Gain Capital forex.com
November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FOREX.com adds US and UK equity CFDs for UK and EU clients

Enhancements include an expanded set of global FX and CFD markets, the introduction of equity CFD trading, upgraded trading platform & mobile apps and reduced pricing on FX and Indices FOREX.com, the retail forex brand of GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), today announced a significant upgrade of its FCA-regulated service in the U.K., featuring…

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SFC fines
November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC fines Cargill Inc. $10 million for providing inaccurate mid-market marks on swaps

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing and simultaneous settlement of charges against Cargill, Inc. (Cargill), of Minnesota, for providing mid-market marks (marks) that concealed from counterparties and its swap data repository (SDR) its full mark-up on certain swaps, in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and Commission Regulations. Specifically, the…

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November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

OSC extends term of Chair and CEO Maureen Jensen

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced that the term of Maureen Jensen, Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the OSC, has been extended for three years by the Ontario Ministry of Finance. The Order in Council is accessible on the Ontario Government’s website. Maureen Jensen is an outstanding leader who brings exceptional value…

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November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bavarian bank BayernLB chooses smartTrade’s Liquidity FX platform

smartTrade Technologies, a multi-asset electronic trading solutions pioneer, just announced that BayernLB, a publicly regulated bank based in Munich – Germany, is now live with smartTrade’s LiquidityFX platform. BayernLB informed that was looking for a proven technology partner able to meet their sophisticated connectivity, aggregation, pricing, execution and risk management needs. Their key driver was…

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FXCM FX trading volumes
November 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM FX trading volumes decline 2% in October 2017 to $192 billion

After seeing fairly strong trading volumes during the (normally slow) summer months of July and August, retail forex broker FXCM has had a fairly slow fall season, reporting a 2% MoM decline in volumes during October after a 12% drop in September. FXCM volumes were $192 billion in October, down 2% from September's $196 billion. Average…

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November 06, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

SatanCoin - what's next?

With the surge of thousands of ICOs each month, and the unbelievable growth of the digital currency industry, the next coin in line is not other but the SatanCoin. The SatanCoin was created to serve no real purpose except for the fun part of ICOs and tokens. The web page states:"Damned are thy mortal coins".…

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November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS issues Explanatory Brief for Payment and Settlement Systems

Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade), and Deputy Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), on behalf of Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, today moved the Payment and Settlement Systems (Finality and Netting) (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) for First Reading in…

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