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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CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2017, and provided updated 2017 guidance to reflect its acquisition of Bats Global Markets, Inc. First-Quarter 2017 Highlights GAAP Revenue Less Cost of Revenue of $193.4 Million, up 35%, Reflects the Bats Acquisition Organic Net Revenue of $154.2 Million, up 8%,…
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Japanese online trading company Monex Group Inc. (TYO:8698) has reported its monthly business metrics of its subsidiaries in April 2017 and the results don't look so good. The number of Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs – the number of trades and transactions per day which generate revenue) was 245,558 in April - down 4.72% from…
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LiquidityBook just announced the addition of Les Vital as Head of Technical Sales The appointment comes as demand accelerates for its POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform, with clients across the Americas and Europe turning to LiquidityBook to help reduce TCO (total cost of ownership), improve efficiency and meet increasing regulatory compliance demands…
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Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) company announced today that it is proposing to adopt a new, competitively priced alternative to the primary market closing auctions that take place at the end of the U.S. equities trading day, subject to regulatory approval. The creation of Bats Market Close (BMC), an end-of-day match process for non-Bats listed…
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LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated Forex and CFD brokerage GCM Prime Ltd has grown its business nicely in its first full year of operation. For the nine months ended December 31, 2016, GCM Prime brought in Revenues of £1.5 million, had an operating loss of £227,000, and grew its Client…
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Coming soon will be the first of their kind gold futures contracts denominated in CNH and US$ available on the same platform. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to introduce physically settled CNH (offshore Renminbi, or RMB) and US dollar (US$) Gold Futures contracts in the third quarter of this year, subject to…
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