October 28, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Sucden Financial unveils new arbitrage tool on its STARtrading platform

Sucden Financial announced today it has developed a new advanced trading feature on its in-house developed STARtrading platform. The Dynamic Spreader now allows users to monitor and trade on two exchanges/markets simultaneously, taking advantage of any arbitrage opportunities. Traders may trade the sugar premium, for example buying New York (Raw) sugar contracts whilst simultaneously selling…

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October 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

BGC Partners sees Forex revenues jump 48.9% YoY in Q3 2015

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP), a brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, has just reported its financial metrics for the third quarter of 2015, with Forex revenues registering a solid rise year-on-year. The company said that Forex revenues for the three months to the end of September 2015 amounted to $83.7 million, up…

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October 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE registers 48.5% YoY rise in net income in Q3 2015

Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), the international network of exchanges and clearing houses, earlier today reported its key financial metrics for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2015, with earnings staging a robust rise in annual terms. Net income attributable to ICE for the three months to September 30, 2015, amounted to $306…

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October 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

DMM FX Australia informs clients of “intermittent network issues”

Another Australian retail Forex broker has today reported of problems plaguing its network... DMM FX Australia has posted an announcement on its website, stating that it is experiencing “intermittent network issues”. The company noted these problems may impact client login to its MT4 trading servers and client portal. The broker said that it was investigating…

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October 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

TradingView offers new indicator package – CIT Toolbox

Financial visualization platform TradingView has added a new indicator package to the offering on its TradingView AppStore – CIT Toolbox. The CIT Toolbox includes a mix of proprietary swing, pattern and trend trading indicators, and aims to provide its users with a complete and unique technical analysis perspective applicable to any instrument in any time…

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October 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

IG Group hires Daniel Williams from BGC Partners to head Internal Audit

Leading provider of online trading services IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) today announced the appointment of Daniel Williams as Global Head of Internal Audit. Mr Williams will be responsible for IG Group’s Global Internal Audit function in the overall context of the Group’s internal controls and risk management framework. Mr Williams brings with him more…

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October 28, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin prices back above $300 following favorable EU tax ruling

Well it took a few near misses, but Bitcoin prices on most major Bitcoin exchanges rose above the $300 threshold early Wednesday for the first time since mid July. Earlier this month we reported that Bitcoin prices were being pushed higher alongside the rising tide of commodity prices. That trend steadily continued through much of…

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October 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

James Staley resigns from all roles at UBS following Barclays move

James (Jes) Staley, who will become Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) from December 1, 2015, has stepped down from all of his roles at UBS AG (SWX:UBSN). In an announcement today, UBS said that it accepted Mr Staley's resignation from all of his functions at the bank with immediate effect. The rationale…

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