Category: Forex

September 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Visa appoints former Bank of England executive Charlotte Hogg as CEO of European Operations

Multinational financial services corporation Visa (NYSE:V) announced today it has appointed Charlotte Hogg as the new executive vice president and chief executive officer for its European operations, effective October 1, 2017. Ms. Hogg will report to Visa’s chief executive officer, Al Kelly, and Visa Europe Limited (VEL) board chairman, Gary Hoffman. Ms. Hogg will join the…

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SEC charges nine hackers and traders in Edgar hacking case
September 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Equifax announces cybersecurity incident involving consumer information

Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) has announced a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company's investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through July 2017. The company has found no evidence of unauthorized…

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September 07, 2017 BY admin

Singapore Exchange Forex futures volume for August rises 5% MoM

Singapore Exchange (SGX) Asia’s most international, multi-asset exchange today reported market statistics for August 2017. Total FX futures volume moved up 5% from the previous month to 800,350 contracts and up 75% from August 2016. The solid figures from SGX's FX segment attest to the slightly higher trend across the Forex trading industry for August…

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Bank of China (UK) Limited joins LCH’s SwapClear
September 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH SwapAgent completes first trades

LCH SwapAgent, a service for the non-cleared derivatives market, announced today that it has processed its first trades. Citi and Deutsche Bank were the counterparties to the Swiss Franc-denominated interest rate swap and Euro-denominated inflation swap. The trades were processed through MarkitSERV. LCH SwapAgent is available for market participants trading non-cleared OTC interest rate derivatives.…

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September 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Halifax Investment Services offers exchange traded liquidity for MetaTrader 5

The Australian liquidity provider Halifax Investment Services announced that now offers its gateway to MetaTrader 5 brokers providing access to thousands of shares issued by companies from around the world. According to the management of Halifax, this enables brokers to attract clients more easily, increase their revenues and establish a solid reputation among traders. With…

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Dukascopy Bank launches Dukascoin
September 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Dukascopy FX trading volumes and explanation of 1H 2017 results

LeapRate Exclusive... Further to our exclusive coverage of Swiss FX broker Dukascopy's first half 2017 results, LeapRate has received a formal response and explanation from company executive Laurent Bellieres, Chief Financial and Chief Risk Officer, as to "what happened" in the first six months of this year. What were Dukascopy's trading volumes during the first…

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September 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Avelacom partners with Metamako to offer fastest FPGA-based connectivity solution

Global connectivity provider Avelacom announced today that it is now using Metamako, the specialist provider of FPGA- enabled, high-performance networking devices, to significantly accelerate its network processing power and keep latency to an absolute minimum. The solution meets the needs of HFT firms and all firms in capital markets for whom latency is critical, allowing…

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