The Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Thursday issued guidance explaining how supervisors should examine for compliance with the swap margin rule, which established margin requirements for swaps not cleared through a clearinghouse. The guidance explains that the Board and the OCC expect swap entities covered by…
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This article was written by Usman Ahmed at Investoo Group, which provides expert products for the financial trading industry. Bitcoin is definitely the most famous cryptocurrency created and held online. Satoshi Nakamoto - a gifted programmer- is considered to be the main inventor of Bitcoin. Difference between Bitcoins & Paper Currencies The main distinction between…
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CQG, a global provider of high-performance trade routing, reliable market data, and advanced technical analysis tools, just announced that it will launch connectivity to the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) for futures trading. Through the new connection, CQG customers will have access to the WIG20 contract as well as equity, FX, WIBOR, and T-bond futures contracts.…
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The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) announced the launch of its new Investor Education Programme ‘Own your share of Bermuda’. In making the announcement BSX President & CEO Greg Wojciechowski noted: As part of the Exchange’s ongoing commitment to the continued development of the domestic capital market the BSX has, in conjunction with other investment industry…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published information and guidance for investors and the financial services industry on the fast-growing use of robo-advisers, which are registered investment advisers that use computer algorithms to provide investment advisory services online with often limited human interaction. Because of the unique issues raised by robo-advisers, the Commission’s Division of…
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This article was written by freelance writer Zak Goldberg. Brexit is one of the biggest topics in the global financial communities, and this is even in a time where other hugely significant things like President Trump's early days in power are going on. Whether you were for or against Brexit, the fact certainly still remains…
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Gold recorded three straight weeks of gains on the run up to February 17th.
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) launched a regulatory sandbox, an initiative that supports businesses seeking to offer innovative products, services and applications. The objective of this initiative is to facilitate the ability of those businesses to use innovative products, services and applications all across Canada, while ensuring appropriate investor protection,” said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair…
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Bats Global Markets, Inc.(Bats: BATS), the U.S. market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, welcomed a suite of four new PowerShares ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace. The products include: The PowerShares Conservative Multi-Asset Allocation Portfolio (Bats: PSMC) which seeks total return consistent with a lower level of risk relative to the broad stock market. The…
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