Category: Forex

Mathieu Ghanem ADSS
August 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Mathieu Ghanem of ADSS on rebrand, ESMA changes, crypto trading, and more

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... There has been a lot of change swirling lately at global broker ADSS - a rebranding of the company from ADS Securities, senior management changes, preparing for ESMA, and dealing with a new cryptocurrency trading clientele. We are very pleased to speak today with Mathieu Ghanem, Managing Director, Global Head of Sales and Marketing…

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TP ICAP volumes
August 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TP ICAP releases steady results in H1 2018

TP ICAP plc has announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2018. Business highlights Solid performance achieved from our diversified business portfolio Revenues of £910m, 2% lower than H1 2017 at actual exchange rates and 3% higher at constant exchange rates Strong performance in Global Broking's Rates and Equities businesses, with revenues…

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August 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bank Of China extends use of AxiomSL’s regulatory platform

AxiomSL, the provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, has today announced that Bank of China has decided to extend its use of AxiomSL’s strategic platform to meet AnaCredit reporting requirements in France. AxiomSL will support the bank’s objective to automate the complex process of AnaCredit reporting and ensure submission in a timely and…

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Internaxx office
August 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote acquires Luxembourg based Internaxx for €27.7 million

Leading Swiss online banking and brokerage firm Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has announced that it has acquired Luxembourg based online bank and investment firm Internaxx Bank S.A. for €27.7 million. The company said that the acquisition of Luxembourg-based Internaxx - which advertises itself as an investment firm for the expat community - gives Swissquote…

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Gavin Foster Valutrades
August 06, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Valutrades names FX industry veteran Gavin Foster to its Board

FCA regulated Retail and Institutional FX and CFD brokerage Valutrades has announced the appointment of industry veteran Gavin Foster as a Non Executive Director of Valutrades Limited, effective immediately. Gavin Foster has been working as a strategic consultant to Valutrades since 2016 and this appointment represents an acknowledgment to the positive impact he has had…

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gkfx trading
August 06, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Marcus Scarlett replaces Nick Beecroft as Chairman of GKFX

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that GKFX has continued to reshape its senior executive and directorship arms, with current board Chairman Nick Beecroft departing the board and the company bringing on board Marcus Scarlett as his replacement as Chairman. Mr. Scarlett's formal taking of a director position and the Chairman's role is still subject to regulatory…

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Vertical Knowledge launches Robotic Process Automation to alternative data
August 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Merrill Lynch WM selects Factset as primary market data provider

FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, has just announced it has been selected to be the primary market data provider for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Starting later this year, FactSet will deploy its Market Data solution to more than 15,000 wealth management professionals across Merrill Lynch. The web-based platform provides complete…

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Technical support website for MetaTrader platforms now available in Chinese
August 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Technical support website for MetaTrader platforms now available in Chinese

Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes has also announced today that Chinese-speaking brokers and integrators can now access all necessary information in their native language. MetaTrader 5 is gaining momentum in East Asia: over a million traders and hundreds of brokers from China, Hong Kong and Singapore already use various versions of the trading platform. The launch…

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August 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

QuantHouse adds Actant’s derivative trading solutions

QuantHouse, the independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, has announced that Actant’s derivative trading solutions have now been added to the QuantHouse API Ecosystem. Actant’s trading solutions deliver unique algorithmic programming flexibility and control to proprietary trading firms, market makers, investment banks…

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