The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has earlier today posted its trading metrics for December 2015 and the full 2015, with derivatives trading volumes delivering a positive piece of news by registering a sharp rise. The Exchange reported that derivatives trading volumes averaged 281,079 contracts per day in December 2015, a reading that is 87.5%…
Read moreTradeStation, the US brokerage that is part of Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), today announced a partnership with stock analysis and portfolio management system VectorVest. Thanks to the collaboration, VectorVest subscribers who also have a TradeStation brokerage account will be able to execute their trades using TradeStation’s order execution and price-improvement opportunities. VectorVest subscribers can create…
Read moreCLS Group (CLS), the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market, has published its trading metrics for December 2015. The average daily input volume submitted to CLS, combining the settlement and aggregation services, was 961,698 in December 2015, down 0.3% from 964,810 in November 2015. In annual terms, the drop…
Read moreRetail Forex broker EXNESS, staying true to its transparency commitment, has published key operating metrics for December 2015, with Forex volumes and trading account numbers staging increases from November 2015 levels. In the face of what the majority of the FX industry has displayed thus far when it comes to performance during the last month…
Read moreDeutsche Boerse AG (ETR:DB1) on Monday announced that Dr Matthias Fritton, a former speech writer for German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, will become its Senior General Manager, effective March 1, 2016. In his new role, Mr Fritton will be responsible for the Corporate Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs area of the exchange group. Mr Fritton will…
Read moreThe European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Monday said it had issued a negative opinion on a proposed extension of the emergency short selling prohibition, regarding Attica Bank S.A. (ISIN GRS001003011), proposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC). The HCMC had proposed extending the prohibition on short sales in any shares of Attica Bank…
Read moreAfter last year's acquisitions of Prelytix, ActivateClients and Affinity Systems, provider of software and consulting services First Derivatives plc (LON:FDP) today announced one more acquisition – that of QuantumKDB (UK) Limited. FD said that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Quantum for total consideration of up to £2.2 million, including initial consideration of…
Read moreAfter unveiling an expansion to its base metals offering in November 2015, international derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) on Monday announced that the first Aluminum Japan Premium (Platts) futures contracts were traded on January 8, 2016. A total of 622 futures contracts were traded. The Aluminum Japan Premium (Platts) futures contract is 25 metric tonnes…
Read moreBank of China (Hong Kong), a major regional bank in Hong Kong, has selected provider of liquidity management systems smartTrade Technologies to deliver a low latency e-FX platform. Over the past several years, along with the growth of its e-FX business, Bank of China (Hong Kong) has been looking for a more scalable next generation…
Read moreThe UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today referred the proposed merger of gaming and betting provider Ladbrokes PLC (LON:LAD) and certain businesses of Gala Coral Group Limited, including Coral Retail, Eurobet Retail and Gala Coral’s online businesses for an in-depth phase 2 investigation. The CMA started its phase 1 investigation on December 16, 2015 and…
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