FlexTRADER certifies with IHS Markit thinkFolio LeapRate

July 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FlexTRADER certifies with IHS Markit thinkFolio

Multi-asset execution and order management systems company FlexTrade announced that FlexTRADER, the broker-neutral EMS, has just extended its integration with thinkFolio, IHS Markit’s cross-asset investment management platform. This is good news”, commented Mark Denny, Head of Trading - Global Equities, at Investec Asset Management. “We are celebrating our 10-year anniversary with FlexTrade this year and…

July 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

New UK PM Boris Johnson: "Dude, we're going to get Brexit done!"

Boris Johnson, a hard-line Brexiteer who has vowed to leave the EU by the end of October with or without a deal, was set to win the top spot and he certainly just did. Johnson will become Britain’s next prime minister after being elected leader of the Conservative party, defeating Jeremy Hunt in the party’s…

July 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

IG Group releases lower FY19 revenues reflecting the impact of the ESMA measures

UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has today released its results for the twelve months ended 31 May 2019 (FY19). Even though IG's expectations were that its revenue in FY19 will be lower than in FY18, reflecting the impact of the ESMA measures, the broker announced that it has successfully navigated the regulator's measures which…

July 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Standard Chartered Bank becomes a liquidity provider on Digital Vega's Medusa platform

FX Options e-trading platform and provider of FX Options trading solutions, Digital Vega, has just announced that Standard Chartered Bank has become a Liquidity Provider (LP) on its Medusa trading platform. Standard Chartered has been actively trading over 100 currencies and pricing an unparalleled range of emerging markets and G10 currencies. As more of our…

July 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

IS Prime teams up with Tools For Brokers

The London-based, FCA regulated firm IS Prime, part of ISAM Capital Markets Group, has just announced that it has integrated its liquidity matching engine with B2B Forex technology provider Tools For Brokers (T4B)’ infrastructure. T4B’ clients wishing to take IS Prime’s liquidity can now have a reduction in latency and an improved trading performance. Jonathan…

July 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

NIBC Bank automates its post-trade operations via Torstone’s Inferno cloud platform

Torstone Technology, a provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has announced that Netherlands-based NIBC Bank has successfully completed a migration to Torstone’s post-trade processing platform, Inferno. The multi-entity cloud-based platform provides a fully integrated, feature-rich user experience for middle and back office staff, increasing straight through processing (STP) and reducing manual effort. Inferno will…

July 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FX & CFDs trading provider CFI teams up with fintech firm FXCubic

Global retail and institutional FX & CFDs trading provider, Credit Financier Invest-CFI, has been quite busy these days. The broker recently expanded its product offering by launching CFDs on Equities on their advanced MT4 and MT5 platforms. CFI announced today that it has added FXCubic to its technology providers. FXCubic is a London based fintech…

July 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Facebook earnings: Will ads revenue lift the share to its all-time high

The following article is courtesy of Nikolas Papas, Market Strategist, InvestingCube.com and ATFX. The Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) stock price increased by almost 55% this year and erased all of its 2018 losses; despite the growth of Facebook decelerated as legal costs and higher investments pressured its earnings, but the Instagram expansion largely offset those worries. On…

July 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

TriOptima completes first cleared inflation swap compression run in LCH SwapClear

TriOptima, the infrastructure service that lowers costs and mitigates risk in OTC derivatives markets, has just announced that it has completed the first cleared inflation swap compression run at LCH SwapClear. The compression run was completed on July 19 with Euro cleared inflation swaps being compressed through the triReduce service. TriOptima will go live with…

July 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

IOSCO issues statement on liquidity risk management recommendations for investment funds

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has just published a statement on liquidity risk management recommendations for investment funds. The complete text of the statement reads as follows: Liquidity problems which have recently affected some investment funds have been the subject of extensive media coverage. The Bank of England published a…

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