Robinhood app on mobile
June 03, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Robinhood Completes Bitstamp Acquisition

The deal brings Bitstamp’s long-established crypto exchange into Robinhood’s portfolio, adding retail and institutional customers across the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Asia. Founded in 2011, Bitstamp holds more than 50 active licences and registrations globally and operates offices in Luxembourg, the U.K., Slovenia, Singapore and the U.S. The acquisition gives…

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TP ICAP
June 02, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

TP ICAP Announces Neptune Networks Acquisition

In a press release Monday, the company said the move aims to transform fixed income markets through enhanced data and execution services. The London-based markets infrastructure firm stated it would integrate Neptune’s real-time bond data platform with Liquidnet’s electronic credit trading capabilities.  The combined entity will provide a full-service D2C credit offering, connecting buy-side and…

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Tradeweb
May 31, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Tradeweb Announces Sherry Marcus as its New Head of AI

In the newly created role, Marcus will lead Tradeweb’s AI strategy, enhancing capabilities in price discovery, dealer selection and analytics for over 3,000 clients across institutional, wholesale, retail and corporate segments.  She will report to Chief Technology Officer Justin Peterson. Marcus joins from Amazon Web Services, where she led the 300-person science and data team…

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May 30, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Oanda Fined $600k By the National Futures Association

The New York-based retail foreign exchange dealer, which is owned by proprietary trading firm FTMO, agreed to the settlement without admitting or denying the allegations, according to a decision published by the NFA’s Business Conduct Committee (BCC) on Wednesday. The BCC found that Oanda failed to properly increase its net capital in accordance with liabilities…

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