Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) has welcomed a new iShares fund to the Cboe ETF Marketplace. The iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Cboe: USHY) seeks to track more high yield investable opportunities than any other U.S.-listed high yield ETF available. The Underlying Index, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High…
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After the hard “fork” that Bitcoin went through, the new currency, Bitcoin Gold, has suffered a not so positive perception, as the price of Bitcoin went down immediately after the introduction of the new product. The launch of Bitcoin Gold caused a distributed denial of service or what is called “DDoS” cyberattack. The website of…
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Singapore and Hong Kong have become two of the world’s greatest fintech hubs, boasting numerous fintech startups and loose regulations on cryptocurrencies and financial technologies. Thus, The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) signed an agreement to further increase the collaboration between the two cities in a joint effort…
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The FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) announced that it has signed three separate Memoranda of Understanding with the Singapore FinTech Association, the Swiss Finance + Technology Association and the Taiwan FinTech Industry Development Association. These were completed during the HongKong FinTech week that is currently underway. All three associations have the goal of collaborating…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out a package of measures designed to ensure that the UK’s primary capital markets remain effective. In 2015 the FCA committed to reviewing the effectiveness of the UK’s primary capital markets, and the regulatory framework governing them to ensure they continue effectively to serve issuers and investors.…
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Presearch today announced the beta launch of its decentralized, community-driven search engine built to disrupt the multi-billion dollar internet search industry. Already in use since 2013 as an internal tool, Presearch will launch in beta November 9th, allowing users to search multiple engines including Amazon and Google and be rewarded with PRE tokens. Presearch has…
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Gland, Switzerland based online banking and brokerage leader Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has announced plans to expand its regulated operation in Malta, as it held an event to celebrate five years as a licensed entity on the EU island country. Since its incorporation in October 2012, Swissquote Financial Services (Malta) Ltd has developed into…
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Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today reported revenue of $891 million and operating income of $568 million for the third quarter of 2017. Net income was $309 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.91. On an adjusted basis, net income was $406 million and diluted earnings per share were $1.19. Financial results…
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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has introduced Intraday Market Share Reporter (iMSR), a solution designed to enable traders to quickly find and analyze liquidity by individual stocks across multiple venues. With an intraday view of market flows, iMSR helps improve trading capabilities and analysis by providing fuller transparency of market trends and the ability to assist in…
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Established as a new subsidiary within the Cinnober Group during the end of last year, Minium will provide real-time post-trade technology and services to international investment banks. The development is proceeding according to plan with the ambition that Minium's solutions, which reach the market in 2018, will modernize and streamline the operation of so-called client…
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