January data from just released CFTC reports filed by January 31st reveal that Forex brokers within the United States for January dropped 8.9% in assets to fall under the $500 million handle to $499,339,084 from $544,087,054 reported in December of 2015 (see graph above). Notable changes which recently have occurred in the report is the removal of MB Trading when back in…
Read moreRussia’s National Settlement Depository, part of the Moscow Exchange Group or Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX), announces today that it has introduced services of the certified Service Bureau of SWIFT in the Russian market. The SWIFT Service Bureau is an organization which secures full access to all SWIFT services and is responsible for organizing interactions with…
Read moreThe following article is based on research by Marshall Gittler, Head of Investment Research for FXPRIMUS. [divide] FXPRIMUS Indicators and events for Thursday, March 10th The main event today is of course the ECB meeting. I wrote an extensive piece (available in the Special Reports section of the FXPRIMUS website) that I presented as a…
Read moreIn the FX industry, there is an increasing need for high-quality data and technology to ensure that financial institutions’ compliance departments are equipped to handle the deluge of data generated every day by the $5.3 trillion FX industry. Tradermade Systems Limited has built an entire business around meeting and exceeding customers’ needs when it comes to…
Read moreMarkets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) announces today that ICAP Global Broking has bolstered its electronic capabilities via TrueQuote, a new portal for buy side clients. The portal will offer a number of multi asset class solutions over the next months and launches with its first…
Read moreAllocated Bullion Exchange (ABX), the world’s first global institutional electronic exchange for allocated physical precious metals, has today announced that it has added established Hong Kong based physical precious metals trading house Finemetal Asia as a member of the ABX. The strategic partnership will extend the liquidity provision for members of the ABX and enhance…
Read moreThe United Kingdom Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published an interim report, setting out the findings of its indirect access market review. The review examines the supply of indirect access and to determine whether competition is working well for those who use payment systems – or whether the PSR needs to take further action to…
Read moreInterbank prime of prime liquidity provider CFH Clearing has announced a new matching engine in TY3 in Japan as part of the company's ongoing investment in Asia to provide clients with enhanced execution and reduced latency. The new matching engine will go live from the beginning of April 2016 and will replicate CFH’s pricing infrastructure in…
Read moreSafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH), an international provider of payments services, technologies and risk management solutions for online and mobile businesses, today published its report for the full year 2015. Following a very strong first half of 2015, the company managed to see even stronger metrics in the second half of the year, with revenues…
Read moreDeutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1) and Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) on Wednesday announced that they entered into an agreement regarding the sale of International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE), operator of three US equity options exchanges, and ISE’s holding company U.S. Exchange Holdings, Inc. to Nasdaq. The value of the deal is $1.1 billion in cash. Deutsche…
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