Category: Forex

FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

U.S. digital currency marketplace HBUS hires former Assistant General Counsel from Intuit

HBUS, the U.S. strategic partner of Huobi, the blockchain asset solutions provider, has just announced Tiffani McCoy as General Counsel. McCoy previously served as the Assistant General Counsel at Intuit, where she drove new business initiatives while helping the company navigate complex regulatory frameworks on a global scale. Before Intuit, McCoy held leadership positions at…

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Nick Cooke GMG
October 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Nick Cooke resigns from Chinese-owned UK Forex broker GMG

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Nick Cooke has resigned his position as Managing Director of FCA regulated Retail FX brokerage Global Markets Group Limited (or GMG). Mr. Cooke had been with GMG since the company's formation in 2015, joining from LCG where he was Head of Private Client Sales & Partnerships. He had also previously worked…

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Refinitiv enables greater efficiencies and choice for fixed income traders on Eikon
October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refinitiv enables greater efficiencies and choice for fixed income traders on Eikon

Fixed income traders using Refinitiv’s flagship financial desktop product Eikon now have greater choice and efficiency, and enhanced liquidity access with the integration of iQbonds from valantic Trading Solutions AG. iQbonds can be seamlessly integrated into a trader’s workflow using the Refinitiv Side by Side Integration API, enabling traders to make fast, efficient, and informed…

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Can distributed ledger technology enable equity settlement?
October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Can distributed ledger technology enable equity settlement?

Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group (TSX:X), Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and R3 have published a report demonstrating the feasibility of clearing and settlement of securities using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The findings are a result of the third phase of Project Jasper, a collaborative research initiative between Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada and…

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TradingScreen expands its strategic collaboration with ITG
October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TradingScreen expands its strategic collaboration with ITG

TradingScreen Inc. (TS), the all-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS), has just announced an expansion of its strategic collaboration with ITG. TS customers will now benefit from access to ITG’s POSIT Alert, a source of block liquidity for institutional investors. POSIT Alert averages daily liquidity of over $80 billion across 38 markets worldwide.…

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Saxo Bank office
October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Saxo Bank launches a new range of CFD options

Copenhagen based Retail FX and CFDs broker Saxo Bank has announced that it will begin to offer CFD Options on a range of option roots, covering puts and calls on 15 of the world’s largest stock indices. CFD Options are OTC instruments based on Exchange Traded Index Options. They can help diversify a portfolio, as…

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DZ PRIVATBANK migrates to Itiviti multi-asset OMS platform
October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Itiviti announces connectivity to Hudson River Trading SI

Itiviti, the global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced the addition of the Hudson River Trading Systematic Internaliser (HRSI) venue to its expanding connectivity offering. The connection, which is now live, provides Itiviti clients with access to liquidity sourcing from Hudson River Trading, one of the largest Electronic Liquidity Provision (ELP)…

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Stax Inc. teams up with Coleman Research
October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FSB reviews financial vulnerabilities and deliverables for G20 summit

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Plenary met in Ottawa today. Market developments and vulnerabilities The Plenary discussed market developments and vulnerabilities in the global financial system. Members considered that, while global growth remained solid, it has become more uneven across economies, and some downside risks have begun to materialise. Increases in policy interest rates and…

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PrimeXM establishes Equinix LD6 presence, introduces MiFID II Compliant Time Synchronisation
October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PrimeXM establishes Equinix LD6 presence, introduces MiFID II Compliant Time Synchronisation

Technology provider PrimeXM has just announced that it has established a new presence in London’s Equinix LD6 data centre, to accommodate growing demand. LD6 is physically positioned across from LD4 and the two data centers are interconnected by multiple path redundant dark fiber connections ensuring stable and reliable connectivity. PrimeXM CEO Cristian Vlasceanu said: We have…

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