Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
CFH Clearing
November 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFH Clearing adds multi-asset liquidity analytics tools to its offering

FCA regulated CFH Clearing, TradeTech Group’s Liquidity Provider and Prime of Prime brokerage, has just announced that it has enhanced its multi-asset liquidity offering with new data analytics tools and increased transparency for clients. Andy Biggs, Head of Liquidity at CFH Clearing commented on the news: CFH has built an impressive in-house analytics system which…

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Bud launches API portal for SMEs and fintechs
November 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bud launches API portal for SMEs and fintechs

Financial services aggregation platform provider Bud has announced the launch of its new SME / fintech platform. The API is now open through a self-service portal to all comers regardless of size and sector. The new portal provides access to: Open Banking via Bud’s AISP licence A suite of enrichment APIs designed to help treat…

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November 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

John Miesner promoted to Spotex new CEO

Spotex, a developer of foreign exchange technology systems and institutional ECN operator, has just announced that it has promoted John Miesner to its new Chief Executive Officer. Miesner joined the company less than a year ago as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sales and Distribution. Ritesh Agrawal, the firm’s co-founder and long-time CEO,…

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Daily Market analysis
November 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The euro is on the backfoot

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for November 4, 2019. See details below: FOREX The euro is on the backfoot as Europe’s Monday session gets underway with it down by more than 0.1% against both the dollar and the pound. Investors will be listening closely to Christine Lagarde’s…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
November 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ULTUMUS adds Jonathan Addy to its team

ULTUMUS, the global provider of data creation, management and distribution services for index benchmark and ETF products, has just announced that it has added Jonathan Addy to its team. Addy joins from DeltaOne part of IHS Markit, where he spent over 5 years as Senior Technical Architect overseeing the web-enabled release of the complete DeltaOne Solutions…

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FXSpotStream forex volumes
November 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXSpotStream ADV drops 11% MoM in October

Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has released its volumes report for the month of October. Last month’s ADV decreased 6.95% YoY and 10.66% MoM to USD33.362 billion. ADV for all of 2019 is USD36.965 billion - up 28% vs the ADV for the same period in 2018 of USD28.965 billion. ADV figures for October are…

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Vela and PlusWealth to enable traders to easily access Indian markets
October 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vela and PlusWealth to enable traders to easily access Indian markets

Vela, the independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, and PlusWealth Capital Management LLP, the stockbroking business of proprietary trading firm Plus Wealth, have announced yesterday the addition of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) to Vela’s automated trading platform, Metro. PlusWealth Capital Management is a registered member…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
October 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Baton Systems names Alex Knight Head Of EMEA

Baton Systems, a provider of distributed ledger-based post-trade solutions for capital markets, has announced that it has appointed Alex Knight as Head of EMEA. Knight will help build on the rapid adoption of its payment infrastructure in Europe by several of the world’s leading banks and clearinghouses. Knight brings 18 years of experience at Citi,…

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