January 15, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Gain Capital's Forex.com halts trading in Swiss francs

Reuters is reporting that Gain Capital (NYSE: GCAP) today has suspended trading in Swiss francs due to the surge in swissy volatility after the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly abandoned the currency's exchange rate cap against the euro. "We're just waiting for our liquidity providers to come back and say they will provide liquidity again," said Kathleen…

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January 14, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

SEC sets rules to increase transparency in the Swap market

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today adopted two new sets of rules that will require security-based swap data repositories (SDRs) to register with the SEC and prescribe reporting and public dissemination requirements for security-based swap transaction data.  The SEC also proposed certain additional rules, rule amendments and guidance related to the reporting and…

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