Completing a fairly strong year which included a change-of-control and a new brand name, institutional Forex ECN Cboe FX Markets – formerly known as Hotspot FX – has reported data indicating a slight 7% MoM decline in December trading volumes, $31.7 billion ADV versus $33.9 billion daily in November. Not bad, considering that November 2017 was…
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It was a great year for GTX, the institutional FX arm of retail forex broker Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), although it was a fairly slow December. GTX has reported that trading volumes during the month of December were down 23% MoM to $247 billion versus $321 in November. On an average daily volume basis, December…
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Although we haven't yet turned the calendar page from December and the New Year's Day bubbly is still on ice, FX sector trading is already done for the year. And so, we're pleased to present an early LeapRate peek into trading volumes for the last month of of 2017. Leading off our reports of FX…
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The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) jointly announced today that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Supervisory and Enforcement Cooperation on Matters concerning Futures (MoU). The MoU facilitates regulatory and enforcement cooperation in the Mainland and Hong Kong futures markets, and enhances supervisory…
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China Xiniya Fashion Limited (NYSE: XNY), announced today that it has received approval from NYSE American LLC to list its American Depositary Share (ADS) on the NYSE American. The approval for the listing application was received on December 27, 2017. The Company expects that its ADS will begin trading on the NYSE American on December…
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Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that LuLu Exchange, which provides cross-border remittance, currency exchange and other financial services for consumers and businesses, has selected Fiserv to enhance its financial crime prevention capabilities and enable its expansion into new markets. LuLu Exchange will implement a cloud-based version of…
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TAB just announced that it has partnered with Thomson Reuters Labs. TAB's data analysis brings insight to the next generation of finance industry, the online marketplace. TAB data shows that the amount raised through online finance marketplaces has been doubling almost every year since 2012 and, excluding China, has exceeded $35B in 2017 to date,…
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AIAF, the Fixed Income Market of BME, today admitted to trading the new social bonds issued by that Barcelona City Council for a total amount of €35 million. The issue is part of the mandate granted to Crédit Agricole CIB by the City Council's Governing Commission to advise, structure and place one or several debt…
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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that its clients have been given access to aggregate quotes of the Moscow Exchange FX Market via Thomson Reuters’ FX Trading platform. The new functionality will allow users to see quotes of Moscow Exchange, Thomson Reuters Matching, Orderbook and counterparty banks’ liquidity on one desktop and trade at the best available…
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Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced the listing of Bahrain’s Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB), one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain, as trading commenced on the bank’s shares under the trading symbol (KHCB), which appears on DFM screens, trading system and publications within the Banking Sector. This listing further strengthens…
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