NEX launches short code identifier service ISCI for MiFID II reporting LeapRate

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX launches short code identifier service ISCI for MiFID II reporting

NEX Regulatory Reporting announced today that during the rollout of MiFID II, it successfully launched its short code identifier service the ‘Industry Standard Common Identifier’ (“ISCI”) to help market participants meet their MiFID II requirements while simultaneously protecting the data of individuals. Under MiFID II, market participants are obligated to include the personal data of…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS releases new FX forecast data report tool

CLS, a market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, just announced that it is releasing a new foreign exchange (FX) forecast data report as part of its comprehensive suite of data products. CLS’s FX Forecast data will provide subscribers with a forward looking view of FX markets on an hourly basis, enabling them…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group announces new Heads of Sales for Europe and Asia

Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) today announced it has expanded its international client development and sales efforts with two senior sales appointments in Europe and Asia. Michel Everaert has been named Head of Sales, Europe, where he will be responsible for developing and executing CME Group's sales strategy and growing its client base throughout Europe.…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BlockEx, CEX.IO, Coinbase, and CryptoCompare set up self-regulatory body CryptoUK

BlockEx, CEX.IO, Coinbase, CoinShares, CommerceBlock, CryptoCompare, and eToro informed that they have joined together to launch a self-regulatory trade body – CryptoUK – to improve industry standards and engage policy makers on the future of the sector. CryptoUK will work to raise understanding of the sector at a time of significant growth in popularity and…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group announces steady results in 4Q and full 2017

TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) has just announced results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017. The highlights include: Diluted earnings per share of $3.63 in Q4/17, up 282% from Q4/16 Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.22 in Q4/17, up 3% compared with Q4/16 Revenue of $170.9 million in Q4/17, down…

Blackbull Markets website new zealand fx broker

February 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: New Zealand FX broker Blackbull Markets hires ADS veteran Anish Satinder Lal as Head of FX & Metals

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Auckland, New Zealand based MT4 broker has hired Anish Satinder Lal as its new Head of FX & Metals. Anish Satinder Lal joins Blackbull after stints at OneTwoTrade, Atom8, and most recently ADS Securities, where he held various FX trading and sales roles. Blackbull was founded in 2014 by 25-year old…

February 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

MiFID II Is Now in Effect, but Will It Conflict with the Upcoming GDPR?

The following article was written by Scott Whitney, senior vice president of product management at communications compliance, archiving, and analytics company Actiance. Much has been written about Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over the past year. But only recently people have people started to notice that…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NYNJA launches first blockchain-enabled messaging app with its own crypto wallet

NYNJA Group Ltd., a global communications and mobile technology company, just announced that it has launched NYNJA, the first international communications app with a built-in digital marketplace and cryptocurrency wallet. NYNJA is a cross-platform app that combines voice, text and visual messaging with robust and secure business management and e-commerce features, all powered by its…

ATFX teams up with major payment providers for LATAM and the Middle East

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS releases Guidelines to protect users of electronic payments

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) informed that it has today launched a public consultation on proposed guidelines to protect users of electronic payments (e-payments). The proposed E-payments User Protection Guidelines aim to encourage wider adoption of e-payments by setting standards on the responsibilities of financial institutions and e-payment users. Under the new Guidelines, individuals…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe Global Markets reports week of record trading activity

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE) has reported its busiest week ever with several new trading records across Cboe’s exchanges and products. From Monday, February 5, through Friday, February 9, 2018, a record weekly high of 48.29 million contracts traded on Cboe Options Exchange, making it the busiest week in the exchange’s…