July 11, 2016 BY Mike Fox

FCA warns on GO Markets UK clone

Today the UK Financial Conduct Authority put out details of a cloned firm using the name of Forex brokerage Go Markets UK. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK: Go Markets UK (clone) This clone firm is using the details of the…

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July 11, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Thomson Reuters Forex platform volumes best since January

Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) has published their Forex volume metrics for June 2016, with spot FX volumes rebounding to 23% higher MoM to $116 billion from May's $94 billion due to the UK's EU referendum induced volatility. The massive volatility on Brexit day saw Reuters FX trading platforms report 3x the normal volume the Friday of the vote.…

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July 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters is selling IP & Science Business to Onex Corp and Baring Private Equity Asia

Thomson Reuters Corp. (TRI.TO) has confirmed the agreement to sell its intellectual property and science business to private equity firms Onex Corp. (OCX.TO) and Baring Private Equity Asia for $3.55 billion. In addition to its intellectual property and scientific information, the business provides associated tools and services to governments, universities and companies. For those of…

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July 11, 2016 BY Mike Fox

GAIN Capital volumes up 3.7% MoM to $231.7 billion; institutional rises 40%

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP) today reported volume operating metrics for the month of June 2016. It looks like due to slashing of leverage and increase of margin requirements respectively, June did not provide the boon to volumes we saw at the big Wall Street institutional venues during the EU referendum. Last year "Grexit" also…

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July 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Russia’s financial infrastructure assigned highest rating by BIS alongside UK, Germany, Hong Kong and more

According to the results of the monitoring of the formation of legislative framework for developed and emerging financial markets held in June 2016, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) assigned the highest rating to the Russian financial market infrastructure (FMI). Russia’s FMI received the 4th level rating, which in fact happens to be the highest…

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July 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange announces Risk Parameters Change

Moscow Exchange has announced that NCC Clearing Bank is changing risk parameters for some particular instruments in Securities Market, as well as Derivatives and FX Markets, from July 15, 2016. Here’s what the changes will be: Securities market NCC Clearing Bank is changing risk parameters in Securities market for the following instruments starting from July…

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July 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Velocimetrics launches mdPlay, reduces insufficient testing

Velocimetrics, provider of intelligent, real-time business flow tracking and performance analysis solutions, has announced today the availability of mdPlay - a service that enables subscribers to accurately re-experience, in their pre-production environment, the market data sent or received during any given trading period. Delivering the real-world data necessary to increase the precision and robustness of testing…

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