February 17, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

MTGox claims reach nearly JPY 2.7 trillion, 68% of creditors await bankruptcy trustee decision

The Trustee of now defunct Japanese Bitcoin exchange MTGOX today published the report distributed at the fifth creditors’ meeting. In the report, the Trustee provides information on the current status of claims filed against the company, as well as the ongoing investigations into the disappearance of Bitcoins from the Exchange. Putting it briefly, the amount…

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February 17, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

RoboForex opens representative office in China's Dalian

Retail Forex broker RoboForex, via its brand RoboTrade Ltd, has opened a representative office in China's Dalian. The company notes in its announcement that its presence in the region is very important for its business as it strengthens the company-client ties. The representative office in China provides the broker with an opportunity to create a…

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February 17, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Hong Kong's Wing Fung Futures becomes SGX derivatives trading member

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today announced that Hong Kong-based futures and options broker Wing Fung Futures Limited has become its latest derivatives market trading member. The admission of Wing Fung Futures Limited takes the total number of trading members in SGX’s derivatives market to 49. The derivatives market also has 24 clearing members. Also, SGX…

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February 17, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Hong Kong regulator identifies seven new clones of BlackRock

Less than a month after Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) warned against a number of clones targeting BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), the regulator has issued warnings against seven other websites that abuse the details of the investment giant. According to the updated Alert List, which features the names of companies that are not licensed to…

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February 17, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Bank of Canada announces changes to its published FX benchmark

The Bank of Canada (BoC) today announced that, effective March 1st, 2017, it will make a series of changes to the number, frequency and calculation methodology of its published foreign exchange (FX) rates. Although these changes will not come into effect until 2017, the BoC is notifying the public now to allow ample time for users…

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February 16, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Chicago's Rival now offers access to ICE Futures markets

Chicago-based Rival Systems (Rival), a trading software company established in 2015 announced today that it now provides ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Futures Europe products from Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) on its Rival Trader platform, giving its users access to the diverse range of futures and options on futures trading on those exchanges. Said Rival…

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February 16, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FxPro teams up with Solace Systems to bolster messaging infrastructure

Retail Forex broker FxPro has partnered with technology provider Solace Systems, in order to beef up the capacity, performance and robustness of the messaging infrastructure that powers its advanced trading platforms and customer-facing interfaces. The broker is deploying a combination of Solace Message Router Appliances and Solace Virtual Message Routers to power a set of…

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February 16, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

FXDD offers clients complimentary access to TraderMade charting and technical analysis software: Q&A with LeapRate

When it comes to trading technologies, the foreign exchange industry is constantly introducing new tools to help make the overall experience easier and more efficient. FXDD Global is taking it one step further by not only identifying world-class tools but providing complimentary access to its clients. It recently announced a partnership with Tradermade Systems Ltd.,…

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