Category: Forex

Hong Kong
June 04, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Sterling Trading Tech Launches Overnight Trading in US NMS Equities

The move allows the company’s clients to trade overnight via Blue Ocean ATS. The new service is said to be available through Sterling’s OMS and forms part of the company’s broader global expansion strategy.  The firm explained in a press release that clients can now access US equities markets during overnight hours, complementing Sterling’s existing…

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IG Group office1
June 04, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

IG Partners with Uphold to Launch Crypto Trading Offering in the UK

The new service, launched in partnership with crypto asset platform Uphold, is said to be fully integrated into IG’s existing infrastructure, allowing customers to trade cryptocurrencies alongside stocks, indices, ETFs, commodities and FX within a single platform. “This is a huge moment for IG and a major milestone in the UK's crypto journey,” said Michael…

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Interactive Brokers
June 03, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Interactive Brokers Sees Client Accounts Rise 32% YoY

The gain also represents a 2% month-on-month increase, as the global electronic broker continued to benefit from heightened trading activity and investor engagement. The US-based firm said daily average revenue trades (DARTs) rose 43% from a year earlier to 3.384 million, although they were down 11% compared to April. Client equity ended the month at…

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Robinhood app on mobile
June 03, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Robinhood Completes Bitstamp Acquisition

The deal brings Bitstamp’s long-established crypto exchange into Robinhood’s portfolio, adding retail and institutional customers across the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Asia. Founded in 2011, Bitstamp holds more than 50 active licences and registrations globally and operates offices in Luxembourg, the U.K., Slovenia, Singapore and the U.S. The acquisition gives…

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TP ICAP
June 02, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

TP ICAP Announces Neptune Networks Acquisition

In a press release Monday, the company said the move aims to transform fixed income markets through enhanced data and execution services. The London-based markets infrastructure firm stated it would integrate Neptune’s real-time bond data platform with Liquidnet’s electronic credit trading capabilities.  The combined entity will provide a full-service D2C credit offering, connecting buy-side and…

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Tradeweb
May 31, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Tradeweb Announces Sherry Marcus as its New Head of AI

In the newly created role, Marcus will lead Tradeweb’s AI strategy, enhancing capabilities in price discovery, dealer selection and analytics for over 3,000 clients across institutional, wholesale, retail and corporate segments.  She will report to Chief Technology Officer Justin Peterson. Marcus joins from Amazon Web Services, where she led the 300-person science and data team…

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