LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated FX broker solutions provider Finotec Trading UK Limited has posted a loss in its latest financial year of 2017, amidst what seems to be a second major shift in strategy at Finotec in as many years. The previous year (2016), Finotec indicated that it was busy building…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Integration Point, a global trade management (GTM) operations company. The completion of the acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Recent debate over trade agreements like TPP, the United…
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Online dealer Tradeview has announced the release of TradeGATEHub, a fully interactive social trading site that allows traders to interact and engage remotely with professionals that have over 100 years of combined Wall Street and FX trading experience. Subscribers to TGH, or the GATE (Global Active Trading Environment), are provided analysis, stock market guidance, and…
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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