January 07, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Bitcoin exchange and agency brokerage itBit achieves 300% growth in volumes in 2015 with clients in 115 countries

Today agency bitcoin trading service and exchange itBit unveiled their 2015 trading statistics with some milestone achievements. 2015 was an exciting year for itBit’s bitcoin trading services featuring many firsts and strong growth. In May, they launched their bitcoin exchange in the United States after becoming the first company in the space to receive a trust company…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Sucden Financial unveils new London-based Multi-Product Execution Team

International derivatives broker Sucden Financial Limited is strengthening its London management with the establishment of a new Multi-Product Execution Team. The team, which will target hedge funds, banks and real money asset managers, will be in charge of executing financial and commodity futures and options, stock options and stock indices, as well as fixed income…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ICAP’s EBS trading volumes drop 1% MoM in December 2015

ICAP plc (LON:IAP) has just posted its operating metrics for December 2015, with the last month of the last year bringing no positive news on the Forex volumes front, as EBS trading volumes were even lower than in November 2015. Average daily volumes at EBS amounted to $74.8 billion in December 2015, down 1% from…

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January 07, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Electronic execution platforms Lime Brokerage partners with InfoReach

Lime Brokerage announces that its execution platform has been added to the InfoReach Sell-Side and Buy-Side trading platforms. Lime Brokerage, a Wedbush Company, announced this week that its electronic execution platform has been added to the InfoReach Sell-Side and Buy-Side trading platforms, TMSbd and TMS. The firm's partnership with InfoReach's network will provide a more…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TFX's Click 365 marks record for deposit amount

Click 365, the FX margin trading service of Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has earlier today announced that it had set a record in terms of deposits. On January 6, 2016, the total margin amount deposited with TFX for Click 365 surpassed JPY 500 billion. The previous record in terms of Click 365 deposits was set on…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

SGX registers 8% MoM drop in FX futures volumes in December 2015

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today announced its operating metrics for December 2015, with Forex volumes staging a further drop in monthly terms, continuing a trend already observed in November 2015. Although SGX reported record yuan trading volumes for the last month of 2015, the overall FX futures volumes fell. This apparently reflects a month-on-month decrease in…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Saxo Payments, SafeCharge partner over cross border settlement accounts

International transaction services provider Saxo Payments and payment technologies expert SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) have just announced a partnership. The collaboration will see SafeCharge gain a significant competitive edge, empowering it to offer its clients fast and cost-effective banking services in multiple currencies. The partnership also means Saxo Payments will benefit from a wide…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex's investment management subsidiary names new president

Japan-based online trading giant Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) today announces changes at the top of its newly established subsidiary - Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc. (MSVIP). Keiichi O'hara, former executive vice president of MSVIP, is the new president of the discretionary investment management firm. His appointment is effective today – January 7, 2016. In his new…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

New Zealand keeps removing financial firms from FSP register

Another deregistration notice was published on the website of New Zealand's Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) earlier today, with the list including the names of businesses and individuals removed from the register in November last year. A total of 66 businesses and individuals were deregistered from the list, a much smaller number than the 155…

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