It was just announced this week from Eurex Group, one of the leading derivatives exchanges globally that Korean Won denominated EURO STOXX 50 futures were successfully listed on Korea Exchange on 27 June 2016. EURO STOXX 50 futures is the first listed derivative product based on a foreign equity index and will build a foundation for Korea…
Read moreIt was just officially announced that on June 25, 2016, Mr. Liu Shiyu, Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and Mr. Sergey Shvetsov, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation on financial and capital markets in Beijing. This MOU substitutes the MOU between China Securities…
Read moreCySEC and ASIC regulated brokerage easyMarkets today launched a new feature on its trading platform to better help manage risk. dealCancellation allows clients to ‘cancel’ losing deals within an hour after opening them and have their original investment refunded. dealCancellation incurs a fee of a few pips when the deal is opened but gives the trader…
Read moreTier1FX, a leading Malta Financial Services Authority regulated broker confirms that its strict risk controls, advanced technology and preventive measures, taken well in advance, ensured that both clients’ and company’s assets were well protected and prepared to successfully meet any market challenges resulting from the EU referendum event of undoubted historical significance. The broker would…
Read moreDarwinex, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated FX asset manager and brokerage today was glad to inform clients that its safety measures worked as planned: and...it's business as usual at Darwinex after the EU referendum. The company stated that increased margin requirements will remain in place until the dust settles, which could take a few more days for…
Read moreThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Paul G. Byron of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Orlando Division) entered a Default Final Judgment Order against Defendants Dante S. Giovannetti and his companies Emini Experts, LLC(Emini) and Capital Trading Concepts LLC (Capital Trading) for defrauding clients in…
Read moreEuroclear and itBit, a financial services company delivering blockchain services for capital markets, today announced their collaboration to explore opportunities in creating a next generation settlement service for the London gold market. The settlement of unallocated gold is a very capital-intensive process. Euroclear and itBit are working with relevant market participants to develop a service…
Read moreTMX Group and Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a cooperative relationship to share information with respect to each other's businesses and explore opportunities for collaboration. Under the terms of the MoU, TMX Group and SHCH will form a working group to evaluate joint business…
Read moreDMM FX Australia, who is closing up shop this summer as reported by LeapRate back in May is taking no extra risks before winding down. Today they notified current clients that due to an increased risk following the Brexit referendum and to further protect clients’ positions during this event, trading will be suspended from 07:10hrs (server time) for…
Read moreOnly two days remain until the Brexit referendum and brokers are still maneuvering their risk controls before Thursday. Today we learned that brokerage Forex Club, whose Russian company, FOREX CLUB LLC, is a founding member of CRFIN issued a notice stating that the UK's EU referendum, may cause significant volatility and liquidity problems in the market that can…
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