Category: Forex

Admiral Markets CEO Alexander Tsikhilov
March 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Admiral Markets Chairman Alexander Tsikhilov steps down from UK board

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Admiral Markets Group Chairman and controlling shareholder Alexander Tsikhilov has stepped down from the board of the company's London-based, FCA regulated subsidiary Admiral Markets UK Ltd. Dmitri Laus, Admiral Markets Group Supervisory Board Member and Co-owner provided the following comment on the matter to LeapRate: I can confirm that Alexander…

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Chris Weston Pepperstone
March 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Pepperstone hires noted IG Australia analyst Chris Weston

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime IG Australia research analyst and market strategist Chris Weston is following in the footsteps of his former boss Tamas Szabo, and has agreed to join rival FX broker Pepperstone. As was exclusively reported by LeapRate back in October, Pepperstone hired Tamas Szabo, former Australia office head of UK online…

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INTL FCStone enhances SPOC with custom pricing functionality
March 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone enhances SPOC with custom pricing functionality

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) has just announced that its swap dealer and wholly owned subsidiary, INTL FCStone Markets, LLC (IFM), has enhanced its structured products online calculator (SPOC) with the addition of custom pricing functionality. The Company also disclosed today that SPOC has been optimized for mobile access. SPOC is an online pricing tool…

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March 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Fortex launches MT4 and MT5 broker hosting facility in LD5

Fortex Inc., one of the leading electronic communication network (ECN) trading platforms, today announced a launch of its hosting facility in the LD5 Equinix Datacenter as it rapidly expands its footprint in the region. Fortex is building on success in NY4 (New York) and HK3 (Hong Kong) datacenters where it currently securely hosts trading infrastructures…

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March 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Flexpoint backs Dash Technologies co-founders in management buy-out from GTCR

Dash Financial Technologies, provider of advanced multi-asset trading technology and execution services platforms, today announced that its co-founders, Peter Maragos and David Karat, have partnered with private equity investment firm Flexpoint Ford to acquire the Dash business from private equity firm GTCR in a management-led buyout. Mr. Maragos will continue to lead the business as…

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IOSCO issues statement on liquidity risk management recommendations for investment funds
March 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IOSCO makes recommendations to help trading venues manage extreme volatility

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has just informed that it is seeking feedback on its proposed recommendations to assist trading venues and regulatory authorities in the implementation of mechanisms to manage extreme volatility. Extreme volatility in securities markets can undermine IOSCO’s objective of ensuring that markets are fair, efficient and…

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CLS Group trading volumes
March 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS adds end-of-day FX trade reporting for MiFID II

The market infrastructure delivering settlement, processing and data solutions company CLS has just announced that it is launching CLSReporting - a reporting product for foreign exchange (FX) matched instructions that supports members with their MiFID II reporting requirements. In response to market demand, CLS will provide the ability for parties and counterparties to FX trades to…

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Microsoft Azure to shape future of financial services software
March 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Microsoft Azure to shape future of financial services software

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Finastra to deliver secure, flexible and cost effective financial services cloud solutions. As part of the alliance, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft’s enterprise-ready trusted cloud platform, will underpin FusionFabric.cloud as Finastra’s strategic cloud platform. Finastra will also launch a selection of its global payments…

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exness cristiano ronaldo
March 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Exness injects £1.5 million into FCA regulated sub

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that Retail FX brokerage group Exness has invested an additional £1.5 million (USD $2.1 million) of capital into its FCA regulated UK subsidiary Exness (UK) Limited. As we exclusively reported early last year, CySEC-licensed Exness made an application to the FCA to upgrade its "IFPRU 125K" license in…

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