Effective June 2017, Deutsche Börse will be offering the new market data feed CEF® ultra+ Xetra Order by Order. The new feed will provide insight into the entire visible Xetra order book with unlimited order book depth. Market Data + Services designed the high-performance data feed for market participants requiring the highest data throughput possible…
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Burton-Taylor International Consulting, a division of TP ICAP’s data & analytics group and a provider of market research, analytics and business consulting, has appointed Andy Nybo as Director of its Exchange Vertical research practice. In heading up the exchange and transaction venue research division, Andy Nybo will be building out Burton-Taylor’s comprehensive analysis of current…
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The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Regional German Director at FCA regulated broker Admiral Markets UK. Hello! Word has it that British PM, Theresa May, will trigger Article 50 on 29 March, marking the official commencement of the UK’s negotiations to withdraw from the European Union. Her plan is to achieve a “Hard…
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Just two days after appointing Nick Stace as a Non-Executive Director to its board, the Financial Conduct Authority Chairman, John Griffith-Jones, has announced the appointment of a new Chair for the FCA’s independent Smaller Business Practitioner Panel. Craig Errington, Group Chief Executive of specialist financial mutual Wesleyan, becomes Chair of the FCA Smaller Business Practitioner…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that veteran marketing executive Elizabeth Rayment has left her longtime position as Marketing Manager at Dubai-based and FCA regulated retail forex broker ICM Capital. Ms. Rayment, who has been with ICM Capital and been based in the UAE for nearly six years, has returned to London to set up her…
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ASIC announced that has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Anthony Wilson, a former representative of Macquarie Equities Limited. Under the EU, Mr Wilson undertakes that he will not provide financial services on behalf of himself or any other person, for a period of four years. ASIC was concerned that Mr Wilson's advice during the…
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Why did higher UK inflation trigger a pound rally?
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against 10 Markets.com. 10 Markets.com is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted an amendment to shorten by one business day the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions. Currently, the standard settlement cycle for these transactions is three business days, known as T+3. The amended rule shortens the settlement cycle to two business days, T+2. The amended rule is designed…
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Oil prices bounced off from losses chalked up the session before, but the market remained under pressure as bloated U.S. crude inventories and rising output dampen OPEC-led efforts to curb global production, as Reuters reported earlier today. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil, were at $50.99 per barrel at 0621 GMT, up 0.7% from…
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