Items Apr 2020 Trading Volume Daily Average Change on Previous Month Year on Year Change Click kabu 365 1,390,279 64,216 -62.2% 232.0% Nikkei 225 Daily Futures contract 935,772 42,535 -61.8% 192.2% DJIA Daily Futures contract 438,853 20,898 -62.5% 402.7% DAXR Daily Futures contract 7,483 374 -73.1% 38.4% FTSE 100 Daily Futures contract 8,171 409 -73.1%…
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Fabrizio Testa, CEO of MTS Markets, said: MTS’s Repo markets have gone from strength to strength, with record volumes last year. However, our clients were keen to be able to deploy the same flexible technology solutions and gain efficiency in the unsecured money markets as well. There was a clear demand from both our clients…
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The new and re-elected members are as follows: The Audit Committee members are Ramón Adarraga, Paul Bodart, Alexander Izosimov and Maria Gordon, elected as Chairperson. Nomination and Remuneration Committee members are Oleg Viyugin, Maria Gordon, Maxim Krasnykh and Alexander Izosimov, elected as Chairperson. Strategy Planning Committee members are Ramón Adarraga, Oleg Viyugin, Andrey Golikov, Dmitriy…
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In recent months we’ve seen the US dollar index (DXY), which tracks the US dollar’s performance against a basket of six other currencies, surging to its highest levels since 2017. This last move higher occurred in tandem with the spreading of the coronavirus across the globe. However, the dollar’s upward path was already well underway…
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From a fundamental perspective, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has stated publicly that he is willing to keep the printing presses running, doing whatever it takes to prevent prescribed “lockdowns” from destroying the economy, historically a good sign for Bitcoin. It has been a good sign for stocks too, as the S&P 500 has rallied…
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Steve Toland commented: We have different workflows coming through from venues like Bloomberg and Tradeweb, whether that’s list trading or portfolio trading, but that buy-side flow is now being automated so the sell-side needs to adapt. Banks need to connect to different venues to support new trading types, and they also need to ensure their…
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Corda Enterprise operates in scalability, low-latency and encrypted and is optimized for business cases requiring institutional grade controls in reliability and availability. The collaboration with R3 will also enhance Nasdaq’s digital assets marketplaces, improving transparency and align with their capital markets counterparts. Cathy Minter, Chief Revenue Officer, R3 commented: Financial institutions are becoming increasingly aware…
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Retail eCommerce sales in France maintain rise into the double digits, and are expected to reach close to 80 billion euros by 20231, with fashion and apparel being a leading market segment. The French gaming industry has also registered significant growth, led primarily by sports betting, as total revenue in Q3 2019 rose 27.7% year-on-year…
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Richfield Capital Limited dba Analysed Options provides services through a online trading platform and claims to be based in Texas, US. The company operates through website http://www.analysed-options.online. The BCSC has found that Analysed Options accepts fund from British Columbia citizens, however the company has not been registered or authorized to trade in, or advise on,…
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Fedor Poskriakov commented: This will greatly contribute to the emergence of fully digital capital market infrastructures, including integrated custody and secondary trading venues. The benefits of the digitalization of the financial industry are such that the evolution towards decentralized infrastructures seems inevitable. The CMTA highlighted that storage of digital assets is significantly different from traditional…
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