Category: Institutional

INTL FCStone
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone Ltd expands and restructures global metals division

INTL FCStone Ltd (NASDAQ:INTL) has announced the expansion and restructuring of its metals division to provide clients with a more robust product offering and enhanced technological capability, creating a transparent pricing with a state-of-the-art user interface. As part of these changes, the company is disclosing the appointment of eight experienced professionals to the metals team.…

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FXSpotStream forex volumes
August 02, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FXSpotStream July 2018 FX volumes down 9% MoM to $27.7 billion ADV

After reporting record trading volumes in the first half of the year, multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has reported figures indicating that July volumes were down slightly from June, off 9% to $27.7 billion ADV versus $30.4 billion the previous month. We'd note, however, that June's $30.4B figure was an all-time best for the company.…

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Rani’s Voice joins Thomson Reuters to help fight financial crime and modern slavery
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Rani’s Voice joins Thomson Reuters to help fight financial crime and modern slavery

As the world marks a day against trafficking in persons, Rani’s Voice, a global social enterprise focused on human trafficking prevention, announced that it is joining forces with information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) in a public-private coalition, to help step-up the fight against financial crime and modern slavery. Human trafficking and other financial crimes have…

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CLS teams up with Trust bank to welcome first Japanese funds to settlement service
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS teams up with Trust bank to welcome first Japanese funds to settlement service

CLS, a market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, has just announced that the first Japanese-domiciled funds have access to CLSSettlement as third-party clients. Asset manager Fidelity International and The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd (MTBJ), a trust bank exclusively engaged in asset management, have the first Japanese-domiciled funds to settle foreign…

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FastMatch Euronext FX volumes
August 01, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FastMatch July 2018 FX trading volumes down 10% to $20 billion ADV

Continuing a string of somewhat slow set of trading volumes being reported for the month of July by leading institutional FX platforms, Forex ECN FastMatch has reported that July 2018 FX trading volumes were down 10% from June, with average daily trading volumes coming in at $20.0 billion. However, despite the seasonal slowdown, that is not…

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Phillip Capital contracts with Trading Technologies to distribute the TT
July 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Phillip Capital contracts with Trading Technologies to distribute the TT

Phillip Capital Inc., a Chicago-based self-clearing futures commission merchant (FCM) and broker dealer, and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, today announced that Phillip Capital has contracted with Trading Technologies to make the TT futures trading platform available to Phillip Capital’s global client base of professional traders. With…

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Applied Blockchain chooses Porto as its Development Centre for European Expansion
July 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Applied Blockchain expands in Europe with a new office in Portugal

Applied Blockchain, the UK developer of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts, has just announced the opening of an office in Porto – its first non-UK office – to further strengthen its blockchain development and to fulfill the growing demand from clients internationally. Set up in 2015, Applied Blockchain supports leading organisations across multiple sectors…

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BroadBridge Networks selects Kx to power its cybersecurity platform
July 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BroadBridge Networks selects Kx to power its cybersecurity platform

Kx, a division of First Derivatives, has announced today that its Kx technology has been selected by BroadBridge Networks to power its cybersecurity platform. The partnership provides access to the Kx technology stack, enabling BroadBridge Networks to provide streaming analytics on network telemetry at previously unachievable scale and cost. BroadBridge Networks, based in Silicon Valley,…

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