Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global fintech leader and recent addition to the S&P 500 Index, has just announced that it has launched a new solution to support investment firms with their MiFID II ex-post reporting obligations outlined under Article 50 of the Delegated Regulation. This latest solution is part of a suite of…
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Exegy Inc., the provider of managed services and low-latency technology for market data normalization and distribution, and Transaction Network Services (TNS), a global managed data communications and interoperability solutions company, have announcd a partnership in offering a global FX trading platform. The new offering combines TNS’ excellence in market connectivity and hosting solutions and Exegy’s…
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Estonia based Retail FX brokerage firm Admiral Markets Group AS has announced further expansion of the range of accessible markets on our flagship Admiral.MT5 account. Starting today, the broker's Professional clients may enjoy priority access to live trading in Admiral Markets' CFD on copper as well as in seven agricultural commodity CFDs: cocoa, coffee arabica,…
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Multi-asset execution and order management systems company FlexTrade Systems has just announced it is working with Australian-based, online broker Bell Direct to use FlexOMS to facilitate Smart Order Router Algo strategies for the Australian market (ASX and Chi-X Australia). According to Lee Muco, COO of Bell Direct, choosing FlexTrade was a strategic choice. We needed…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has welcomed the appointment by the Chief Executive of Mr Tim Lui Tim-leung as the Chairman of the SFC for a term of three years from 20 October 2018. Mr Lui will succeed Mr Carlson Tong, who will step down next month having chaired the SFC for six years…
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Which Retail FX broker decided to 'move offshore', from its home country to St. Vincent? Which Plus500 shareholders pocketed more than $400 million from the sale of stock? What are Tickmill UK's trading volumes? Admiral Markets' revenues? Answers to these questions and more appeared first or only at LeapRate. Some of our most viewed and…
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TradingScreen Inc. (TS), the all-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS), has just announced upgrades to its partnership with Imagine Software, which offers real-time portfolio, risk, and compliance management solutions. TradingScreen recognizes the need to create seamless integrations and cultivate deeper partnerships to ultimately benefit trading desks faced with varying regulatory and compliance demands,”…
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Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT), a leading technology-enabled market maker and liquidity provider to the global financial markets, today announced further actions to reduce debt and modify its capital structure. Virtu has commenced marketing for a repricing transaction of its 1st Lien Senior Secured Term Loan Facility (the “TL”). In conjunction with the repricing transaction, Virtu…
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MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has released the results of its fiscal year on Friday, August 31, 2018 at 2,320,880 contracts. September 2017 to August 2018 is now the Exchange’s second best fiscal year. The 2017-2018 fiscal year was the fifth consecutive year in which MGEX’s total volume has…
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FCA regulated Prime of Prime brokerage Stater Global Markets has added Max Moriarty to its team as the first member of the Stater Global Markets sales team. Moriarty joins the London-based FCA regulated Prime of Prime brokerage from a senior FX sales role at FIXI plc. He has over three years’ experience in EMEA sales, originally…
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