Category: Forex

walbrook capital markets fxcm
September 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Walbrook Capital (formerly FXCM Securities) posts £4 million loss as ITI Group takes over

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated CFDs broker Walbrook Capital Markets Limited posted a £4.0 million (USD $5.2 million) loss in 2016 amid plunging revenues. Walbrook was originally known as FXCM Securities, the UK CFD arm of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR) unit FXCM. FXCM sold the company in late 2015 to…

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NEX Markets volumes remain strong in October
September 06, 2017 BY admin

NEX Markets spot FX volumes 2% higher at $83 billion for August

Reporting for August a month-over-month change higher of 2%, NEX Group PLC (LON: NXG) sees their spot forex business steady, with FX volumes year-over-year a solid 27% greater. August 2017 produced volumes on the company's anonymous forex matching platform, EBS MarketFX of $83 billion, while July 2017 was just a touch lower at $81.6 billion. During…

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September 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cobalt joins BT Radianz Cloud

BT today announced that Cobalt, the FX post-trade processing network based on distributed ledger technology, has joined the BT Radianz Cloud - the world’s largest financial community. Organisations can now access Cobalt’s private peer-to-peer and blockchain services via their highly secure and resilient Radianz Cloud connections, helping firms reduce cost and operational risk. Cobalt uses…

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Lingxi ,China Finance Online Co. Limited
September 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FTSE Russell announces enhancements to its industry classification benchmark (ICB)

FTSE Russell, a global multi-asset index, data and analytics provider, has announced structural updates to its Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), a globally recognised standard, operated and managed by FTSE Russell for categorising companies and securities. The enhancements result from the recent Market Consultation to align ICB with current industry practices and incorporate features from the…

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September 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse and Illuminate Financial invest in RegTek.Solutions

Investment comes as market participants prepare to comply with a raft of new post-trade reporting rules in Europe, North America and APAC Deutsche Börse and Illuminate Financial Management LLP have co-led in a US$5 million Series A funding round in RegTek.Solutions Inc., a multi-jurisdiction regulatory reporting solutions provider. Based in New York, RegTek.Solutions was launched…

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September 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ADS Securities expands UK retail presence, adds Spread Betting to its OREX trading platform

ADS Securities London has today announced a major upgrade to its proprietary OREX trading platform. The new version, OREX SB, includes spread-betting functionality for UK clients across both desktop and mobile apps, along with a number of significant enhancements and upgrades. Additional features include a new design, quick trade functionality, and further performance improvements resulting…

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September 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Plato Partnership and Imperial College Business School to establish the European Market Structure research network

Plato Partnership Limited, a not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, has today announced its intention to enter into an agreement with Imperial College Business School to establish and lead a European Market Structure research network. Led by Dr Andrei Kirilenko, Director of the Centre for Global Finance and Technology at…

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September 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Monex Group’s Global DARTs down 2% in August

Monex Group, Inc. (TSE 8698, Oki Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and CEO) today reported the following monthly business metrics of its subsidiaries in August 2017. Global DARTs (DARTs stand for Daily Average Revenue Trades meaning the number of trades and transactions per day which generate revenue) were down 2% MoM to 257,715. Number of total…

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Nasdaq
September 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq to acquire eVestment for $705 million

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that it will acquire eVestment, a content and analytics provider used by asset managers, investment consultants and asset owners to help facilitate institutional investment decisions. The acquisition is expected to deliver attractive shareholder returns with a combination of recurring, predictable revenue, a strong track record of growth and attractive cash flow…

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