July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS and NEX Optimisation to expand CLS Aggregation Services to non-CLS currencies

Trade aggregation will extend to offshore Chinese renminbi (CNH), Russian ruble (RUB), Turkish lira (TRY) and Polish zloty (PLN) CLS Group, a provider of risk mitigation and operational services for the global foreign exchange (FX) market, and NEX Optimisation, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction…

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July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

China payment wars heat up as WeChat Pay launches in Europe

Chinese internet giant Tencent launched its WeChat Pay payments service in Europe on Monday, challenging rival Alipay, which is owned by rival Alibaba's affiliate Ant Financial. Tencent has partnered with German payments firm Wirecard to allow European retailers to accept WeChat pay as a payment option. As CNBC reports, the move is specifically aimed at…

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July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats welcomes 43rd iShares ETF to Bats ETF Marketplace

Bats, a CBOE Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) company, and a market for exchange-traded products (ETP) trading globally, announced that has welcomed a new iShares ETF to the Bats ETF Marketplace. The iShares Russell 2500 ETF (Bats: SMMD) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid- and smallcapitalization U.S. equities. Year-to-date, Bats…

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July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE Holdings to list options on Blue Apron Holdings (APRN)

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced it plans to list options on Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. (APRN), a meal-kit delivery service. CBOE Holdings anticipates trading in options on Blue Apron will begin on Monday, July 10, at Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2), once the underlying stock has been certified as…

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SGX announces trading volumes
July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX announces changes to the Listings Advisory Committee

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced the re-designation of Professor Hans Tjio as the Deputy Chairman of the Listings Advisory Committee (LAC) and the appointment of Mr Goh Kian Hwee as a member of the LAC with effect from 5 July 2017. The appointments are made in consultation with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Professor Tjio who…

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Paxos teams up with bitcoin payment service BitPay
July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC grants SEF registration to Bitcoin firm LedgerX LLC

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it has issued an Order of Registration to LedgerX LLC, granting it registration status with the CFTC as a Swap Execution Facility (SEF). LedgerX is a limited liability company registered in Delaware with its primary place of business in New York, NY. CFTC has approved the…

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