December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CESC announces launch of CES SCHK50 Index

China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC) today announced its CES Stock Connect Hong Kong Premier 50 Index (CES SCHK50), an index designed to capture the performance of the 50 largest stocks by market capitalisation listed in Hong Kong and eligible for Stock Connect will be launched on Thursday, 4 January 2018. The constituents cover both…

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FCA
December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA makes it easier for people to compare bank accounts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published final rules which will require providers of personal current accounts and business current accounts to publish information that will help customers to compare the service they could receive from different providers. The new information will help customers, comparison websites and the media to make meaningful comparisons of…

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Tradeweb brings RFQ trading to the options industry
December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradeweb gets FCA green light to operate an OTF

Trading platform Tradeweb announced that it has received authorisation from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate an Organised Trading Facility (OTF), effective from 3rd January 2018. On that basis, Tradeweb can offer its clients greater flexibility to choose the type of venue and execution method that suits their needs. It will support the…

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Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018
December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gap widens in ICO funding

While top projects continue to crack $100 million, 1 in 5 are abandoning ICOs altogether Token Report, the database of verified information on ICOs, today released data on shifting trends in ICO funding. The gap between top projects and mid-tier projects is widening, and more project leaders are abandoning their ICOs altogether. In Q3, about…

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December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Binary Options broker Vogel Capital gets warning from Sweden's Finansinspektionen

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority Finansinspektionen (FI) just informed that persons claiming to represent Vogel Capital are offering Swedish investors to trade with securities in terms of binary options. FI has investigated the matter and has not been able to determine that Vogel Capital is a going concern. Vogel Capital / Commercial Support LP is neither…

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TradeStation to deliver free real-time cryptocurrency spot data with GDAX Exchange
December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TradeStation gives access to Cboe’s Bitcoin Futures

Online broker-dealer and futures commission merchant TradeStation Group, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), just announced that eligible futures clients can now trade the new Bitcoin futures contract being offered by Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE). Chicago-based Cboe commenced trading in the contract (ticker symbol XBT) on its Cboe Futures…

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December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Colt significantly reduces network latency between Tokyo and London

Faster connectivity for financial organisations and enterprises Colt Technology Services today announced it has substantially reduced latency between Tokyo to London financial centres, to less than 159 milliseconds. This network optimisation is part of Colt’s ongoing investment programme in the Colt IQ Network, addressing specific requirements of financial firms and enterprises. The improved latency strongly…

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Moscow Exchange MOEX
December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX introduces Value Added Analytical Product

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just announced the start of a trial offering of a new analytical product, Value Added Analytical Product. The new product is intended for domestic and international institutional investors, and can be used as an additional tool for analysis of financial instruments traded on MOEX. The new product consists of analytical reports based…

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