Bloomberg is reporting that Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) is considering a sale of institutional Forex ECN FXall. And, that the business could fetch more than $3 billion. That certainly seems like a very big number, given that FXall was acquired in July 2012 for $625 million - roughly a fifth of the current proposed price.…
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure provider for the global financial services industry, has announced it has signed an agreement with Symphony that significantly expands communication and collaboration capabilities within the DTCC Exception Manager (DXM) service. Symphony is a messaging and collaboration platform used by many of the world’s…
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big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, has announced the launch of the ETF Liquidity Cockpit introducing liquidity metrics for ETFs with new navigation tools enriched with reference data from Ultumus, the specialist distributor of ETF composition data. The new ETF Liquidity Cockpit maintains the flexible access offered with existing…
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Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi has just announced the signing of a strategic new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Smart Solutions & Services Authority (ADSSSA). The new partnership is aimed at exploring innovative initiatives and projects that can greatly contribute towards the development of the financial…
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Framework, a specialist global solutions vendor for Private Equity (PE) and Real Estate (RE) investments, has made a senior hire to its leadership team to meet demand for its enterprise investment accounting data management solutions. Framework today announced the appointment of Alan Naughton as CEO. The appointment of Alan Naughton, together with other key hires…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE) has welcomed the announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that its Division of Trading and Markets will host a two-day roundtable covering market data and access on October 25 and 26, 2018. We applaud the SEC for hosting a roundtable on industry market data and we look…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX brokerage group Sigma Broking Limited has sold its CFD and spread betting arm Sigma Trading to Gibraltar based InterTrader Limited. InterTrader is the Retail financial trading arm of gaming giant GVC Holdings PLC (LON:GVC), and also provides liquidity services to Retail FX platforms. GVC is one of…
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KGI Securities (Singapore) Pte Lte and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, have announced KGI Securities has contracted with Trading Technologies to distribute the TT trading platform. In doing so, KGI Securities’ global customer base now has access to TT’s comprehensive suite of trading tools, including MD Trader®,…
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LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated online CFDs broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has acquired another large institutional shareholder, with US investment giant BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) picking up a 7.02% interest in Plus500. At current market prices of £14.48 for PLUS the BlackRock stake in Plus500 is worth £115.8 million (USD $152 million). Most of the…
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oneZero Financial Systems has just announced release 7.0 of its Liquidity Hub, introducing new auto-hedging, quote filtering and automated session controls. These capabilities empower broker-dealers and market makers to optimize their liquidity and client pricing to better compete in the institutional and retail FX, commodities and futures markets. We are excited to introduce the newest…
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