Category: Forex

Thomson Reuters and Moody’s Analytics partner on IFRS9 SPPI solution
August 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters Eikon to offer content from financial streaming platform Real Vision

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has just announced that it will now offer clients access to in-depth content from Real Vision, the premiere video-on-demand service for financial and business media. The agreement will enable banks, brokerage houses, asset managers, hedge funds and other Thomson Reuters clients to purchase Real Vision subscriptions for employees, and for…

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Tradeweb brings RFQ trading to the options industry
August 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradeweb brings RFQ trading to the options industry

Trading platform Tradeweb has announced the launch of the Tradeweb U.S. options platform for institutional customer-to-dealer trading. Designed to improve efficiency and access to liquidity in the surging U.S. options market, the Tradeweb U.S. equity options platform allows institutional investors to directly source full-size price quotes from multiple market makers using the request for quote…

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saxo bank office
August 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank 2018 first half Revenues decrease to $230 million

Copenhagen based Retail FX and CFDs broker Saxo Bank has reported its results for the first half of 2018, indicating an overall slowdown in business. On the top line, in what the company said was a period with low market volatility and the introduction of a new competitive pricing structure, Revenue for the Group reached…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
August 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Spot Trading's Stephen A. Brodsky joins R.J. O’Brien as Chief Strategy Officer

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the independent futures brokerage and clearing firm, has announced that Stephen A. Brodsky – long-time exchange, trading and capital markets executive – has just joined the firm as Chief Strategy Officer. Brodsky, also Senior Managing Director, reports to Chairman and CEO Gerald Corcoran in the newly created role. Brodsky…

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ActivTrades office
August 14, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ActivTrades is awarded ISO 27001 certification

FCA regulated FX and CFDs broker ActivTrades has announced that it has received ISO 27001 certification, relating to its information security management systems (ISMS). ISO 27001 is an international industry standard governing how organisations establish, implement and monitor systems. A global symbol of reliability and trust, the certification recognises ActivTrades' ability to proactively manage its ISMS…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
August 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge hires Alastair McGill as General Manager MRC Solutions Business

The global fintech company Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has just announced that it has appointed Alastair McGill as General Manager of its Messaging, Reconciliation and Connectivity solutions business (MRC). McGill, who holds over 25 years of experience in the financial technology sector, will now hold responsibility for the strategy and execution of Broadridge’s MRC…

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