plus500 revenue
February 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 reports $832.6 million in net revenue in 2022 and announces final share buyback program

Final share buyback program The London-listed broker also reported a $100 million distribution to investors of final and special share buybacks and dividends. Plus500 today announced a final share buyback program to purchase $42.4 million worth of company shares and a special buyback program of $27.6 million. The firm will also pay out final dividend…

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Interactive Brokers
February 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Interactive Brokers introduces crypto trading in Hong Kong

Interactive Brokers Hong Kong’s new crypto trading has commissions of 0.20% - 0.30% of trade value, which also depends. Additionally, there is a $2.25 minimum per order charge with no added spreads or markups. David Friedland, Head of APAC at Interactive Brokers, said: Investor demand for digital assets continues to grow in Hong Kong and…

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February 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Industry veteran Andres Cifuentes joins Edgewater as Global Head of Liquidity

Cifuentes brings nearly two decades of experience in the financial markets. Throughout his career, he has held senior roles in liquidity management and prime brokerage at custody firms, exchanges, bulge-bracket banks. Andres Cifuentes, commented: I’m excited to be joining Edgewater during a time of tremendous global expansion. I have worked closely with the Edgewater team…

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Market Analysis
February 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Technical Market Outlook and Review: US CPI data eyed

XAU/USD (Gold) The yellow metal kicked off the week in negative territory, down 0.6% heading into the afternoon session in the US. For those who read Monday’s Weekly Market Insight, you may recall the following (italics): It is all about the H1 Quasimodo resistance-turned-support at $1,857 and the 50-day simple moving average on the daily…

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February 13, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Paxos ordered to stop issuing Binance stablecoin BUSD

The news follows an The Wall Street Journal report that The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was planning to file a lawsuit against Paxos for violating investor protection laws. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao responded quickly on Twitter to Paxos’ decision to stop offering BUSD. He wrote: We were informed by Paxos they have been directed…

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February 13, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Ludovic Moncla joins VT Markets as Head of Affiliates

Moncla has served as an Affiliate Manager, Business Development Manager and Head of Sales for a range of finance companies. Additionally, he speaks French, English, Greek and Spanish. According to the official announcement, he is adept at driving cross-selling initiatives while recruiting affiliates with ease. Ludovic Moncla commented: I am thrilled to join VT Markets,…

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February 13, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

GCEX teams up with Komainu to boost custodian offering

Darren Jordan, Head of Sales, Komainu added: Working with GCEX aligns with our core values to offer institutional investors a regulated digital asset custody solution, while remaining a designated third party. With an increasing focus on counterparty risk, our partnership further reinforces our joint commitment to keep our clients’ assets segregated and secure.” GCEX provides…

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February 10, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Kraken discontinues crypto staking in US following a $30 million settlement with SEC

According to SEC’s complaint, Kraken has offered and sold its crypto asset “staking services” since 2019, advertising annual investment returns of as much as 21%. SEC Chair Gary Gensler commented: Whether it’s through staking-as-a-service, lending, or other means, crypto intermediaries, when offering investment contracts in exchange for investors’ tokens, need to provide the proper disclosures…

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