October 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Bitcoin companies, institutions unite in Blockchain Alliance

A new organization, uniting the efforts of numerous Bitcoin companies and institutions, was formed in Washington on Thursday. The Blockchain Alliance is a public-private forum, founded by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and Coin Center, and comprising an impressive list of members, whose common aim is to combat criminal activity related to Bitcoin and the blockchain.…

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October 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Japan's FSA issues warning against Cypriot broker X Global Markets

It is not a rare occurrence for Japanese financial regulators to act against companies that are authorized in overseas jurisdictions, however lack the necessary regulation in Japan and target Japanese investors. X Global Markets Ltd, a Forex broker authorized as a Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF), has made it to the Warning List of Japan's Financial…

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October 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Tradition reports Q3 2015 revenues of CHF 197.2M ($203M), up 0.7% YoY

Swiss interdealer broker Compagnie Financiere Tradition SA (SWX:CFT) has earlier today revealed some financial metrics for the third quarter of 2015, with overall revenues staging a slight rise in annual terms and the FX business in Japan gaining momentum. For the third quarter of 2015, the Group posted consolidated revenue of CHF 197.2 million ($203…

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October 22, 2015 BY Mike Fox

CQG's enterprise API division announces exclusive partnership with MarketDelta’s trading and order management app

Continuum, CQG's enterprise API division, today announced its exclusive partnership with MarketDelta to power MarketDelta’s trading and order management application, MarketDelta Cloud. CQG will provide global market data and trade execution capabilities to the MarketDelta Cloud platform through its flagship API, Continuum Connect. MarketDelta Cloud offers a static price ladder, single-click order entry, charting, and…

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October 22, 2015 BY Mike Fox

STOXX launches new indexes to capture voliility of VSTOXX indices

V-VSTOXX Indices are calculated using a basket of VSTOXX Index options available at Eurex Exchange that are quoted at the money or out the money. STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the launch of the V-VSTOXX indices, which measure the implied volatility of the corresponding VSTOXX indices.…

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October 22, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

UK's FCA warns against unauthorized Forex broker Sunbird FX

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK regulator responsible for the oversight of investment firms offering their services in the country, today published a warning against Sunbird FX c/o Spring Empire Solutions Limited. The company, whose website states that it has an address in the UK, is not registered with the FCA, the regulator warns.…

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October 22, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

IBA approves China Construction Bank as Direct Participant to the Gold Auction

Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), an international network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that China Construction Bank Corp. (CCB) has received approval from ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) to participate in the gold auction, which is used to determine the LBMA Gold Price, effective October 30, 2015. China Construction Bank becomes the second Chinese direct…

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October 22, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Dukascopy plans launch of Daily News Portal

LeapRate has learned that Switzerland-based retail forex broker Dukascopy is planning to launch a Daily News portal, and has put out formal notices looking to hire an Editor to head the new effort. Dukascopy has long differentiated itself with media. The main floor of the company's Geneva headquarters is virtually entirely dedicated to a state-of-the-art…

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October 22, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Fixnetix launches low latency trading FPGA hardware iX-eCute ZL

Fixnetix, part of Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC), today announced the launch of iX-eCute Zero Latency (ZL), a risk management and trading gateway supporting electronic trading for investment banks, prime brokers, hedge funds and proprietary trading firms. The new solution affords the client and exchange extra protection against market manipulation with no latency penalty. Built on…

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