Greenwich report: New margin rules to trigger shift in FX options trades from OTC to exchanges LeapRate

June 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Greenwich report: New margin rules to trigger shift in FX options trades from OTC to exchanges

The Greenwich Associates, a global provider of data, analytics and insights to the ﬁnancial services industry, has informed today that, during its last report, it has examined the final phase of uncleared margin rules (UMR) and noted that it could trigger a shift in FX options trading from OTC to exchange-based trading. UMR, which is…

June 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

LiquidityEdge hits a record ADV of 16.35bn in May

Electronic US Treasuries (UST) trading venue, LiquidityEdge, has just released a record trading volumes for the month of May 2019 with average daily volumes (ADV) rising to 16.35bn (single count) across both on-the-runs and off-the-runs. The company has already set several record highs back in February 2019. Bryan Farrell, Head of Sales at LiquidityEdge said: Sustaining…

June 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

DTCC announces partnerships with Catena, CSS, and Finastra

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has today announced new partnerships with Catena Technologies, Compliance Solutions Strategies (CSS) and Finastra. The new partnerships aim to further support DTCC's mutual clients who will leverage DTCC’s Global Trade Repository (GTR) service in support of forthcoming Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) obligations, which are anticipated to take…

June 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Gold is declining

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for Leaprate their daily commentary on traditional markets for June 10, 2019. See details below: Gold Gold is declining following a strong beginning of the week for the stock market, as investor sentiment seems to have switched to risk-on (at least for now)a after a trade deal has been reached…

June 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

LeapRate Interview: Marcin Zduniak talks about prediction markets

The world of investment and market predictions provides significant potential for profit but has long been accessible to only a select few. Blockchain technology is now being used to change this and make it possible for more amateur investors to participate in the prediction market, without having to risk the loss of large sums of…

June 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS Group releases steady volumes in May

CLS Group, the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market, has just published its operating metrics for the month of May 2019. The average daily traded volume submitted to CLS was USD1.62 trillion down 0.6 percent from USD1.63 trillion in April 2019. Average daily traded volume submitted to CLS…

FlexTrade teams up with ACA Technology to provide data on-demand for trade surveillance

June 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

QuantHouse teams up with Eventus Systems to support Validus trade surveillance and risk platform

Global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions QuantHouse just announced that its QuantFEED has been selected by Eventus Systems to provide market data for its trade surveillance platform Validus. LeapRate reminds that as of the beginning of 2019, two more companies have formed a…

June 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin comparisons to Gold are back, as both assets beat down equities

It is often said that politics and religion should never be discussed in mixed company, but in today’s digital age, you might want to refrain from discussing comparisons between Bitcoin and Gold, especially if there are any Gold Bugs in the room. The fact that comparisons are made is a mystery, but ever since its…

June 07, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto Fraud Alert: Twice in 10 days – Qulab Trojan Horse virus uncovered

Never underestimate the persistence of a cyber criminal in the pursuit of his target. If one avenue is successfully blocked, the crook is fully capable of having his deception scenario morph into something even more undetectable, before launching a second attack. A little over a week ago, we reported that a clever YouTube video on…

June 07, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin volatility is receding as Bulls take a breather, but Bears are testy

Bitcoin Bulls and Bears seem to be honoring a “D-Day” truce, as market volatility has waned. The crypto leader has been ranging within tight boundaries between $7,600 and $7,800, but bears appear determined to bring about the 30%+ correction that everyone has been speaking to for weeks on end. One pundit accepts the “calm” as…