March 09, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Bitcoin Group abandons IPO, ASX listing application

Further to LeapRate's earlier report about Bitcoin Group encountering hurdles regarding its plans to float on ASX, the company announced today that it is withdrawing from its IPO and ASX listing application. Bitcoin Group will continue with its bitcoin mining activities and is considering renewing its IPO and ASX listing attempts in the future.The company…

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March 09, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Equinix opens new data center in Tokyo, to service financial firms, cloud and content providers

Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX) has just announced the opening of its new data center in Tokyo, with the $43 million facility being tailor-made to provide financial services firms, cloud and content providers with data center and interconnection services. The latest International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Tokyo, known as TY5, will support demand from local…

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March 09, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

OANDA Australia appoints Stephen Andrews as Managing Director

Forex and CFD broker OANDA Australia today announces the strengthening of its top ranks with the appointment of Stephen Andrews as Managing Director, based in Sydney. Mr Andrews has over eight years of experience in senior sales and management roles in the Forex field. Before joining OANDA, he was Managing Director of Admiral Markets for…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Turkish regulator blocks access to Avante Trade website

The Capital Markets Board (CMB) of Turkey has taken action against retail Forex broker Avante Trade, which offers its services via https://avantetrade.com/. The company has a Turkish-language version of the website, which is, apparently, a reason for the regulator to examine the activities of the broker. The CMB (or SPK, as it is also known)…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

BlackPearlFX to use Acuity Trading's sentiment tools for retail trading platform

BlackPearlFX, a subsidiary of FCA-regulated Black Pearl Securities Limited, has just announced a partnership with fintech firm Acuity Trading. The collaboration will see BlackPearlFX white label Acuity Trading’s news alerts product and a set of sentiment monitoring tools for their new retail platform. BlackPearlFX, which plans to build a ‘Broker of the future’, seeks to…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Tradeview Markets adds cTrader to platform lineup

Tradeview Markets, a Forex broker registered in the Cayman Islands, today announces the launch of Spotware Systems' cTrader. cTrader, accompanied by Tradeview's robust trading infrastructure, is set to offer the clients of the broker access to spreads starting from 0. The clients also have access to Tradeview's Innovative Liquidity Connector, as well as to a…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CME Group to start clearing Interest Rate Swaptions in April

International derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) says it is about to transform the IRS landscape by launching Interest Rate Swaption clearing. The launch is scheduled for April 11, 2016, with the initial product scope to include U.S. dollar-denominated interest rate swaptions with European-style exercise, a maximum 2-year option expiry, and a maximum underlying swap…

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March 08, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Bats Global Markets partners with T3 Index over SPYIX Market Volatility Index

Bats Global Markets (Bats), which recently underwent corporate rebranding, has partnered with T3Index (T3), part of the Triple3 Partners Group, to launch the SPYIX (“the Spikes”). SPYIX is an index measuring expected 30-day volatility in SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The SPYIX is calculated using prices from highly-active, electronically-traded multiply-listed SPY options. SPYIX also includes important…

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