Category: Forex

RoboForex Andrei Kulebin Muai Thai kickboxing
January 29, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Sports Sponsorship: RoboMarkets backs Muay Thai and Kickboxing champion Andrei Kulebin

Continuing our coverage of the interesting ways leading Retail FX brokers are spending their offline advertising dollars, especially in the area of sports sponsorships, CySEC licensed RoboMarkets has announced that it has become the official sponsor of Muay Thai fighter and kickboxing world champion Andrei Kulebin. Under terms of the agreement, the popular Belarusian athlete will take…

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January 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS announces oversubscription of Singapore Savings Bonds

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that the Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) which was opened for application in January 2018 (SBFeb18) was oversubscribed. More than 6,300 investors submitted applications totalling approximately S$172 million, exceeding the issuance size of S$150 million. As a result of the oversubscription, some investors will not receive the full…

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January 29, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Equiti Group receives financial services license in Jordan

Equiti Group, the parent company of prime brokerage provider Divisa Capital and Retail FX arm Equiti Global Markets (Equiti.com), has announced today that it has been awarded a brokerage license by the Jordan Securities Commission (JSC) that allows the company to provide financial advisory and brokerage services in the local and international markets. Equiti is…

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State Street Corp offices
January 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

State Street partners with BestX to provide innovative transaction cost analysis offering

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced today FX Connect, its FX execution venue, will partner with trade technology software provider BestX in order to offer transaction cost analysis (TCA) solutions globally. With a continued emphasis on best execution driven by regulation, market participants are increasingly looking for holistic solutions to be compliant,” said David Newns,…

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Cboe Global Markets
January 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe to list Mini-SPX Index (XSP) Wednesday-expiring weekly options

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today announced that it plans to list Wednesday-expiring weekly options on the Cboe Mini-SPX Index (XSP), beginning January 30, 2018. Cboe’s new XSP Wednesday-expiring WeeklysSM offer the features of S&P 500® Index (SPX) Weeklys options, but at 1/10th the contract size. Essentially, XSP Weeklys options allow investors to efficiently…

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January 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FlexTrade integrates BestX FX trade execution analytics into its FlexTRADER EMS

Multi-asset execution and order management systems company FlexTrade today announced the integration of the BestX trade analytics solution for FX within its FlexTRADER EMS. With a fully interactive interface, users can use BestX to analyse their FX executions in real-time, delivering transparency to enable better decision making whilst meeting the needs of MiFID II compliance…

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January 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fluent adds post-trade FX risk management and credit API services

Fluent Trade Technologies (Fluent) today announced that it has enhanced its trading technology platform by launching ‘Post-Trade’ risk management services and ‘At-Trade’ venue Credit and Kill Switch APIs. These new services are hosted on the same platform as Fluent's existing Pre-Trade risk controls, providing clients with a complete suite of FX risk management and control…

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Divisa Capital UK
January 29, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Divisa UK executive Norbert Lukasiewicz leaves to pursue other interests

FCA regulated multi asset prime brokerage Divisa UK Limited has announced that Norbert Lukasiewicz, Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) for the company, will be leaving to 'pursue other interests'. Divisa UK Limited operates the Divisa Capital institutional, and Equiti.com retail FX brokerage arms. Mr. Lukasiewicz joined the Equiti/Divisa group in 2014 from Integral Development Corp., where he was Director,…

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January 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Forex Sports Sponsorship: Alpari and chess grandmaster Sergey Karyakin extend their sponsorship deal

The international financial Alpari brand just informed that it is extending its cooperation with chess grandmaster Sergey Karyakin into 2018. Alpari will be providing the young chess player with financial support as he prepares for the Candidates Tournament in Berlin taking place between the 10th and 28th of March this year, where he will compete…

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