Asia Pacific Q1 2020 ADV reached a record 1.6 million contracts, making a 73% increase compared to the same period in 2019. This increase was contributed to a 195% growth in Equity products, 76% growth in Metals products, and 59% growth in Interest Rate products in the region. Latin America ADV reached 182,000 contracts in…
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The traded contracts in European equity index derivatives increased 91% YoY in trading volumes with 193.2 million in March 2020, compared to 101.2 million in March 2019. At the same time, European equity derivatives dropped to 32.6 million. Overall growth in financial derivatives traded contracts reached 296 million, marking a 46% increase, compared to the…
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GOLD In the last few days we have seen an acceleration of the gold price as it seems that investors are starting to realize that central banks will be forced to print a huge amount of money and put in place other ultra-expensive measures to fight the coronavirus-induced crisis. From a technical point of view,…
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Small cap UK stocks continue closing gap to large names For the second day running, the smaller London-listed names in the FTSE 250 index continued to close in on the UK’s biggest companies, the top 100 of which make up the FTSE 100 index. The FTSE 250 popped 5.1% on Tuesday, to the FTSE 100’s…
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TraderEvolution support forex, CFDs, equities, ETFs, options, and bonds and helps brokers become multi-asset providers. Through the addition of Trading Central, the platform provides its clients with access to the Analyst Views brief, which delivers actionable technical analysis trading plans compiled by the firm’s experts in tandem with proprietary automated algorithms. CEO and co-founder of…
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As part of the PSA, crypto exchanges in Japan will have to manage users’ money separately from their own cash flows, starting 1st May. They will have to use third-operators to keep hold of their clients’ money and use “reliable methods” such as cold wallets. In case of users insisting on hot wallets, exchanges would…
Read moreKelly L. Gibson, Director of the SEC’s Philadelphia Regional Office commented: The SEC depends on broker-dealers to provide it with complete and accurate trade data. When they fail to meet that obligation, it hinders our ability to detect wrongdoing and protect investors. The agency found Cantor Fitzgerald in violation of the broker-dealer books and records…
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Daniel Beale, Head of Institutional Sales and Trading at AxiCorp stated: AxiCorp is extremely pleased to have participated in the first live trades on TrueFX. The transparent and highly efficient model employed by the platform is an exciting development for the markets and we look forward to continuing our participation over the coming months. Richard…
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Thomas Zeeb, Head Securities & Exchanges and Member of the Executive Board, SIX, said: The new joint-venture marks the extension of this long-standing and successful partnership and is a testament to the innovative nature of the Swiss Stock Exchange. It leverages the benefits of microwave technology across Europe to ensure fair and more efficient trading…
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AUAC2 dropped by 48% compared to the same period last year as a result of continued efficiency of Plus500's marketing algorithms and improved conversion ratio. Cash balance at the end of the period, 31 March 2020, reached c.$515.6m Operational leverage brought strong Q1 Group EBITDA3 margin and cash conversion with revenue and profitability for the…
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