KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) today released trade volumes for the month of April 2017. In Market Making, KCG averaged $26.3 billion dollar volume traded (same number as in March), 11.1 billion shares traded, and 3.3 million trades per day in U.S. equities. In Global Execution Services: KCG Institutional Equities averaged 195.5 million U.S. equity…
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NEX Data is working in conjunction with NEX Markets to produce new FX margin ratios that are core to meeting new Japanese regulatory requirements NEX Data, a NEX Group business which delivers independent market intelligence and price information for OTC data, announces today that it has been mandated by the Financial Futures Association of Japan…
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Celer Technologies, a provider of Foreign Exchange trading technology solutions to banks, brokers, buy-side, ECNs and trading venues announced that Rob Wing has joined as Head of Americas and EMEA Sales, based in London. Wing joins from Tradair where he was Managing Director Head of Sales for 3 years, sat on the management team and…
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New benchmark ensures accurate and reliable price information for USD/JPY during Japanese trading hours NEX Data, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business which delivers independent market intelligence and price information for OTC data and NEX Markets, a NEX Group business which provides electronic trading technology and services, just announced the launch of the EBS JPY Benchmark,…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Anthony Mazzarese has made the jump from the FXCM Pro division of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR) to investment bank Jefferies LLC, joining Jefferies as SVP FX Prime Brokerage. Mr. Mazzarese rejoined FXCM in 2015 following FXCM's acquisition of CitiFX's mid-market FX margin business. He helped successfully transitioned the CitiFX margin business to FXCM post…
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Tradovate, LLC, an online brokerage firm for active, self-directed futures traders, and Collective2 (C2), the online platform which connects investors with traders, announced today that Tradovate has now integrated C2 into its offering, providing the first commission-free brokerage access to C2 futures trading systems. Collective2 is a marketplace where independent traders and investors can choose,…
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LMAX Limited, the parent company of FCA regulated multilateral trading facility (MTF) for FX trading LMAX Exchange, has reported its 2016 results indicating healthy continued growth in the business. LMAX reported revenues of £27.7 million (USD $36 million) for the year, up more than 20% over 2015's £23.0 million. LMAX reported a profit of £2.2 million…
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INTL FCstone Inc (NASDAQ:INTL) has announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2017 second quarter ended March 31, 2017, indicating a slowing of its business as commodities volatility hit all-time lows during the quarter. Total revenues at FCStone were down 10% QoQ, $5.46 billion in Q2 versus $6.07 billion in Q1. Lower costs however contributed to a…
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A strategic data agreement between Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) and S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) will deliver the industry’s most comprehensive transcript data service to financial services professionals, Thomson Reuters reported earlier today. Under the agreement, S&P Global Market Intelligence (a division of S&P Global) will become a major provider of transcript coverage on both public and…
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Index Industry Association (IIA), a global organization of index administrators, has today announced the addition of three new members. CBOE Holdings (CBOE), China Central Depository & Clearing Co., Limited (CCDC) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange , Inc. (TSE) will join IIA in promoting awareness of the function of indices in global markets. Since its launch…
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