The following article was written by AMarkets, a St. Vicent & the Grenadines (FSA) regulated global forex broker established in 2007. Cryptocurrencies in general and Bitcoin, in particular, assumed commonplace with the trader. Media headlines hasten to report on the latest price record - they are ready to buy 1 Bitcoin for more and more…
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Vaultoro.com, the first and longest running bitcoin / allocated gold exchange, has announced that it has closed a seven-figure seed funding round from Frankfurt, Germany based fintech investor Finlab AG (FRA:A7A). Vaultoro co-founder Joshua Scigala said: The investment from FinLab AG into Vaultoro will enable us to scale fast. Our mission is to enable as many…
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American bank holding company Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN) today announced that Jana Litsey is joining the company as general counsel, following the retirement of Richard "Dick" Cheap at the end of the year after 19 years of service to the Bank, all as general counsel. Litsey, an industry veteran, will join Huntington from Bank…
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Snowflake Computing announced that Capital One Growth Ventures, the venture investing arm of Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF), has joined its latest round of growth funding, bringing Snowflake’s Series D round to a total of $105 million. The Series D round was announced in April of 2017, led by ICONIQ Capital and accompanied by Madrona Venture…
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Multinational financial services corporation Visa (NYSE:V) announced today it has appointed Charlotte Hogg as the new executive vice president and chief executive officer for its European operations, effective October 1, 2017. Ms. Hogg will report to Visa’s chief executive officer, Al Kelly, and Visa Europe Limited (VEL) board chairman, Gary Hoffman. Ms. Hogg will join the…
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After signing MoU with Oslo Stock Exchange just a day ago, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) just announced its market volumes for the month of August and SET index ended at 1,616.16 points, rising 2.5 percent from the end of the previous month - the strongest gain in the region - and 4.7 percent…
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The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, Preparing and implementing a trading plan is critical when formulating a consistent approach. A trading plan helps traders reduce emotional reactions to price volatility. However, most traders notice a gap between theoretical trading and actual trading.…
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The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) and Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote mutual development and foster cooperation between the two companies. The memorandum also paves the way for both sides to work closely together in expanding their ETF markets, facilitating the cross-listing of ETFs on both…
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Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) has announced a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company's investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through July 2017. The company has found no evidence of unauthorized…
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The US-based integrator Forexware announced that has developed a gateway to link OTC FX with Exchange Traded Futures and Equities in MetaTrader 5. Fred Scala, Global Head of Sales at Forexware stated: This is our most robust tool for brokers looking to develop a high-speed, end-to-end solution. With direct connections to top-tier FX liquidity providers…
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