Exness closes retail business in EU/EEA including the UK
May 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exness lowers margins requirements for over 50 exotic currency pairs

Cyprus-based retail forex broker Exness announced that has lowered the margin requirements for over 50 exotic currency pairs. Lowering the margin requirements for such a wide selection of exotic currency pairs gives small investors the opportunity to enter the market accessing a more diverse range of currency pairs, without having to sustain higher margin requirements.…

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cmc markets offices
May 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CMC Markets launches new institutional offering Prime FX

UK based online brokerage house CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has announced the launch of its new Prime FX proposition, as the company continues to bolster its institutional offering. Prime FX from CMC Markets has been designed to help fill the liquidity gap that has been left by many of the traditional prime brokers scaling back…

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May 18, 2017 BY FxPro

Trump Faces Biggest Political Crisis Since Taking Office

The Department of Justice has appointed former FBI head Robert Mueller to investigate whether Russia intervened during the 2016 presidential election. Recent reports from the US are indicating that the probability that Trump’s presidency will end this year is around 29% following the Russia leak scandal. Trump is now facing his biggest political crisis since…

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May 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange releases Q1 2017 results, FX trading volumes up 5% YoY

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) announced its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Q1 2017. Key financial highlights for Q1 2017 Fee and commission income from the Fixed Income Market increased 12.8% YoY thanks to strong primary placements, both in government and corporate bonds. Fee and commission income from the Money Market…

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Thomson Reuters teams up with Seabury TFX to create new trade finance marketplace in Asia
May 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters boosts ESG data solutions in Eikon with SASB Materiality Framework application

Financial professionals using Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has enriched its environmental, social and governance (ESG) capabilities with the addition of the Insight360 SASB Edition, an app that gives the buy-side the ability to leverage the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board’s (SASB) Materiality Framework to identify investment opportunities and manage risks with near real-time ESG data. Developed by…

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May 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE Holdings’ C2 Options Exchange sets daily volume record of 966,604 contracts

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) said Wednesday trading volume at the all-electronic C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (C2) set a one-day trading record with reported trading volume of 966,604 contracts, surpassing a previous single-day record of 825,299 contracts set on November 9, 2016. Trading volume on Bats’ two options exchanges, BZX and EDGX, also each had…

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