Category: Forex

smartTrade Technologies promotes Annalisa Sarasini
March 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

smartTrade Technologies promotes Annalisa Sarasini to Chief Business Development Officer

smartTrade Technologies, a multi-asset electronic trading pioneer, has announced the promotion of Annalisa Sarasini from Global Head of Sales to Chief Business Development Officer. Sarasini joined the company in July 2012 and has since been driving smartTrade’s sales growth worldwide while building a Global Sales team with a geographical presence in all main financial hubs.…

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FlexTrade integrates Kensho pre-trade analytics into its FlexTRADER EMS platform
March 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FlexTrade integrates Kensho pre-trade analytics into its FlexTRADER EMS platform

Multi-asset execution and order management systems company FlexTrade has announced the integration of Kensho Technologies pre-trade analytics solution into the FlexTRADER EMS, which provides a detailed, real-time event feed to assist a trader’s decision-making process when executing a trade. This integration with Kensho brings a unique level of ‘market context’ to the FlexTRADER blotter,” said…

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ESMA - Did they go too far?
March 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ESMA confirms 30x max CFD leverage and Binary Options ban

More than a month and a half after the close of its public consultation period - and despite receiving a tremendous amount of pushback from both online brokers and traders from across the continent - pan-European financial regulator ESMA today released its final proposals to govern leveraged trading, which remain unchanged from its original proposals.…

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March 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe Europe adds Saxo Bank as new indices customer

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has announced that Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has signed a license agreement to utilise 15 Cboe European national benchmark indices, including its FR 40, DE 30 and CH 20 indices. Saxo Bank plans to utilise the Indices for benchmarking against European markets and the creation of…

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Indian online gold dealer RSBL upgrades to MetaTrader 5
March 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Indian online gold dealer RSBL upgrades to MetaTrader 5

RSBL is India's leading bullion company, with a turnover of over $1.5 billion. Its RSBL Spot is one of the few platforms supporting physical gold and silver dealings and deliveries. The system today has thousands of registered jewelers, spread across all the corners of India. All RSBL's clients will now be able to trade via…

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ATFX Malaysia office
March 26, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX accelerates Asia growth with new Malaysia office

Online trading services provider AT Global Markets Limited (ATFX) has announced its third office launched since its entry into Southeast Asia in 2017 with the launch of a new office, AT Global Markets Malaysia, in Austin Heights, Johor Bahru. ATFX looks to continue to accommodate rapid growth and leverage the diverse high-technology talent pool, having…

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R3 and SBI Holdings plan to accelerate Corda adoption in Japan
March 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HQLAX joins Deutsche Börse to build securities lending solution on R3 Corda blockchain platform

Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form a strategic partnership for the creation of an innovative securities lending solution using the R3 Corda blockchain platform. Using Corda’s blockchain technology, the partners will build a fully integrated front to back operating model to facilitate more efficient collateral…

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BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
March 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange Board re-elects CEO Alexander Afanasiev

The Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board has announced that, on its 23 March 2018 meeting, has re-elected Alexander Afanasiev as Chairman of the Moscow Exchange Executive Board for a new term of office. The current employment contract of Alexander Afanasiev expires in late April 2018. Alexey Kudrin, Chairman of the Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board, said: Alexander…

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