OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, has announced Titan Energy, LLC (OTCQX: TTEN), an independent developer and producer of natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. Titan Energy has upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink market.…
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trueEX, the first exchange approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a Designated Contract Market (DCM) for swaps, has launched the first execution venue for real-time execution, processing and novation of non-cleared interest rate swaps. By streamlining the workflow, trueEX is defraying much of the significant complexity and operational burdens arising from mandatory…
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The innovative German index provider Solactive has announced that is launching the Solactive Global Gender Diversity Index which will be licensed to UBS. The index enables investors to integrate a gender-focused perspective in their investment strategies by choosing companies from a global stock universe that exhibit boardroom gender diversity and low volatility. The index is…
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FXTM VP of Corporate Development and Market Analysis Jameel Ahmad discusses the evolution of mobile trading, and FXTM's answer for on-the-go trader needs.
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OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, has announced that ClearTrust, LLC and Equity Stock Transfer have joined its Transfer Agent Verified Shares Program, further advancing its initiative to improve the availability and accuracy share data for OTCQX, OTCQB and Pink securities. The Transfer Agent Verified…
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FCA regulated online brokerage firm London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG) has announced changes it is making to its management and employee compensation programs. Essentially, many of the shares and warrants granted to existing staff only become 'in-the-money' and of value if LCG's share price rises above 46 pence per share. Given that LCG's current share…
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How is FinTech changing the way we think about money, spend money, lend money, move money....? Yael Warman from Leverate takes a peek. This is the story of Satoshi Nakamoto, though that's not his real name. He had an idea for an electronic currency verified by a block chain, unlinked to any central bank or…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has just announced that will change the trading-fee tier of several of its Stock Option classes from January 3, 2017 based on its latest annual review of the classifications. The trading-fee classifications are comprised of the following three tiers: Tier 1: notional value above $25,000 Tier 2: notional…
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Italy’s financial markets regulator National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (CONSOB) has issued a public warning against retail forex broker AlfaTrade. The Italian regulator noted that the companies Nemesis Capital Limited and Nemesis Capital Bg Limited are not authorised to provide investment services or carry out activities in Italy in any way and,…
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Last night, there was another rally in oil prices in anticipation of OPEC members reaching a freeze plan in a meeting next week. In recent days, several OPEC members including Iran, along with non-OPEC member Russia, have suggested they were leaning toward a deal to limit output. This becomes increasingly promising against a backdrop of…
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