ICE purchases majority stake in Holland Clearing House whilst Britain probes MTFs
ICE has completed its investment in Holland Clearing House, a continental European derivatives clearing house, to support its comprehensive clearing strategy, with ABN Amro Clearing retaining a minority interest at a time when British authorities are scrutinising MTFs
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WM Company delays 4pm fix amendments in attempt to make it resistant to manipulation
State Street's WM Company is postponing changes to the 4pm fix benchmark in an effort to take preventative action in ensuring that it is more resistant to manipulation efforts by FX traders
Read moreASIC signs agreement on cross border post-trade reporting with ESMA
A memorandum of understanding between ASIC and ESMA has been signed by both parties on the reporting of OTC derivatives, indicating further progress made by national and continental regulators in order to ensure cross-border standardization of regulatory structures.
Read moreAlpari looks for new liquidity providers for USD/RUB
According to Alpari RU, the high volatility on RUB pairs, encouraged by the decision of the Bank of Russia to let the currency float freely, has led to changes in the services provided by counteragents, thus the search for new liquidity providers begins
Read moreTech geniuses help Japanese officials push government into Bitcoin acceptance
Japanese candidate for Prime Minister considers Bitcoin technology vital to the development of many aspects, including the possible handing of government tasks to the public by using blockchain code for transferring property titles and other similar transactions
Read moreDMM FX Australia shuts down WebTrader platform
A quick note from DMM FX Australia, a regulated FX broker with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), a subsidiary of well established Tokyo based parent company, the DMM.com Group, a firm with one of the highest market shares in the FX industry. The firm has notified clients that the DMM FX WebTrader platform…
Read moreTRADOLOGIC majors on mobile with enhanced application
Binary options platform provider TRADOLOGIC has added a new skin to its mobile solution as another addition to the firm's white label portfolio for the growing mobile apps market
Read moreInterview with Plus500 co-founder Alon Gonen
Interesting interview today in Israeli business website Globes with CFD broker Plus500 co-founder and Managing Director Alon Gonen. Plus500 is arguably one of the most successful forex startups from Retail Forex's golden age of new firm creation in the late 2000's, having successfully gone public on the London Stock Exchange (LON:PLUS) with a market cap…
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