December 23, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Moscow Exchange launches grain trading

National Mercantile Exchange, part of Moscow Exchange Group, launched on-exchange trading in grain today December 23rd, 2015. NCC Clearing Bank will act as the central counter-party. National Logistic Company will act as logistics provider, alongside surveyor companies. Accredited elevators will provide grain storage solutions. The Exchange currently offers deliverable wheat forwards with minimum lot size…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

John Jackson joins Playtech's Board of Directors

Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has just announced that John Jackson will join its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2016. Mr. Jackson will sit on the Board's Remuneration Committee; Risk and Compliance Committee; Audit Committee; and Nominations Committee. Mr. Jackson's previous roles include group Chief Executive of Jamie Oliver Holdings Limited from 2007 to 2015; group…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Importance of Trade Reporting systems: Macquarie fined $3 million

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced it has imposed a fine of $2.95 million on Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. over the firm's failure to file comprehensive and accurate trade data in an automated format when requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and FINRA. In addition, Macquarie was ordered to carry out…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Diane Schueneman to leave ICAP's Board of Directors

ICAP plc (LON:IAP), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announced today that independent non-executive director Diane Schueneman will step down from the Board. The change is effective December 31, 2015. Ms Schueneman, who plans to concentrate on other commitments, will resign from her roles as member of…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

MT4 build 950 offers built-in videos, performance enhancements

MetaQuotes Software, the developer of the popular MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) trading platforms, today released a new build (950) of MT4. The updated solution offers its users a set of performance improvements, such as a full-featured search function. Terminal The sorting of MQL4 programs in the sub-folders of the Navigator window has…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Myfxbook Android app reaches 100,000 downloads

Social trading and market analysis expert Myfxbook has reached a milestone concerning its Android application. The application, which was first launched in October 2014, has passed 100,000 downloads. Myfxbook also notes that the solution ranks number 4 when searching in Google Play for the term ‘Forex’. Myfxbook marks the end of the year with a…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Saxo Bank bolsters chart, analytical features in SaxoTraderGo

Multi-asset investment and trading expert Saxo Bank keeps enhancing the capabilities of its SaxoTraderGo platform. After numerous chart improvements were introduced in November and December this year, the company is planning further enhancements to the platform for January 2016, with the focus being on studies. Donchian Channel The Donchian Channel study is set to be available from…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

DMM FX Australia adopts MT4 WebTrader

The number of Forex brokers adding the browser-based version of MetaTrader 4 (MT4) to their offering is swiftly growing, with the latest company to adopt the solution being DMM FX Australia. The broker announced today that its clients can now access the web platform and make use of its various features. There is no need…

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