GMEX Group acquires stake in post-trade technology firm Avenir LeapRate

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January 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

GMEX Group acquires stake in post-trade technology firm Avenir

“This strategic investment into Avenir will add post-trade solutions to the existing GMEX Technologies product range. This enables us to deliver a complete end-to-end market infrastructure eco-system solution for exchanges, trading venues, clearing houses and depositories globally across multiple asset classes." - Hirander Misra, Chief Executive Officer, GMEX Group

January 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

LeapRate Daily FX Industry Catchup: Brokers continue to take remedial action in wake of extreme market volatility

January 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Archer Consultants announces a special migration offer to Boston Prime clients

Lior Shmuely, CEO of Forex brokerage technology provider Archer Consultants details his proposal for brokers wishing to migrate from Boston Prime

January 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

James Sherwin's contretemps with US regulator comes back to haunt him after 25 years as British firm 80Plus denied NFA membership

The long arm of US law extends across the pond to Bradford-On-Avon, Wiltshire, with 80Plus LLP and its principal James T Sherwin being denied NFA membership due to a litigious clash with the regulator in 1990

January 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Plus500 sees influential Newton Investment Management pick up a 5.1% interest

British investment management company Newton Investment Management has purchased a 5.1% stake in Plus500. Led by CEO Helena Morrissey CBE, Newton has £51 billion of assets under management.

January 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Alpari Japan faces $8,000 fine for asymmetric slippage

Alpari's Japanese operation has been issued with a fine by the FFAJ for asymmetric slippage on certain MetaTrader 4 client accounts which took place in December 2013.

January 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

CFH Systems opens office in Tokyo

CFH Systems’ offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo will focus on the sales and support of ClearVision, which provides brokers and banks with a complete trading and technology solution, enabling them to manage liquidity, risk, funds and reporting all within one system

January 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

First Derivatives deploys Delta Data Factory on MongoDB for data distribution within financial institutions

First Derivatives deploys reference data management solution on MongoDB to radically change the way capital markets information is processed

January 29, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Want to own your own algo trading system whilst avoiding the regulator? Autochartist’s Ilan Azbel has the solution

Newly developed Seer Hub provides a solution for automated trading which provides the trader with a dedicated algorithmic trading server, thus rendering it free from regulatory burdens. LeapRate takes a detailed look at this new offering with Autochartist CEO Ilan Azbel

January 28, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

JPMorgan makes gain of $250 million amid turmoil for FX brokers and banks following Swiss franc's rapid appreciation

A report by the Wall Street Journal states that JPMorgan, by contrast to many interbank FX dealers and market participants, recorded a gain of between $250 million and $300 million following the sharp appreciation of the Swiss franc on January 15 this year

GMEX Group acquires stake in post-trade technology firm Avenir

LeapRate Daily FX Industry Catchup: Brokers continue to take remedial action in wake of extreme market volatility

Archer Consultants announces a special migration offer to Boston Prime clients

James Sherwin's contretemps with US regulator comes back to haunt him after 25 years as British firm 80Plus denied NFA membership

Plus500 sees influential Newton Investment Management pick up a 5.1% interest

Alpari Japan faces $8,000 fine for asymmetric slippage

CFH Systems opens office in Tokyo

First Derivatives deploys Delta Data Factory on MongoDB for data distribution within financial institutions

Want to own your own algo trading system whilst avoiding the regulator? Autochartist’s Ilan Azbel has the solution

JPMorgan makes gain of $250 million amid turmoil for FX brokers and banks following Swiss franc's rapid appreciation

Deutsche Börse Group Opens Technology and Operations Hub in Hyderabad

LeveL Markets and Nasdaq Canada Announce Trading Connectivity Partnership

ACY Securities Rolls Out Instant Crypto Withdrawals for Clients and Affiliates

State Street Joins J.P. Morgan’s Digital Debt Service as First Third-Party Custodian

EXANTE Names Sergei Solomatin as Director of IT Operations