promotion of Ireland as a blockchain centre of excellence.…
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The following article was written by Reem Aboul Hosn, Research and Market Analyst Officer at Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd. It has been a turbulent few weeks for Crude Oil prices, surging to their highest in over three years at USD 73 a barrel, shortly to slump back erasing USD 8 gains with prospects of…
Read moreNasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has announced that it is establishing connectivity to three data centers in Hong Kong to increase its service to the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region through a Nasdaq Point of Presence (POP), helping to provide more efficient, cost-effective access to Nasdaq financial data in the region. In July, Nasdaq will begin to offer easy access…
Read moreArgo, a UK-Canadian venture, has just announced that it has launched today a new low-cost, flexible and easy-to-use crypto-mining service for users. The service is aimed at addressing pent-up demand from users who want to benefit from mining digital currencies but have been put-off by its complexity and significant up-front cost. The company’s solution is…
Read moreINGOT Coin, pioneering the link between the Crypto universe and the current traditional financial industry, has just announced a Joint Venture Partnership with GMEX Group (GMEX), a provider of exchange and post-trade solutions; and the start of INGOT Coin’s Blockchain based All-Inclusive-Ecosystem. GMEX will provide Fusion, their hybrid centralized & Blockchain based global exchange trading,…
Read moreThe UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Tradeovest. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam…
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