Category: Institutional

acquisition
February 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Marex Spectron complete acquisition of the customer business of Rosenthal Collins Group LLC

London based global commodities broker Marex Spectron has just announced that it has completed the acquisition of the customer business of Rosenthal Collins Group LLC (RCG). The broker has signed an agreement to acquire the independent futures commission merchant (FCM) based in Chicago, two months ago. Marex Spectron will keep the RCG name and brand, 14,000 client…

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Spotware upgrades cTrader Help Centre and Marketing Portal
February 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Spotware upgrades cTrader Help Centre and Marketing Portal

Trading solutions provider Spotware has just announced the release of two online sources, the new cTrader Help Centre and Spotware Marketing Portal, which were updated and relaunched with an aim to support its stakeholders by providing more educational and promotional materials. Spotware has recently teamed up with Forex and cryptocurrency technology company Match-Trade Technologies, to bring a…

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Euronext
February 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext determined to acquire Oslo Børs VPS

The Board of Directors of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA have just decided not to recommend Euronext's acquisition offer, despite the fact that it is supported by the majority of Oslo Børs VPS shareholders. Back in December 2018, the pan-European exchange in the Eurozone has raised its commitment to 50.6% of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA shares in the…

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FXSpotStream forex volumes
February 01, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXSpotStream hits first ADV record of the new year, up 18% MoM

Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream keeps up with its records in January 2019. LeapRate reminds that January 2018 FX trading volumes came in at $26.3 billion ADV, making January 2019 FXSpotStream’s best month ever at $38.37 billion ADV – and by a wide margin. January 2019 trading volumes highlights include: FXSpotStream starts off 2019 by hitting its first ADV…

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Credit Bank of Moscow launches virtual pool service
February 01, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Credit Bank of Moscow launches virtual pool service

Credit Bank of Moscow has just announced that it has launched a virtual pooling service for legal entities. The new service will allow clients to combine account balances of pool participants (various legal entities, a holding structure or a company with a branch network) to accrue interests on balances without physical cash flow. The total…

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February 01, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

oneZero Financial Systems teams up with GMI UK

oneZero Financial Systems has announced that it has teamed up with FCA regulated institutional FX and CFDs broker Global Market Index (GMI UK). GMI UK joins oneZero’s EcoSystem, a distribution channel of multi-asset class liquidity for the largest global network of brokers, prime brokers and hedge funds, to distribute FX, CFD and cryptocurrency liquidity to…

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February 01, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Sanostro announces partnership with AlgoTrader

Sanostro, a platform for trading signal intelligence sourced from systematic managers, has just announced that it has joined forces with institutional algorithmic trading software provider AlgoTrader. AlgoTrader provides a comprehensive platform for developing, testing and running quant trading strategies, and supports all asset classes including cryptocurrencies. Last year, Cryptonomics Capital Ltd., a crypto-valley based AI crypto quant…

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January 28, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

DriveWealth's relationship with Stake expands from Australia to South America

Digital trading technology company DriveWealth, LLC has just announced the expansion of its partnership with Stake, the first non-U.S. company to offer commission-free trading in U.S. stocks, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). DriveWealth has also recently partnered with Avenue Securities and Trading Central. The DriveWealth platform expands offering to South American users, starting…

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FINRA's 2018 volume tops 2017 activity by 87%
January 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FINRA's 2018 volume tops 2017 activity by 87%

Market volatility generated an exceptional amount of processing volume for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in 2018 – 66.7 billion electronic records per day, up 87.4% over the ADV in 2017. FINRA has already reported an unprecedented amount of market activity through the first six months of 2018, averaging a record 57.9 billion electronic records…

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