April 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ActivTrades partners with Conv.rs to strengthen client engagement

Gho went on to say that the company was looking for an easy to implement, no-code business application and that motivated the choice of Conv.rs. Its chat allows ActivTrades to reach more customers, faster and in a more efficient manner. Enis Mehmet, CCO of Conv.rs, further commented: With ActivTrades having multiple locations that service different…

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plus500 revenue
April 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 revenue grows 68% in Q1 2022 to $270.9 million

Customer growth and expansion During the first three months of the year, the London-listed broker onboarded 33,740 new customers. This is marginally higher than the previous quarter, when the number of customers fell but 62% lower than the Q1 2021. Plus500 also reported 176,642 active traders on its platform. The average revenue per user increased…

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Skilling hires Ana Cavero
April 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Ana Cavero joins Skilling as Global Head of Product

Cavero said: I've had the most exciting 2.5 years leading product onboarding optimization and innovation at StoneX Retail. Cavero spent a significant part of her career in customer relationship management and marketing. Outside of trading industry, she spent a big part of her career working at companies like Third Space Learning, O2 (Telefónica UK), and…

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April 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Stock benchmarks opens without clear direction while market volatility is on the rise

European shares Stock benchmarks opened without clear direction while market volatility was on the rise on Monday as investors digested a batch of mixed economic news from different regions. Despite positive CPI data that topped estimates in China overnight, the Asian trading session was marked by lingering worries regarding the Covid resurgence in the area…

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Capital.com
April 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Capital.com sees a 36% rise in trading volumes in Q1 2022

David Jones, Chief Market Strategist at Capital.com, said: There's nothing like volatility to bring traders to markets, and we obviously had that by the bucket load in the first quarter of the year. Gold and oil were notably active markets as Russia invaded Ukraine - at its highest, oil was up 70% for the year…

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Swiss Stock Exchange
April 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Helveteq lists crypto ETPs on SIX Swiss Exchange

With ETPs and Structured Products combined, SIX’s offering includes 240 products based on 18 cryptocurrencies, provided by 13 issuers. Since the beginning of 2021, SIX has added several new crypto ETP issuers. Last year, the exchange’s trading turnover jumped 673% in related to cryptocurrencies. Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange, added: Already early, Switzerland established…

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SGX
April 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SGX FX futures traded volume rises 34% MoM in March

SGX sees growth in securities turnover Securities market turnover value rose 21%MoM in March, reaching S$35.7 billion. This also lifted the turnover for the last three months, from January-to-March by 26% compared to previous quarter to S$91 billion. The bellwether Straits Times Index (STI) rose 5.1% in last month to 3,408.52. It was Asia-Pacific’s strongest…

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