Anyoption analyst Brett Chatz takes a look at the new strategies which incoming British Prime Minister Theresa May might employ. For more of Brett’s research see the Anyoption blog. [divide] Principled Leadership or Populist Conformer?….. Theresa May is the new face of British leadership. A conservative through and through, but not an advocate of breaking…
Read moreThe former CEO of collapsed debenture issuer, Wickham Securities Ltd, has pleaded guilty to various charges brought by ASIC, including fraud. Garth Peter Robertson appeared in the Brisbane District Court and pleaded guilty to: • 10 counts of dishonestly obtaining property totalling $761,504 from Wickham Securities between December 2010 and November 2012; • one count…
Read moreSocial media startup Steemit, which just last week used a Million Dollar digital currency giveaway to build traffic, looks like it has given away a little more than planned. Steemit.com was the subject of a successful hack attack yesterday, which saw some client data compromised and some Steem Dollars stolen, although after a very hectic…
Read moreA new Bitcoin point-of-sale (POS) terminal by 34 Bytes has now entered the beta testing phase per an announcement today from the Los Angeles-based startup. 34 Bytes is looking at pioneering in cryptocurrency payment solutions for physical stores. 34 Bytes is deeply involved in the promotion of the emerging crypto-economy by creating solutions aimed at…
Read moreThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Respondents Atlantas Group, Inc. (Atlantas) and Edmund Hysni for committing solicitation fraud in connection with options on futures contracts trading on the Chicago Board of Trade and the Commodity Exchange, Inc., and against Hysni for willfully making material…
Read moreCLS, the operator of the largest multicurrency cash settlement system for FX transactions today reported June volumes and metrics; seeing a nice gain MoM and YoY in input value, probably the best gauge of the overall performance and size of the FX market, see the numbers below: In June 2016: The average daily input volume submitted to CLS,…
Read morePragma Securities, a leading independent provider of multi-asset class, high performance algorithmic trading tools, has launched TradeBase, a relational database that provides clients real-time access to their parent and child FIX order messages for greater transparency to facilitate client risk management, compliance, and monitoring of their algorithmic orders. TradeBase is populated in real-time, and enables…
Read moreThe Johannesburg Stock Exchange has settled its first T+3 settlement cycle with no failed or “rolled” trades, thus confirming a successful implementation of the T+3 project. On Monday 11 July, South Africa’s financial markets went live with a shorter three-day settlement cycle, (referred to as T+3) to align the South African market with international best practice…
Read moreThe Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has officially recognised Moscow Exchange's USD/RUB FX Fixing and Moscow Exchange's operational performance as fixing administrator as being of satisfactory quality. The CBR also the fixing`s compliance with the Bank`s requirements, which are based on the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for financial benchmarks. In March 2016,…
Read moreThe Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. (TOCOM) has announced today that July 25th will be the start date of new Gold Physical Transaction, pending regulatory approval. Gold is the most actively traded commodity at the Exchange with both futures and options contracts listed. Simultaneously, TOCOM will introduce a delivery at settlement option for the Gold Rolling…
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