Anti-money laundering (AML) and Big Data specialist Fortytwo Data has announced that it has appointed machine learning expert Luca Primerano as Chief AI Officer. The firm, based in the City of London, is the only company bringing true machine learning solutions to the field of AML at present. CEO Julian Dixon hopes the new position’s…
Read moreRetail Forex broker Alpari has announced its trading turnover in the first quarter of 2018, and it surpassed US$429 billion, marking a 45% improvement on the same period in 2017. This improvement is mostly the result of an influx of new clients as well as increased trading activity from Alpari’s existing clients across the world. Alpari's…
Read moreNasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has announced that Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is the first exchange customer in Asia to successfully deploy Nasdaq SMARTS Market Surveillance’s latest machine learning and participant relationship discovery technology across its equity market, enhancing its capabilities to safeguard market integrity, and better protect investors. Nasdaq has worked closely with…
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Monex Group, Inc. has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of 100% shares of Coincheck, Inc. Coincheck has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the company today. Monex shared that they recognize blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies as next-generation technologies and platforms which are likely to drastically change the way people approach money. Therefore, since…
Read moreThe Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has announced that it has issued a formal warning to Crafters & Co Limited (Company Number: 4350380) (Crafters) and its sole director Hadleigh Petherick under s 9 of the Financial Markets Authority Act 2011. On 18 November 2015, Crafters launched a crowdfunding campaign on the PledgeMe Limited (PledgeMe) platform. During…
Read moreSydney, Australia based boutique prime broker Invast Global has announced the launch of a Tokyo oneZero Hub in EquinixTY3. This development follows on from the unveiling of the London Invast LD4 oneZero Hub only three weeks ago. The addition of the TY3 Hub means that clients around the world can now seamlessly connect to the award-winning…
Read moreCboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has announced that Cboe DataShop is offering customers access to its market data and trade analytics through a suite of four application programming interfaces. The APIs allow easy interaction with other websites or programs, facilitating customization of access for trading firms’ specific needs and budgets. The APIs allow data…
Read moreSingapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that it welcomes Hong Kong-based Rifa Futures Limited (Rifa Futures) to its derivatives market as a Trading Member. Michael Syn, Head of Derivatives at SGX said: We are pleased to extend our distribution network in Greater China with the addition of Rifa Futures to our derivatives market and look forward…
Read moreYour Weekly Trading Review by UFX.com – Sunday, April 15, 2018 Here are some of this past week’s leading economic news and events that affected the financial markets: $3 Million Worth of Bitcoin Reported Missing Indian cryptocurrency platform, Coinsecure has lost over $3 million Bitcoins and is blaming its head of security. The company claims that its…
Read moreThe top headlines in this past week's Forex Industry News were an odd mix of old faces in new places, a regulated Retail FX broker shutting its doors, and charges of fraud, slippage and blackmail. Which binary options executive is the new CEO of Investing.com? Why did Invest.com renounce its CySEC license and end all…
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