Category: Forex

NEX Markets connects with Eurex to launch new clearing solution for BrokerTec Europe customers
November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Optimisation provides central clearing connectivity for FX risk mitigation service

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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Volante Technologies Inc. expands executives team
November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Metamako and Velocimetrics to provide MiFID compliant timestamping

Metamako, FPGA-enabled high-performance networking platforms specialist , and Velocimetrics, a provider of intelligent, business flow tracking and performance analytics, have announced a close collaboration. Metamako’s low-latency, FPGA-enabled network devices will deliver lossless data capture and nanosecond-precision timestamping; Velocimetrics’ VMX monitoring software will consume and analyse the ‘raw’ data to enable financial institutions to measure, monitor and gain…

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forex industry news update
November 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Fake MT4 in China, ETX's CEO departs, FX affiliate financing, Poland regulation, and lots more…

Forex Industry News from the past week... Which EU country delayed plans to further limit leverage in Retail FX trading? Which longtime FX broker CEO jumped from one FCA regulated firm to another? Which leading FX affiliate group raised $10 million to pursue acquisitions? Why did shares of Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) pop by 20%?…

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November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vietnam broker Saigon Securities chooses Horizon for market making on Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh exchanges

Horizon Software, the provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, today announced that Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) has chosen Horizon for warrants and futures market making on the HNX (Hanoi Stock Exchange) and HOSE (Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange). Ekaluck Chaiyaporn, ASEAN Sales Director at Horizon, commented on the announcement: The selection process with…

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November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Finantix software goes live in new market

Finantix, an established provider of sales and advisory software for financial services, today announced the activation of a third market in its pan-Asia partnership with Manulife, an international financial services group. The solution helps digitise Manulife’s agency distribution and create an improved experience for customers of select Manulife bank partners. The ‘go live’ milestone in…

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playtech offices
November 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech shares dive 22% after issuing 2H-2017 profit warning

In its worst trading day in nearly a decade, shares of online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) traded down by more than 22% on Thursday after reporting a surprisingly negative Trading Update for the second half of 2017 earlier in the day. Playtech shares closed Thursday at £7.68, down 22.2% from Wednesday's…

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