Stater Global Markets extends distribution of FX and CFD liquidity to oneZero’s network LeapRate

March 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Stater Global Markets extends distribution of FX and CFD liquidity to oneZero’s network

London-based FCA regulated brokerage Stater Global Markets just announced that it has joined oneZero’s EcoSystem. The Prime of Prime brokerage offers direct access to Tier 1 bank and non-bank liquidity. It has now extended the distribution of its FX and CFD liquidity to oneZero’s network and co-located with oneZero in LD4, with cross connections now in place…

March 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nicolas Salles appointed as Chief Data Officer to France's AMF

Nicolas Salles was appointed to the position by the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on 10 January 2019 where he will be in charge of optimizing the management of data assets and will also be the key coordinator and facilitator of the AMF's data governance platform. He will report directly to Philippe Guillot, a…

March 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ThinkMarkets teams up with fast bowler Glenn McGrath to encourage female empowerment

Online financial trading broker ThinkMarkets has announced that it has teamed up with fast bowler Glenn McGrath for the launch of the Think 2020 programme. The partnership aims to promote sport to disadvantaged young people and provide opportunities to a new generation of financial gurus. During the Think 2020 programme McGrath will meet young people from Sydney…

March 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH extends non-deliverable interest rate swaps offering

LCH has expanded its non-deliverable interest rate swaps offering yesterday, adding five additional currencies - Brazilian Real, Chilean Peso, Colombian Peso, Taiwan Dollar and Thai Baht. The global clearing house began clearing of non-deliverable interest rate swaps last April. Since then, market participants have been able to clear this product denominated in Chinese Yuan, Korean…

Crypto security conference in Amsterdam draws family of Bitcoiners

March 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group receives green light to operate in Amsterdam

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME)'s new legal entity CME Amsterdam B.V. will be fully operational from 18 March 2019, since the approval from the Dutch Minister of Finance is already a fact. The newly formed Amsterdam establishment will ensure that CME Group's BrokerTec and EBS venues and CME Regulatory Reporting services (formerly NEX Regulatory Reporting) can continue to service…

France enters the blockchain ‘arms race’ with largest European incubator

March 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

R.J. O’Brien opens a new office in Paris

US independent futures brokerage and clearing firm R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO) has just established a new affiliate, R.J. O’Brien France S.A.S. The Paris office will open doors at the end of the month, pending regulatory approval. RJO Group has recently achieved record revenues and profits for 2018, according to RJO Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gerald…

March 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CMC Markets Institutional names Ahmed Soliman a Senior Relationship Manager

CMC Markets Institutional just informed that it has appointed Ahmed Soliman as Senior Relationship Manager. He will be responsible both for new sales and ongoing relationship management in the Middle East. Ahmed Soliman has worked with a number of institutional liquidity providers across the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. He is proficient in both English and…

March 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

DRIVE Markets teams up with Gold-i

DRIVE Markets, an institutional spot and derivatives exchange, just announced that it has teamed up with Gold-i. The newly formed partnership will allow brokers to connect High Frequency Trading (HFT) systems and access a growing order book. Just last week, DRIVE Markets launched its institutional crypto and fiat currency exchange, offering derivatives trading for Bitcoin,…

March 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Breaking news: GKFX changes CEO to Mohsin Jameel

Breaking News... Rumor has it that FCA regulated retail FX and CFDs broker GKFX Financial Services Limited continues to reshape is management team, this time hiring Mohsin Jameel as its new CEO. Mohsin Jameel is a serial entrepreneur, CEO of a FX and CFD’s Consulting Services company named Bull InfoTech. Mohsin Jameel has already been…

March 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

GAIN Capital's FOREX.com releases February volumes report

FX brokerage group GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), which operates the FOREX.com and City Index retail forex brands, has just released its trading volumes for the shortest month of the year - February 2019. OTC Average Daily Volume dropped to $6.7b with 20% MoM. OTC Trading Volume was $134.4b in February, down 27% MoM and a 53% drop YoY. 3…

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