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…
Read moreMany speculations are made when it comes to Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is going up and down all the time, fluctuating around the $8,000 level these days. However, with the blockchain infrastructure getting improved constantly, the value of Bitcoin may be going up in the future. One investor who believes in that is Tim Draper, one…
Read moreLondon Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has just announced that it today welcomes Dish TV’s Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) to trading on the Professional Securities Market. This follows the completed merger between Dish TV and Videocon d2h, creating a Direct-to Home (DTH) television service provider in India, valued at over $2.2 billion and serving over 29…
Read moreMetropolitan Stock Exchange (MSE), the youngest national level stock exchange of India has just announced that it welcomes listing of 14 IPOs. The recent additions were ICICI Securities Ltd and Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd. These young companies’ entry in the capital markets gets a red carpet from MSE under the “Permitted to trade category” (PTT),…
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