February 01, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Horizon Software to offer connectivity to Borsa İstanbul

Horizon Software has announced the launch of its new certified gateway to Borsa İstanbul. Horizon is a provider of electronic trading and algorithmic technology to exchanges, banks, brokers and fund managers and provides advanced trade order routing and execution connectivity to more than 80 exchanges. This latest integration will give institutions direct connectivity to Borsa…

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February 01, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Blackwell Global receives FCA regulation - LeapRate Exclusive

LeapRate Exclusive... The UK online trading market is getting even more crowded. LeapRate has learned that international broker Blackwell Global has received FCA licensing for its UK subsidiary, Blackwell Global Investments (UK) Limited. The license becomes effective today, February 1, 2016. Blackwell already had permission to operate freely in the UK as it currently operates out…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

GVC Holdings completes acquisition of InterTrader owner bwin.party

After the reception of a court approval of the scheme of arrangement of the acquisition of bwin.party Digital Entertainment Plc (LON:BPTY), owner of CFD and spread betting services provider InterTrader, by GVC Holdings PLC (LON:GVC), the companies confirmed today that the deal is completed. GVC said it now owns the entire issued ordinary share capital…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Monetary Authority of Singapore grants status of Recognised Clearing House to LCH.Clearnet

International clearing house LCH.Clearnet Ltd today announced that it has formally received the status of Recognised Clearing House by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The status covers LCH.Clearnet’s EnClear (Freight Division), ForexClear and SwapClear services. At present, LCH.Clearnet clears Singapore Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps as well as commodities futures, including freight, iron ore, and…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Court approves proposed acquisition of Betfair by Paddy Power

Shortly after the proposed merger of Paddy Power plc and Betfair Group Ltd (LON:BET) secured the nods of approval of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), the deal got the approval of a UK court. The High Court of Justice of England and Wales has today…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

RHB Investment Bank deploys Fidessa's trading platform across Asia

Less than a month after Fidessa Group plc (LON:FDSA) sealed a partnership with Maybank Kim Eng, the provider of trading, investment and information solutions for financial companies announces another important collaboration set to boost its Asian footprint. Fidessa today said that Malaysia's RHB Investment Bank (RHB) has implemented Fidessa as its strategic trading platform across…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

UFX launches trader behaviour tracking technology MassInsights on ParagonEX platform

Online forex broker UFX.com today announces the launch of a new platform - ParagonEx 4.0, which includes an array of novel features. ParagonEx 4.0 includes revolutionary trader behaviour tracking technology, MassInsights™. The diagnostic feature measures volatility and upward and downward trends in real time to ensure customers obtain the most apt, detailed and useful information.…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Belize's watchdog issues Cease & Desist orders against FXPrivate, MT Capital Partners

The International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC) has issued warnings and Cease & Desist orders against two companies offering Forex services: FXPrivate and MT Capital Partners. MT Capital Partners Ltd The watchdog notifies the public that MT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. is not and has never been licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TradeStation Europe sees FY 2015 turnover rise 38.8% YoY

UK FCA-authorized TradeStation Europe Limited, which acts as an introducing broker to TradeStation Securities Inc, IBFX Inc and TradeStation Technologies, has submitted its financial report for the fiscal year to March 31, 2015, with UK regulators. The results are quite robust, as turnover surged to £1.61 million in the 12 months to March 31, 2015,…

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February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TFX posts 22.9% MoM rise in Forex volumes in January 2016

Following a solid December at the Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX), January brought further recovery in trading volumes at the venue in both monthly and annual terms. TFX saw Click 365 total trading volumes, that is, the volume of Exchange FX Margin contracts, reach 4,331,133, up 22.9% from December 2015 levels and up 19.8% from January 2015…

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