September 13, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Colt adds low-latency TOCOM market data feeds

Shortly after joining Koscom to provide ultra-low-latency connectivity between Korea and global markets, telecommunications company Colt Group S.A. (LSE: COLT) has announced that it has become a market data provider for the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), with the service set to launch alongside the scheduled migration of TOCOM’s derivatives trading to the J-GATE trading system…

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September 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Blueberry Markets adds Autochartist FX market scanner service

LeapRate has learned that Australian-based MT4 broker Blueberry Markets has added Autochartist's market scanner service for its clients. Autochartist is a market scanner that recognizes potential trade set-ups based on support and resistant levels. Once the opportunity has been identified, clients of firms such as Blueberry Markets are notified, allowing the trader to make the final…

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September 12, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM Retail Forex volumes down 4% MoM in August, Institutional off 37%

Retail forex broker FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) released August FX trading volume data, and they have come in fairly in-line with the industry wide late-summer slowdown we have seen at most of the leading Retail and Institutional eFX platforms. Retail forex volumes at FXCM came totaled $270 billion in August, down 4% MoM and 18% YoY, while Institutional…

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September 12, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Quod Financial releases next-generation FX trading and liquidity management platform

Quod Financial, a London based provider of adaptive trading technology, announced today that it has released its Adaptive Foreign Exchange Platform, a foreign exchange trading and liquidity management solution for buy-side and sell-side firms. Quod Financial Adaptive FX Trading Platform (AFX) provides all of the tools that are essential for navigating the complexity of the…

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September 12, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF consults on the future implementation of new MiFID II provisions on payments for research

Ahead of the application of the new European regulatory framework on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II), the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is reflecting on the implementation of new provisions on payment for research used by professionals providing investment advice on an independent basis or portfolio management. The AMF is thus launching a public…

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September 12, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik to leave Bank Of England

Minouche Shafik, Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking, will leave the Bank at the end of February 2017 to become the Director of the London School of Economics (LSE). Bank of England Governor Mark Carney commented: We will say farewell to Minouche with gratitude and regret. She helped drive vital reforms on the domestic and…

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September 12, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

GAIN Capital reports operating metrics for August 2016, ECN average daily volume drops 21.1% MoM

After the announcement that August FX volumes decreased by 5% YoY, GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP) has reported certain operating metrics for the month of August 2016. Retail Segment Metrics OTC average daily volume of $8.3 billion, a decrease of 17.6% from July 2016 and 54.9% from August 2015. OTC trading volume of $191.9 billion, a decrease…

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