Category: Forex

FXSpotStream
March 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FXSpotStream's February ADV reach $62.9 billion

February ADV increased 3.8% on monthly basis, compared to the $60.57 billion recorded the previous month. On yearly basis, however, last month’s ADV fell 0.4% compared to February 2022. Last month, FXSpotStream’s overall volume stood at $1.26 trillion. The numbers were 5.26% down from the $1.33 trillion, recorded in January 2023. The overall trading volume…

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March 13, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HSBC acquires UK’s Silicon Valley Bank for £1

Noel Quinn, the CEO of HSBC Group, commented: This acquisition makes excellent strategic sense for our business in the UK. It strengthens our commercial banking franchise and enhances our ability to serve innovative and fast-growing firms, including in the technology and life-science sectors, in the UK and internationally. The UK Financial Conduct Authority issued a…

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March 10, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC adds seven more unregulated firms to warning list

Additionally, the Cypriot regulator warned the public that the website www.ims-crypto.com is not connected to an entity registered with CySEC as Crypto Asset Service Provider. The Cypriot watchdog stated: CySEC urges investors to consult its website (www.cysec.gov.cy), before conducting business with investment firms, in order to ascertain the entities which are licensed to provide investment…

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March 09, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IG Group appoints Martin Price as Investor Relations Head

Martin Price commented: The ambition of the management team, and the strategy they have set to grow the business, makes this an exciting time to join IG Group. IG’s track record of successful innovation to grow and diversify makes its equity story a particularly compelling proposition. I look forward to working with my new colleagues…

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ASIC ban
March 09, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC stops Interactive Brokers from issuing SYEP derivatives to retail investors

The regulator stated in the official announcement: ASIC made the interim orders to protect retail investors from acquiring SYEP Derivatives where they may not be suitable for their financial objectives, situation or needs. ASIC is also concerned that the PDS is defective. According to ASIC, Interactive Brokers violated the regulations regarding TMD of SYEP Derivatives…

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March 09, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BlackBull Markets teams up with Acuity for offering news analytics

Established in 2013 in London, Acuity leverages proprietary technology to extract and analyze rich sentiment data from global news sources, offering market insights. Its market signals rely on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing technology. Acuity launched an R&D center in Barcelona, Spain in June last year. Acuity Trading, CEO Andrew Lane: Acuity works to…

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ATFX Chris James
March 09, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ATFX hires industry expert Chris James as Head of Liquidity

He added: I believe my experience will enable me to bring both short-term tactical advantages and long-term strategic benefits to our customers and partners. Ultimately, I want to help ATFX attain its global vision. ATFX noted that to meet customer demands, it will intensify its efforts to upgrade its platform technology, ensuring a more extensive…

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March 08, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

oneZero promotes Owen Tu to director of sales

Tu posted: I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Director of Sales & Relationship Management at oneZero Financial Systems. Before joining oneZero, he worked as a consultant with ConnextX and was also an Associate Director for Prime Brokerage Services at the Australian branch of Invast Global for three years. Earlier in…

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