In November 2017, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 276.6 TWh on its power derivatives markets (November 2016: 423.2 TWh). The November volume comprised 163.8 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing and settlement of all exchange transactions was executed by European Commodity Clearing (ECC). For the…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today announced that Matt Beales has joined the Cboe Europe Sales team to oversee sales efforts for Cboe LIS, the company’s fast-growing block trading platform. Cboe LIS, powered by BIDS technology, set another monthly record with more than €3.3 billion traded in November. Mr. Beales, who will serve as…
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The following article was written by Richard Perona, VP of Institutional FX at Advanced Markets. As January 3, 2018 approaches, FX industry participants are busy reading through the new financial laws of “Markets in Financial Instruments Directive” (MiFID 2) in an attempt to understand how these will affect them going forward. Originally, MiFID was created…
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Building on its commitment to deliver a suite of next-generation governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions to assist the global financial and corporate communities, Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that it has expanded further its Connected Risk platform to include a Model Risk Management (MRM) solution, allowing institutions to demonstrate a real-time understanding of their model…
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Payment processing company Worldpay Group PLC (LON:WPG) announced that it will partner with Klarna, invoice and credit based payments company, to further enhance its product portfolio. From today, Worldpay customers trading in Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and wishing to accept payments on invoice or instalments, will be able…
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TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) has released November 2017 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha), Montréal Exchange (MX) and NGX. Toronto Stock Exchange's results jumped with 25% MoM, but were slightly lower than the same period last year. TSX Venture Exchange results rose to 6,258,523,551. Alpha…
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ANZ today announced its customers could now use Garmin Pay to make purchases on the go after the bank signed a partnership with the global wearables brand. From today, ANZ’s Australian customers can load their eligible Visa debit or credit cards through the Garmin app and start using their wearable device to make smooth and…
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Well here's a neat way to create value for your shareholders. Sell (dump, really) your main business for next to no consideration, call yourself a Blockchain technology company, and wait for traders to bid up the price your stock. Sound silly? Well, that's what has happened at (now former) Binary Options platform operator TechFinancials Inc…
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Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added to its Investment Caution List the company Asia & Pacific Holdings Inc. Asia & Pacific Holdings Inc. (the Company) claimed to be an investment firm with offices in Hong Kong, Japan and Vancouver, British Columbia (BC). Asia & Pacific Holdings Inc. Website: www.asiapacificholdingsinc.com Address:…
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Continuing to cement its spot among the world's leading Retail FX brokers, FCA and CySEC regulated broker Exness has reported record FX trading volumes for the month of November, topping the rarefied air above the $300 billion mark for just the second time. Exness has reported that forex trading volumes in its system came in at $324.4 billion…
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