Category: Institutional

MAS Monetary Authority of Singapore
November 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bank Indonesia and MAS establish US$10 billion bilateral financial arrangement

Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have established a bilateral financial arrangement of USD 10 billion equivalent. The arrangement will enable the two central banks to access foreign currency liquidity from each other, if needed, to preserve monetary and financial stability. The bilateral financial arrangement, which will be in place for…

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November 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

DIFC signs landmark agreement with China Banking Association

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region (MEASA), has announced that it has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Banking Association (CBA). This will be a significant addition to the Centre’s global network of strategic partnerships. DIFC and CBA will collaborate on…

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cme group building
November 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group FX volume down 5% MoM in October

Right after announcing that it has completed the acquisition of NEX Group plc (LON:NXG), derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CME) has informed that it has reached average daily volume (ADV) of 20.6 million contracts per day during October 2018, up 38 percent from October 2017. Open interest at the end of October was 128…

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CME Group completes acquisition of NEX Group
November 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group completes acquisition of NEX Group, retires the NEX name

CME Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CME) has just announced that it has completed its acquisition of NEX Group plc (LON:NXG). The combined company will enable clients worldwide to trade futures, cash and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, optimize portfolios and analyze data to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group will retire the NEX name and brand…

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FXSpotStream forex volumes
November 01, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FXSpotStream hits volume records with October FX trading at $35.9B ADV

For the second month in a row, multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has reported record figures indicating continued and rapid growth for the company. Both October total volumes of $824.6 billion and average October daily volumes of $35.9 billion set (by a wide margin!) new monthly records for FXSpotStream. Best previous results for the company…

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FastMatch Euronext FX volumes
November 01, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FastMatch FX volumes inch up 3% in October 2018 to $19.2B ADV

After a very slow September, data from Forex ECN FastMatch indicates that October 2018 saw a modest 3% increase in trading activity, with FX trading volumes coming in at $19.2 billion ADV, versus $18.6 billion ADV the previous month. We'd note that September was the slowest month of 2018 for FastMatch, and volumes remain well below the…

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Advanced Markets launches crypto CFDs
October 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Advanced Markets launches FCA regulated UK company and matching engine

Advanced Markets, an institutional foreign exchange liquidity and prime-of-prime service provider, has just announced that it has launched Advanced Markets (UK) Limited (AM (UK)), an FCA-regulated company. The entity includes new trading servers in Equinix’s LD4 and LD5 data centers as well as a new London office headed by industry veteran Nina Baksh. The launch…

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MAS Monetary Authority of Singapore
October 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS and CSRC enhance capital markets cooperation

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have affirmed their commitment to strengthen supervisory cooperation and enhance financial connectivity between the capital markets of both countries, at the 3rd MAS-CSRC Supervisory Roundtable held on 24 October 2018. The Roundtable was co-chaired by MAS’ Deputy Managing Director Mr Ong Chong…

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