Intercontinental Exchange names Stacey Cunningham as new President of NYSE Group LeapRate

May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Intercontinental Exchange names Stacey Cunningham as new President of NYSE Group

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), the operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, has announced today that Stacey Cunningham will become President of NYSE Group, succeeding Thomas Farley, who has served in that role since 2014. Cunningham, currently the Chief Operating Officer of NYSE Group, began her career as…

May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Mosaic Smart Data hires EBS/ICAP and Citibank executives Stephen Caplen and John Showell

Mosaic Smart Data (Mosaic), the FICC data analytics company, has just announced that it has added two finance and technology experts to its executive team as it continues to scale to service its growing customer base. Stephen Caplen joins as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and John Showell becomes the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO).…

May 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FIXI plc raises £2.2M from shareholders, hires executives ahead of Retail FX expansion

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated, London based institutional FX broker FIXI plc has raised an additional £2.2 million (USD $3.0 million) in capital from its shareholders, and hired a number of senior executives, ahead of a planned expansion into Retail FX. First, regarding the fundraising.... FIXI shareholders led by Goran Drapac -…

May 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SET announces new executive appointments

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has announced an appointment of SET executives to boost strength and competitiveness, driving long-term, sustainable growth in the Thai capital market. From July 1, 2018, four executives have been appointed to Executive Vice President (EVP), namely Duangrat Samudavanija, Kingpetch Ngenpoolsub, Kitti Sutthiatthasil and Piyaporn Krongchan. SET President Kesara Manchusree…

May 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group Q4 Revenues down 6% to £144 million, expects 10% hit from ESMA CFD leverage cap

UK online trading broker IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has reported its preliminary financial results in a trading update for the fiscal 2018 year (IG has a May 31 financial year end), indicating what are undoubtedly mixed results and outlook for the company. As far as back-looking results, IG reported its second best ever quarter…

May 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Alpari April FX trading volumes down 6% to $138 billion

Retail Forex broker Alpari has announced that April trading volumes came in at $138 billion, down 6% MoM and a similar amount from the company's $143 billion-per-month volume average in the first three months of the year (January, February). Still, a fairly good month by historical standards. Alpari averaged just over $100 billion per month…

May 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Libertex extends sponsorship of Colombian attacking midfielder James Rodríguez

CySEC licensed online trading platform Libertex has announced that James Rodríguez, the attacking midfielder of the Colombian national team and Bayern Munich, will continue working as a brand ambassador for the company. Libertex is a trade and investment terminal, created by Russian Forex broker Forex Club. The company is licensed in Cyprus and the EU via CySEC…

May 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Mizuho Americas hires Paul Sankey, an oil & gas research analyst

Mizuho Americas has just announced the hiring of Paul Sankey, an oil & gas research analyst consistently ranked among the best in the industry. Sankey is based in New York and reports to the Head of US Equity Research Susan Gilbertson, effective today. We continue to grow and elevate Mizuho with the addition of elite…

May 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: GKFX posts 14% decrease in 2017 Revenues to £60.9 million

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA licensed Spreadbetting, FX and CFDs broker GKFX Financial Services Limited has seen a halt to its growth spurt of the past few years, with 2017 Revenues declining by 14% to £60.9 million (USD $81.8 million). However a best set of cost controls helped the company turn around its small…

May 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXCM Group completes integration with PrimeXM’s XCore technology

Retail FX broker FXCM has reported that its institutional department, FXCM Pro, has gone live with PrimeXM’s XCore technology. Institutions seeking an ultra-low latency order management, risk and reporting solution, which can report both real-time and post trade to brokers, regulators and back-office systems, can now connect via FXCM Pro. FXCM is delighted to announce…

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