Category: Institutional

March 31, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Exactpro to test Skytra’s new derivatives trading software

Skytra is also applying for authorization with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to serve as Benchmark Administrator and to operate a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF). Financial market infrastructure technology provider, Nasdaq, will develop, host and manage the technology for the company’s trading site. Based on the results of RFQ process, Skytra and Exactpro have signed…

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Binance seeks to curb SEC’s hunt for “fraud”
March 31, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance to acquire CoinMarketCap for $400 million

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has said that there two acquisition deals in the near future with “significant impact” and CoinMarketCap may be one of them. US-based CoinMarketCap drew 207.2 million visitors in the last six months, reports SimilarWeb, with Binance drawing 113.8 million for the same period, making CoinMarketCap’s traffic 80% more than Binance’s.…

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IG Group office
March 31, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IG launches IG Prime for institutional clients

IG was founded in 1974 in London and has served institutional clients for over 15 years. The company launched its prime brokerage services for hedge fund managers and family offices in 2006. Tony Lim, Head of Singapore said: IG has always taken pride in providing the best trading experience for our clients, the launch of…

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techfinancials
March 26, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

TechFinancials issues Cedex update and board changes

Additionally, TechFinancials announced that Eitan Yanuv will move from independent Non-Executive Director to Non-Executive Chairman of the Company effective 1 April 2020. Yanuv has been Chairman of the Audit Committee for 5 years and has substantial experience in the company. His predecessor, Chris Bell, has been the Non-Executive Chairman since IPO and is now stepping…

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March 25, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Toyota and NTT form a capital tie-up to build a “smart city”

“Smart cities” have seen accelerated development globally. Residents use autonomous vehicles for transportation, energy is used efficiently with devices tracking real time the consumption of electricity and gas. Toyota announced its plans in January for building a sustainable prototype in early 2021. The Woven City will be built in a 175-acre site at the foot…

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CLS Group trading volumes
March 24, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS Group’s ADV up 2% MoM in February

CLS’s Head of Information Services, Masami Johnstone, commented: “We saw average daily traded volumes in February 2020 of USD1.81 trillion, representing growth of 5% compared to February 2019. Over the same comparison period FX swap volumes were flat, the spot market was up sharply at 24%, while there was a decrease in forward volumes of…

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March 17, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

INTL FCStone joins Bloomberg’s trading platform FXGO

INTL FCStone Inc announced today that its London-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Ltd’s Foreign Exchange desk has joined Bloomberg’s electronic trading platform, FXGO, as a liquidity provider. The affiliation allows INTL FCStone Ltd to offer market participants added efficiencies for FX trading. Bloomberg’s FXGO enables service providers to contribute executable pricing across a wide arsenal of…

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collaboration
March 11, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Trading Technologies and Nodal Exchange collaborate to provide market access through TT Platform

Trading Technologies, Inc, global provider of professional trading software, announced its collaboration with Nodal Exchange to offer Nodal’s contracts through its TT platform. Clients of TT will be able to leverage its full suite of tools including charting and analytics functionality, design, automated trading, mobile trading, FIX services and API development, to trade the entire…

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