June 16, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Tradair uses ELK data visualization tools to reduce issue diagnostic times

eFX trading technology solutions provider TradAir has announced that it has cut 'issue diagnostic' times by around 90%, following implementation of open-source monitoring and diagnostic tools. The tools combine open-source projects Logstash and Kibana, with data visualization tools from ELK – ‘Elasticsearch’, which together enable seamless integration of platform, network and system log-data, that can be searched, analyzed…

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June 16, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Marex Spectron hires Matthew France from Morgan Stanley as Head of Institutional Sales Asia Metals

Global commodities broker Marex Spectron has continued to build its presence in Asia with the appointment of Matthew France (pictured at left) as Head of Institutional Sales, Metals, in Asia. Matthew France joins Marex Spectron from Morgan Stanley (YSE:MS) where he was an Executive Director managing the firm’s Asian Metals business. Reporting into the Global Head…

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June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex platform partnership: X Open Hub liquidity integrated into PFSOFT’s Protrader brokerage solution

Big news in the Forex platform provider world... Forex broker technology providers X Open Hub, part of the X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WSE:XTB) group which operates FCA regulated brokerage XTB.com, and PFSOFT have announced a partnership whereby X Open Hub's liquidity and market data will be integrated into PFSOFT’s Protrader brokerage solution. X Open Hub had…

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June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Taiwan ETF explosion: ETFs now account for 10% of TWSE turnover

The Taiwan Stock Exchange announced today that since the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) adjusted regulations to allow the listing of more diverse exchange-traded products in 2014, Taiwan’s ETF market has grown rapidly and now accounts for 10% of total turnover on the TWSE, compared to only 1.9% in 2014. As of the end of May 2016, more than USD $7.64…

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June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM is doing great... and is in big trouble

Retail forex broker FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) continues to report some of the highest FX trading volumes in the industry month by month, with May 2016 coming in at $280 billion. After narrowly avoiding bankruptcy early last year in the immediate aftermath of the January 15, 2015 surprise Swiss Franc spike by securing (over the course of…

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June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FCA issues warning against unregulated Forex broker TFX Traders

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated retail forex broker targeting UK clients, this time regarding TFX Traders operating from website tfxtraders.com. On its website TFX shows that it has offices at 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EW. The FCA warned consumers that TFX Traders is not authorised or licensed by…

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June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Russell Investments’ RFX Network receives certification for Charles River Network Service

Portfolio management specialist Russell Investments has announced that its RFX Network is now a certified end point on the Charles River Network Service, expanding RFX Network’s real-time connectivity to the global financial community. This development bolsters liquidity in the cutting-edge alternative to the London fix. RFX Network, our end-to-end trading solution for the buy-side community, features executable…

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