Category: Institutional

November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Virtu Financial posts Q3 loss of $40 million burdened by KCG acquisition costs

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT), a technology-enabled market maker and liquidity provider to the global financial markets, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017. Highlights include: Reported results include KCG from July 20 through September 30, 2017 Net loss of $40.0 million, burdened by costs associated with the KCG acquisition and…

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Gain Capital forex.com
November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FOREX.com adds US and UK equity CFDs for UK and EU clients

Enhancements include an expanded set of global FX and CFD markets, the introduction of equity CFD trading, upgraded trading platform & mobile apps and reduced pricing on FX and Indices FOREX.com, the retail forex brand of GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), today announced a significant upgrade of its FCA-regulated service in the U.K., featuring…

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Monex teams up with Shizuoka Bank to launch financial instruments intermediary services
November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Monex Group’s Global DARTs up 3% MoM in October

Monex Group, Inc. (TSE 8698, Oki Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and CEO) today reported the following monthly business metrics of its subsidiaries in October 2017. Global DARTs (DARTs stand for Daily Average Revenue Trades meaning the number of trades and transactions per day which generate revenue) were up 3.16% MoM. Number of total accounts has…

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Cboe volumes
November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe reports October trading volume, CFE volume hits new annual high

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) has reported October monthly trading volume and average revenue per contract (RPC)/net revenue capture data. The data sheet “Cboe Global Markets Monthly Volume & RPC/Net Revenue Capture Report” contains an overview of October statistics. Data sheets are available on an as reported and combined basis for 2017 and 2016.…

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November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CoInvestor provides first digital access for advisers into LendInvest's Real Estate Opportunity Fund

CoInvestor, the alternative assets platform, informed that it has been chosen by LendInvest Capital as a preferred method for UK advisers to invest in its Luxembourg-domiciled Real Estate Opportunity Fund. The £130 million lending fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in a diverse pool of real estate-backed loans originated and underwritten by LendInvest’s experienced…

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November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NFEx Markets contracts with Scila for market surveillance

NFEx Markets Ltd, the new London-based market for base metals trading has signed a contract with Scila AB the Stockholm-based fintech company, to implement Scila Surveillance, a market surveillance solution designed to identify insider trading and market manipulation in real time, protecting end investors and strengthening confidence in the financial markets. Scila provides market surveillance…

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Ross Newell AETOS Direct
November 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

China backed FX broker hires Ross Newell from AxiCorp to head new institutional business AETOS Direct

LeapRate has learned that Aetos Capital Group, a company controlled by Chinese online entrepreneur Yongqiang Lu, has launched a new institutional FX unit in its London-based FCA regulated arm Aetos Capital Group (UK) Limited, to be called AETOS Direct. To head up AETOS Direct, the company has hired Ross Newell (pictured above) from AxiCorp. Mr. Newell was one…

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NEX Markets connects with Eurex to launch new clearing solution for BrokerTec Europe customers
November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Optimisation provides central clearing connectivity for FX risk mitigation service

NEX Group PLC (LON:NXG)’s post trade division NEX Optimisation just announced that it has provided central clearing connectivity for its FX risk mitigation service in non-deliverable forwards. The clearing connectivity capability enables dealers to flag trades that are part of a risk mitigation cycle for automatic submission to a central counterparty clearing house (CCP). Clients…

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November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vietnam broker Saigon Securities chooses Horizon for market making on Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh exchanges

Horizon Software, the provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, today announced that Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) has chosen Horizon for warrants and futures market making on the HNX (Hanoi Stock Exchange) and HOSE (Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange). Ekaluck Chaiyaporn, ASEAN Sales Director at Horizon, commented on the announcement: The selection process with…

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