Category: Forex

Activity on Refinitiv's FX platforms in Asia reaches record highs
June 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Activity on Refinitiv's FX platforms in Asia reaches record highs

Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), announced that activity on the company’s foreign exchange platforms has reached new highs in 2019. Regional market participants across the buy-side and sell-side benefit from Refinitiv’s comprehensive offering, from dealer-to-client trading on FXall, to interdealer trading on Matching. The company has earlier this…

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Plus500 adds WhatsApp support to its range of communication channels
June 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Plus500 adds WhatsApp support to its range of communication channels

FCA regulated online CFDs broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has announced that it has just added WhatsApp to its range of communication channels. The broker is the first derivatives firm to offer full customer support across desktop and mobile devices via WhatsApp 24/7. Currently offered in English and other selected European languages, WhatsApp joins Plus500’s existing…

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CRM Review: What and why brokers need them, and options to consider
June 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CRM Review: What and why brokers need them, and options to consider

In today’s highly competitive and global business environment, forex brokers must deal with a plethora of issues that demand resources, while firms are constantly challenged to increase or even maintain existing profit margins. Unfortunately, an avalanche of new rules and regulations from the regulatory establishment has added to the burden, forcing brokerages to re-think their…

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tradition
June 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradition launches revamped market data business TraditionDATA

Swiss interdealer broker Compagnie Financière Tradition (SWX:CFT) announced that it has launched its newly-revamped market data and information services division, TraditionDATA. TraditionDATA starts with a completely new executive management team behind it. The division offers flexible data packages tailored to individual requirements, ensuring clients only pay for the specific data they need. This is in…

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learning to buy the dip
June 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Libertex adds Slack CFDs to its trading platform

CySEC licensed online trading platform Libertex announced that it has just expanded its trading portfolio launching CFD for shares of Slack Inc. (WORK). The popular messenger made a direct listing at June 20th. LeapRate reminds that Slack is the third “unicorn” company, after Lyft and Pinterest, that started offering its shares in the past months.…

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oneZero adds new features to Liquidity Hub
June 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

oneZero adds new features to Liquidity Hub

Trading solutions provider oneZero Financial Systems has just released Liquidity Hub 8.0, which features an enhanced design to give clients additional tools and flexibility. LeapRate reminds that oneZero added new auto-hedging, quote filtering and automated session controls in its Liquidity Hub 7.0 version last year. Andrew Ralich, CEO of oneZero Financial Systems, commented: We are…

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avelacom
June 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Avelacom names Vincent Harrison Managing Director Global Sales

Connectivity and IT infrastructure solutions provider for the financial services industry, Avelacom, announced today that it has promoted Vincent Harrison to Managing Director, Global Sales, to drive business growth and further develop Avelacom’s low latency network across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Harrison will now be reporting directly to Aleksey Larichev, CEO of Avelacom, and…

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TechFinancials converts loan into Footies
June 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

TechFinancials announces a 42% YoY decrease in revenues in FY18

Fintech software provider of financial solutions TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) announced earlier this week its results for the year ended 31 December 2018, and as expected, they don't look good at all. Financial Highlights Revenues of US$7.8 million (2017: US$13.4 million) a decrease of 42% Blockchain trading technology revenues of US$3.8 million (2017: US$0.24 million) increased…

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Bank of China (UK) Limited joins LCH’s SwapClear
June 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bank of China (UK) Ltd joins LCH’s SwapClear service

Global clearing house LCH announced that Bank of China (UK) Limited, Bank of China’s UK entity, has gone live as a clearing member of LCH’s SwapClear. Bank of China is LCH's first clearing member from a Chinese banking group. The Bank will now have access to clearing of interest rate derivatives at LCH and will…

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cTrader Live Chat to be integrated with Blinger.io
June 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

cTrader Live Chat to be integrated with Blinger.io

Trading solutions provider Spotware announced earlier today that it has teamed up up with Blinger.io, the omnichannel solution for customer communication, to deliver customer support on the cTrader trading platform. The plan involves an integration of cTrader Live Chat with Blinger.io, which will allow cTrader Live Chat to become one of Blinger.io’s channels, so brokers…

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