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November 14, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

EuroCCP rebrands to Cboe Clear Europe

Cboe Clear Europe also supports Cboe's pan-European derivatives exchange which launched in September 2021, Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX). The clearing house allows CEDX's participants to cut trading costs by clearing a wide range of pan-European equity derivatives at a single clearing house. According to the official announcement, Cboe Clear Europe will continue to operate as…

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IS Prime hires Sandeep Nanuwan
November 14, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IS Prime adds Sandeep Nanuwan to its Agency Execution team

Sandeep Nanuwan commented: I have worked with IS Prime for a number of years and have always been impressed by their professionalism and transparency. I have also followed the fast growth of the business and could see how I could add value and drive further growth by leveraging my network. The people and culture in…

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November 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Bank of America’s Simon Camilleri joins Saxo UK as COO

Charles White-Thomson, CEO of Saxo UK, commented: We are delighted to welcome Simon to the team. His depth and breadth of expertise across the trading and technology sectors will undoubtedly help Saxo as we continue on our ambitious growth strategy. We are determined and focussed on providing our clients with the very best opportunities for…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
November 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX seeks rescue funds, regulators freeze its assets

Reuters reported that Bankman-Fried told staff members he has discussed raising $1 billion from Justin Sun, the Founder of the blockchain, Tron. FTX’s found has also discussed raising funds with rival exchange OKX and stablecoin platform Tether, Reuters said. Justin Sun tweeted on Thursday that Tron was “putting together a solution” for FTX. He said:…

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November 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Italy’s Consob blocks 4 unauthorised entities

The financial services platforms offer high-risk investment instruments such as CFDs for forex, stocks and other asset classes and cryptocurrencies. One of the entities on the lists claims to be fully EU regulated broker but has not specified details on its license. Consob has the authority to block websites offering illegal financial services at an…

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November 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC launches an online quiz to help investors evaluate their knowledge

CySEC has not provided specific numbers but noted that the Cypriot consumers display low levels of financial and trading literacy. The regulator highlighted that young people, in particular, lack basic financial understanding which makes them more vulnerable to fraud. CySEC stated: Inexperienced investors often make wrong investment decisions, based on assumptions and beliefs that stem…

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November 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: The greenback is trading almost flat

On the other hand, should October inflation come up above expectations, the dollar is likely to quickly claim back the losses of the previous week. In that scenario we can expect the index that measures the greenback’s performance versus a basket of other major currencies to return to levels above the 112 mark. Ricardo Evangelista…

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November 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance pulls out of FTX acquisition

Earlier this year, FTX was valued by private investors at $32 billion. The proposed acquisition came after a massive liquidity crisis hit FTX which was a result of concerns with withdrawal issues and Binance’s decision to liquidate its entire holdings of FTX's exchange token FTT. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao told his employees in as memo…

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