Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
May 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC staff supplements quarterly private funds statistics

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff published a suite of new data and analyses of private fund statistics and trends. The Private Funds Statistics, released quarterly since October 2015 by the Division of Investment Management’s Risk and Examinations Office, offers investors and other market participants valuable insights by aggregating data reported by private…

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May 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats announces new complex order options functionality

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) company announced that it is planning to launch new complex order functionality on its EDGX options exchange. Subject to regulatory approval, the expanded functionality is planned to launch on October 23, 2017. It will include new order handling, risk management and trade-through protections. Specifically: Complex order types will…

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SGX announces trading volumes
May 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes Capital World Limited to Catalist

Singapore Exchange (SGX) just announced that has welcomed Capital World Limited to Catalist under the stock code “1D5”. Based in Johor, Malaysia, Capital World Limited is an integrated property developer that focuses on working with landowners on a joint venture basis to enhance the value of the landowner’s land asset. Through such joint ventures, Capital…

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May 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters offers greater open desktop interoperability on Eikon

Financial professionals using Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) flagship desktop can now integrate their internal and partner applications through the launch of its Side by Side Integration API. Together with App Studio, Eikon’s third-party developer suite, users can extract even greater value from Eikon through a more seamless workflow on a single desktop. The new API is…

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clone firm FCA warning
May 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Markus Spielmann Inc clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Markus Spielmann Inc. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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May 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Does Currency Exchange Play a Part in Debt Consolidation?

The article was written by Luis Aureliano, a business writer and financial analyst. With over 15 years of experience in global finance and an MBA in economics and management, Luis’s areas of expertise include business, marketing, communications, personal finance, macro economics, stocks and emerging markets. The Almighty greenback is a favorite of currency traders around…

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May 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE begins trading options on VelocityShares' EVIX

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced it has begun trading options on the VelocityShares® 1x Long VSTOXX Futures ETN (Bats: EVIX), which are based on the VSTOXX Short-Term Futures Investable Index. The options, which began trading at Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) yesterday are listed under the ticker symbol EVIX. The VSTOXX Short-Term Futures Investable…

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May 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Let’s Make it Easier to ‘Get Started’

The article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Regional German Director at FCA regulated broker Admiral Markets UK. Hello, Dedicating time, energy and resources toward introducing clients to an industry or specific product can be a headache for any business, not least those in the financial industry. The questions that many companies pose are: How can…

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gold
May 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Gold plunges as Fed revives June rate hike expectations

The article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). Gold recorded its biggest weekly loss since November, as the Federal Reserve (Fed) kept the June interest rate hike expectations alive at its April meeting. Gold was sitting on the critical $1’257/1’252 support (38.2% retracement…

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