Retail FX broker Markets.com, part of FTSE 250 group Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC), has announced the launch of ‘Live Sessions’, a new in-platform live streaming service aimed at keeping traders around the world up to speed with what’s going on in the markets with unique insights and analysis from a wide range of trading experts. To mark…
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Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), has just announced that its Elektron real-time data delivery using Amazon Web Services (AWS) is being expanded to meet high demand from clients across the globe. Refinitiv uses AWS to enhance customer access to real-time financial data globally. In a recent survey…
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Global network provider BSO has announced a new direct connectivity link between the Mexican stock exchange (BMV) and some of the largest exchanges across North America. BSO’s new Point of Presence (PoP) presence in Mexico City provides ultra low-latency connectivity spanning Latin America, Chicago and New York. As a result, electronic market makers will be…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX and CFDs broker Global Market Index Limited (or GMI Group) has continued its global hiring spree, adding Richard Bartlett to a senior executive role at the company. Richard Bartlett is the former Head of Sales at leading technology provider PrimeXM, and has agreed to join GMI with…
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LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has just announced the addition of Ryan Canfield as Lead Product Analyst. Mr. Canfield will lay the foundation for a team that will manage all product enhancements, working closely with the deployment and client services groups to oversee client requests and determine the most…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Jason Gibson has left London based institutional FX broker FIXI plc, to set up a new Retail FX brokerage brand called 888 Markets, at website 888markets.com. The new business, formally incorporated as Triple Eight Markets Group Ltd, is acting as an Appointed Representative of FCA-regulated FIXI. The new company is a…
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has announced the results of a benchmark study which demonstrated for the first time ever that distributed ledger technology (DLT) is capable of supporting average daily trading volumes in the US equity market of more than 100…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that embattled Australia based Retail FX broker Direct FX Trading Pty Ltd has been placed into liquidation. The move became effective as of October 11. Jason Tracy, a Partner in the Financial Advisory group of Deloitte's Restructuring Services arm in Australia was named as Liquidator. The liquidator's plans are apparently to…
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ADM Investor Services, Inc. (ADMIS) has announced that it will be providing FX prime brokerage, execution, and settlement services through oneZero Financial Systems’ EcoSystem. This is a strategic expansion for the ADMIS’ FX services and distribution network and will make its professional and institutional offerings available to a broader set of market participants. Customers of…
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Wage growth in the UK, excluding bonuses, has risen at its fastest pace in nearly 10 years during the three months to the end of August, boosting sterling as upbeat data on the mortgage market also helped offset no-deal Brexit fears. Pay rose by 3.1%, compared with a year ago, while inflation for the same…
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