Mike Fox
LeapRate Analyst
July 30, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Tullett Prebon purchases the Creditex US hybrid voice broking business from ICE

Tullett Prebon, one of the world’s leading interdealer brokers announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Creditex’s US hybrid voice broking business from Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE). The market-leading team of 14 brokers, located in New York, provides clients with hybrid voice broking and trading services for credit derivatives. The brokers…

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July 30, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Taiwan Futures Exchange now certified from CFTC for TOPIX Futures contract

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) today announced it has obtained Commission Certification for its TOPIX Futures contract from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on July 26, 2016. The TAIFEX TOPIX Futures contract can now be offered and sold to U.S. persons. The granting of Commission Certification will strengthen TAIFEX’ global offerings by…

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July 29, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Trading Technologies launches trading platform in the Australian Liquidity Centre

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), today announced that TT has launched its new high-performance, next generation trading platform in the Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC), Australia’s only data centre dedicated to the financial markets community. The availability of the TT platform in the ALC demonstrates the commitment of ASX and…

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July 28, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Wedbush Futures surpasses $1 billion in customer segregated funds, now 7th largest non-bank FCM

Wedbush Futures is pleased to announce that it has surpassed $1 billion in customer segregated funds. This accomplishment makes Wedbush Securities Inc. the seventh largest non-bank FCM and twenty-sixth largest overall FCM based on customer segregated funds. As an FCM new to the business, the achievement of reaching this significant milestone demonstrates the level of…

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July 27, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Bank Indonesia integrates Bloomberg’s Forex trading platform 'FXGO'

Bank Indonesia, the central bank of The Republic of Indonesia announced today they will integrate Bloomberg’s commission-free foreign exchange trading platform, Bloomberg FXGO, into its real-time trade monitoring system (SISMONTAVAR). This direct connectivity will enable banks and securities firms in Indonesia to conduct FX transactions seamlessly on their Bloomberg Professional service – from pre-trade and…

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July 27, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Barchart partners with MarketXLS to deliver real-time market data to Excel users

Today, Barchart, a leading provider of financial market data and technology, has announced a partnership with MarketXLS, a downloadable Microsoft Excel add-in that helps investors boost their productivity while researching stocks and other financial instruments. MarketXLS provides an add-in that turns Excel into a powerful investing research tool. Barchart’s partnership with MarketXLS allows its users…

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July 26, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CFTC announces fourth whistleblower award for $50,000

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced an award of approximately $50,000 to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided key original information that led to a successful CFTC enforcement action. The award is the fourth award made by the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program to a whistleblower who provided valuable information about violations of the Commodity…

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July 26, 2016 BY Mike Fox

U.P.M. Ltd renounces CySEC license

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that on 11th July 2016, the CIF U.P.M. Ltd, which provided investment services via the domain www.upmltd.eu, renounced its authorization pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007, as in force (the ‘Law’). Therefore, the authorization with Νumber 084/07…

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July 26, 2016 BY Mike Fox

NextAngles launches cognitive regulatory compliance tool

Financial technology solutions provider NextAngles today announced the launch of its flagship compliance solutions for financial institutions grappling with increasing regulatory and market pressures. The solutions suite includes: Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Alert Investigation, Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) Alert Generation and Investigation, Know Your Customer (KYC), Financial Crimes Investigation, and Liquidity Risk Management. Developed by industry…

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