Ripple CEO on speaking trail, but draws criticism for rewriting XRP history
January 07, 2020 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitbox delists XRP trading pairs

The global Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitbox announced on 6th of January that it will delist all trading pairs that include XRP. Bitbox has not released the exact reason as to why it is delisting all XRP-based trading pairs, but one thing that markets suggest is that the growing concerns related to the Ripple currency might…

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forex market crypto news and updates
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: Cyber security rally amid Iran hack fears

Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for January 7, 2020.  Morrison's kicked off the Christmas trading updates for UK supermarkets this morning with a gloomy warning which revealed falling sales and a challenging outlook. The group said like-for-like sales for the first 22 weeks…

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smarttrade
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

smartTrade announces strong growth for 2019

Multi-asset electronic trading solutions company, smartTrade has just informed that it has gone through significant growth in 2019. Geographical and market segment expansion have also contributed to these results. David Vincent, CEO of smartTrade Technologies said: For several years, smartTrade has experienced strong growth in its number of customers, projects and employees. I am very…

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Daily Market analysis
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Stock markets are trying to rebound

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 7, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The dollar is on the front foot against traditional safe-haven currencies, gaining approximately 0.1% against both the yen and the Swiss franc. The greenback’s strength points at improving…

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Cboe Global Markets
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe sets several trading records in 2019

Exchange holding company Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE) has yesterday released its December monthly and full-year 2019 trading volume. Trading Records Set in 2019 Several trading records were set in 2019. ADV in total options trading at C2 Options Exchange (C2) reached a new all-time high in 2019 with more than 681,000 contracts, up…

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Tokyo financial trading TFX
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX-Click 365 volume up 8% MoM in December

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has released its trading volumes report for the month of December 2019. You can see the highlights below: FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 1,669,741 ( +15.0% MoM / -30.8% YoY ) and its average daily trading volume was…

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DFSA
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bursa Malaysia fines Sunzen Biotech Berhad and Executive Directors

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has announced yesterday that it has publicly reprimanded Sunzen Biotech Berhad (SUNZEN) and 2 of its executive directors, for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities ACE Market Listing Requirements (ACE LR). The company's 2 executive directors Datuk Hong Choon Hau and Lim Eng Chai were also fined RM50,000…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
January 07, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

LSEG hires Arne Staal as Head Of Research And Product Management

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced that Arne Staal has joined the Group as Head of Research and Product Management, Information Services. Prior to the Group, Staal worked for the Aberdeen Standard Investments company, where he served as Global Head of Macro Systematic Strategies and Macro Risk. Staal also has a track record of…

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acquisition
January 06, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone purchases IFCM Commodities, GmbH

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) has today announced that it has acquired IFCM Commodities, GmbH out of Hamburg, Germany. The deal was closed last week, on January 2. IFCM Commodities specializes in providing commodity price risk management solutions for base metals serving clients across Germany and continental Europe. The company has been working closely with…

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