Enhancements include an expanded set of global FX and CFD markets, the introduction of equity CFD trading, upgraded trading platform & mobile apps and reduced pricing on FX and Indices FOREX.com, the retail forex brand of GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), today announced a significant upgrade of its FCA-regulated service in the U.K., featuring…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced that the term of Maureen Jensen, Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the OSC, has been extended for three years by the Ontario Ministry of Finance. The Order in Council is accessible on the Ontario Government’s website. Maureen Jensen is an outstanding leader who brings exceptional value…
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smartTrade Technologies, a multi-asset electronic trading solutions pioneer, just announced that BayernLB, a publicly regulated bank based in Munich – Germany, is now live with smartTrade’s LiquidityFX platform. BayernLB informed that was looking for a proven technology partner able to meet their sophisticated connectivity, aggregation, pricing, execution and risk management needs. Their key driver was…
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After seeing fairly strong trading volumes during the (normally slow) summer months of July and August, retail forex broker FXCM has had a fairly slow fall season, reporting a 2% MoM decline in volumes during October after a 12% drop in September. FXCM volumes were $192 billion in October, down 2% from September's $196 billion. Average…
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Monex Group, Inc. (TSE 8698, Oki Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and CEO) today reported the following monthly business metrics of its subsidiaries in October 2017. Global DARTs (DARTs stand for Daily Average Revenue Trades meaning the number of trades and transactions per day which generate revenue) were up 3.16% MoM. Number of total accounts has…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) has reported October monthly trading volume and average revenue per contract (RPC)/net revenue capture data. The data sheet “Cboe Global Markets Monthly Volume & RPC/Net Revenue Capture Report” contains an overview of October statistics. Data sheets are available on an as reported and combined basis for 2017 and 2016.…
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CoInvestor, the alternative assets platform, informed that it has been chosen by LendInvest Capital as a preferred method for UK advisers to invest in its Luxembourg-domiciled Real Estate Opportunity Fund. The £130 million lending fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in a diverse pool of real estate-backed loans originated and underwritten by LendInvest’s experienced…
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NFEx Markets Ltd, the new London-based market for base metals trading has signed a contract with Scila AB the Stockholm-based fintech company, to implement Scila Surveillance, a market surveillance solution designed to identify insider trading and market manipulation in real time, protecting end investors and strengthening confidence in the financial markets. Scila provides market surveillance…
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LeapRate has learned that Aetos Capital Group, a company controlled by Chinese online entrepreneur Yongqiang Lu, has launched a new institutional FX unit in its London-based FCA regulated arm Aetos Capital Group (UK) Limited, to be called AETOS Direct. To head up AETOS Direct, the company has hired Ross Newell (pictured above) from AxiCorp. Mr. Newell was one…
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NEX Group PLC (LON:NXG)’s post trade division NEX Optimisation just announced that it has provided central clearing connectivity for its FX risk mitigation service in non-deliverable forwards. The clearing connectivity capability enables dealers to flag trades that are part of a risk mitigation cycle for automatic submission to a central counterparty clearing house (CCP). Clients…
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