December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe launches Bitcoin Futures trading on December 10

In addition to last Friday's news when Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced that CFE had filed a product certification with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer bitcoin futures trading, the company today informed that Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) plans to offer trading in bitcoin futures beginning at 5:00 p.m. CT on…

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December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC emergency action halts ICO scam

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it obtained an emergency asset freeze to halt a fast-moving Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fraud that raised up to $15 million from thousands of investors since August by falsely promising a 13-fold profit in less than a month. The SEC filed charges against a recidivist Quebec securities law…

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December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Xetra trading ready for MiFID II

Update for Deutsche Börse's T7 trading system / Regulatory requirements implemented As of today, Xetra trading announced that it is ready to meet the requirements of MiFID II, the European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, which goes into effect at the beginning of 2018. Deutsche Börse's underlying T7 trading system was therefore updated to Release…

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cme group fx volumes
December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group's November ADV - second highest in 2017

Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) today announced that November 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 18 million contracts, down 14 percent from the record November 2016 average daily volume, but up 21 percent compared with October 2017 and representing the second highest monthly average daily volume to date in 2017. CME Group November 2017 options…

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NEX Group market volumes
December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Group with mixed results in November volumes report

NEX Group plc (LON:NXG), a financial technology company at the centre of global markets, announces markets volumes for the month of November 2017. Spot FX results have made quite a plunge with 23% YoY, but the numbers look steady looking at the MoM change. US Treasury's numbers are also down to 156.7 YoY with 27%.…

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fca warning
December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Pension Services firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Pension Services. Pension Services is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018
December 04, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ICOs: Why Marketing Matters Most

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. In the 1970s and 80s, Eurobonds was the focus of discussion for wily investors jumping on the latest financial bandwagon. Today, it’s cryptocurrencies. Any investor worth their salt cannot failed to pick up on the buzz surrounding this new technology and the rush to…

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December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC fines Bank of Cyprus and its former directors for accounting disclosure failures

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced that it has imposed a series of fines totaling €595,000 on Bank of Cyprus Public Company (the “Company”) and ten of its former directors - including its former Chief Financial Officer (together, the “directors”) - for individual and collective failings to make adequate provision for doubtful debts…

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