January 12, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

VectorVest subscribers to be able to execute trades through TradeStation

TradeStation, the US brokerage that is part of Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), today announced a partnership with stock analysis and portfolio management system VectorVest. Thanks to the collaboration, VectorVest subscribers who also have a TradeStation brokerage account will be able to execute their trades using TradeStation’s order execution and price-improvement opportunities. VectorVest subscribers can create…

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January 12, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

CLS' daily input volume stays broadly unchanged in December 2015

CLS Group (CLS), the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market, has published its trading metrics for December 2015. The average daily input volume submitted to CLS, combining the settlement and aggregation services, was 961,698 in December 2015, down 0.3% from 964,810 in November 2015. In annual terms, the drop…

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January 12, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Dubai Financial Market approves International Financial Brokerage for margin trading

Middle Eastern regional securities market Dubai Financial Market (DFM) which is governed and regulated by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) this week announced that “International Financial Brokerage” has been accredited to provide margin trading services, lifting the total number of DFM brokerage firms providing this service to 32 companies. The total value of margin…

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January 12, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

EXNESS registers Forex volumes of $180B in December, up 1.7% MoM

Retail Forex broker EXNESS, staying true to its transparency commitment, has published key operating metrics for December 2015, with Forex volumes and trading account numbers staging increases from November 2015 levels. In the face of what the majority of the FX industry has displayed thus far when it comes to performance during the last month…

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January 12, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Deutsche Boerse names Matthias Fritton Senior General Manager

Deutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1) on Monday announced that Dr Matthias Fritton, a former speech writer for German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, will become its Senior General Manager, effective March 1, 2016. In his new role, Mr Fritton will be responsible for the Corporate Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs area of the exchange group. Mr Fritton will…

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January 12, 2016 BY Mike Fox

TriOptima launches triResolve Margin, an automated end-to-end margin processing solution

TriOptima, the post trade infrastructure solution from ICAP plc (LON:IAP), announced today the launch of its latest post trade service, triResolve Margin, a web-based, end-to-end margin processing solution delivered in collaboration with AcadiaSoft. triResolve Margin assists market participants in meeting the challenges posed by the new regulatory requirements for margining uncleared OTC derivatives by automating the…

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January 12, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ESMA says “NO” to proposed Greek short selling ban extension

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Monday said it had issued a negative opinion on a proposed extension of the emergency short selling prohibition, regarding Attica Bank S.A. (ISIN GRS001003011), proposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC). The HCMC had proposed extending the prohibition on short sales in any shares of Attica Bank…

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January 12, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

First Derivatives continues acquisition spree, buys QuantumKDB

After last year's acquisitions of Prelytix, ActivateClients and Affinity Systems, provider of software and consulting services First Derivatives plc (LON:FDP) today announced one more acquisition – that of QuantumKDB (UK) Limited. FD said that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Quantum for total consideration of up to £2.2 million, including initial consideration of…

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