The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Walter E. Jospin, Regional Director of the agency’s Atlanta office, is leaving the agency. Mr. Jospin will remain in his position until his successor is selected. Walter and I met many years ago and I was taken with his wisdom, expertise, and care. He has brought those…
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FCA and ASIC regulated retail FX and CFD broker ThinkMarkets has announced that it has extended its footprint in the popular digital currency trading space, adding a new range of Cryptocurrency financial derivatives contracts. After we reported last month about ThinkMarkets launching trading for its clients in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP) and Litecoin (LTC) CFDs, the London…
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Investors seeking exposure to the price movement of ether, the native token of the Ethereum platform, announced that just got a new, but familiar option: two Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) which track the price of Ether - Ether Tracker One (COINETH:SS) and Ether Tracker Euro (COINETHE:SS). XBT Provider by CoinShares, the issuer behind the world’s…
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After seeing fairly strong trading volumes during the summer months of July and August, retail forex broker FXCM, the operating unit of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR), has reported a 12% MoM decline in FX trading volumes during the month of September. FXCM volumes were $196 billion in September, down 12% from August but down just…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order filing and settling charges against Arab Global Commodities DMCC (AGC), a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Dubai with several trading offices in India, for engaging in the disruptive trading practice of “spoofing” in the copper futures contract traded on the Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX) between March…
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Cofound.it, the leading platform for training the world’s most promising blockchain startups, and Ethfinex, the community-focused ERC20 token exchange and information hub spun out of Bitfinex, have today announced a collaboration aimed at strengthening trust between crowdsale supporters and blockchain startups. Based on a shared long-term vision to provide services that support the entire blockchain…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a Final Judgment and Order against Grace Elizabeth Reisinger of Grand Island, Nebraska and her company ROF Consulting, LLC (ROF) for operating a fraudulent commodity pool scheme. The Order, entered on October…
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The cryptocurrency market has exploded over the last two years, with almost 1600%, and for the last 12 months - with around 600%. That is tremendous growth, especially for Bitcoin that is heating up discussions and "worries" from governments around the world about its plausibility and future in numerous industries. According to cybersecurity expert, John…
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NEX Group plc (LON:NXG), a financial technology company at the centre of the global markets, announced today that it has launched PIVOT, a new cash and collateral movement workflow tool which enables clients to make cash movements and money market sweeps. Through the partnership between NEX Optimisation and NEX Markets, PIVOT connects the ENSO Core…
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The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa – CONSOB) has reported that the company Tradelux Group Ltd is not authorised to provide investment services and activities in Italy by any means and, therefore, including through the website www.optionint.com. The CONSOB is the public authority responsible…
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