Forex ECN FastMatch has announced the launch of a new feature called FX Tape. According to FastMatch, FX Tape will improve post‐trade transparency in FX markets and allow market participants to monetize their trading data. FX Tape will also serve as a central reference point for Spot FX transacted prices, helping market participants evaluate best execution…
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T2S to transform European debt issuance, boost demand for European bonds / Eighty percent of respondents expect increased demand for multi-currency CSD services by 2025 Cross-border debt issuance will be the norm by 2025, according to a report published by global research and advisory firm Aite Group today. The report also indicates that TARGET2-Securities (T2S)…
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The Cürex Group, a New York City-based institutional foreign exchange execution services and data analytics company, announced today its plan to introduce additional functionality to its pre-trade analytics platform. The new capability will allow Cürex’s customers to prove their compliance with MiFID II’s mandated pre-trade market check through a time stamp provision, which provides recorded…
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Boat Services, the independent service platform for the finance and (re)insurance industries (part of Cinnober, an independent provider of trading, clearing, and market surveillance solutions) just announced a partnership agreement with KiteEdge to offer Apex, a next generation customisable search layer, to clients. KiteEdge provides asset managers with the tools to find, collaborate, and leverage…
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Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, today announced that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has recognised ADGM as an effective netting regime and published a positive legal opinion to its members. This further reinforces ADGM’s position in providing a robust legal framework, which allow financial institutions and…
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McKay Brothers International (MBI) announced that will connect UK data centers Slough-LD4 and Basildon with trading hubs in Milan and Zurich at lowest known latencies. The company expects its new private bandwidth service between the UK and Milan’s I.Net data center to go live in mid-October. The private bandwidth service between the UK and Zurich…
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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that has expanded its identity verification process - CLEAR ID Confirm - to include business and organizational data. As part of the CLEAR online investigations suite, CLEAR ID Confirm leverages comprehensive, up-to-date public and proprietary data to enable organizations to complete identity verification tasks, including risk evaluation and business vetting. The product…
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Banca Generali and Copenhagen based online brokerage provider Saxo Bank announced they have reached an agreement to establish an exclusive partnership to offer online trading and digital services. The objective is to offer clients, on an exclusive basis for the Italian market, access to an innovative platform for advanced trading, based on Saxo Bank’s technology…
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Monex Group, Inc. (TSE 8698, Oki Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and CEO) today reported the following monthly consolidated financial results of Monex Group, Inc. for August 2017. Operating revenue for the month of August was 3,692 million yen, 5% up from July 2017 and a 22% rise YoY. Global DARTs (DARTs stand for Daily Average…
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Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, today announced the availability of execution and client connectivity services through the Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing (HKEX) data center via its TT® platform. Colocating with HKEX strengthens TT’s global presence, allowing TT users around the world to easily obtain seamless, reliable,…
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