Category: Institutional

etx capital office trading floor
May 29, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

JRJ Group sells CFDs broker ETX Capital to Swiss firm Guru Capital

Roger Nagioff, Founding Partner of JRJ Group, commented: During JRJ’s ownership, we have invested in bolt-on acquisitions and enhanced the technology of the firm. We are delighted with the strength and resilience of the platform we have built, alongside the management team and employees, and we wish the enterprise every success in its next stage…

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Sberbank launches trading company in Switzerland to expand presence in commodities markets
May 29, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Sberbank launches trading company in Switzerland to expand presence in commodities markets

Sber Trading Swiss AG offers the following products: International purchase and sale of physical commodities such as storages transportation and distribution; International commodity financing through prepayment and deferred payment structures; Monetization of reserves (Commodity REPO) for oil and crude oil products, base metals, bulk and agricultural products. Anatoly Popov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board,…

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May 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Koine integrates GCEX to provide segregated custody and settlement

Koine’s security model uses Digital Airlocks and replaces the cold store and hot wallet model which exposes private keys and has poor operational scalability. Through the combination of a new digital asset security model with fiat custody and DvP settlement, Koine provides a post-trade solution, suitable for traditional capital markets. London- based GCEX is tailored…

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Argentex revenues
May 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

New London headquarters for Argentex Group

Argentex has been located on Old Bond Street since 2015. While the company is currently following Covid-19 government safety guidelines and all employees are working remotely, the new office will be available in the end of August. Harry Adams and Carl Jani, Co-CEOs of Argentex Group PLC said: Securing a new office space that will…

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May 22, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IBM announces unknown number of job cuts

Last month IBM withdrew its financial forecast as software sales were affected negatively by the coronavirus pandemic. CFO James Kavanaugh talked about making structural changes in the company to improve the competitiveness of the company. Earlier in May, CEO Arvind Krishna stated that IBM would cut even 5% of the dividend. Krishna said: I believe…

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acquisition
May 20, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe Global Markets to acquire Canadian trading system MatchNow

Ed Tilly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cboe Global Markets, commented on the news: MATCHNow offers an innovative equities platform, pioneering spirit and customer-first approach that are complementary with Cboe's equities business. This is a highly strategic acquisition that enables us to expand into a new key geography, and strengthens our position as…

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CLS Group trading volumes
May 15, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS’ ADV down 30% MoM in April

    Average daily traded volume submitted to CLS by product (USD trillion)* April 2019 March 2020 April 2020 Forward 0.095 0.129 0.086 Swap 1.175 1.358 1.085 Spot 0.369 0.707 0.379 Total average daily traded volume submitted to CLS (USD trillion) 1.639 2.194 1.550  * Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout the document may not…

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Bequant announces crypto prime brokerage for institutional clients
May 15, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Bequant launches crypto prime brokerage for institutional investors

Gibraltar-based crypto exchange Huobi offers their own brokerage services as an additional service for institutional clients, although finding companies that offer full range of prime brokerage tools is rare. Headquartered in London, Bequant offers its clients access to spot trading at exchanges and OTC desks. Zarya has said that the firm plans to offer derivative…

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