Category: Forex

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Optimisation receives further ISO 27001 Security Certification

NEX Optimisation, which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction lifecycle, announced today that it has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001:2013 Security Certification by the Standards Institute of Israel, for its Traiana suite of services through Traiana Technologies Ltd. ISO 27001 is the international standard for best practice in…

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September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Quantitative Brokers appoints Thomas Ascher as a new Board member

Quantitative Brokers (QB), an independent, global financial technology company providing advanced algorithms and data-driven analytics to clients in the Futures and US Cash Treasury markets, announced that has appointed Thomas Ascher to its Board. Ascher brings more than 30 years of experience across the financial technology, exchange, and wagering industries. Most recently, Ascher served as…

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September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXSpotStream adds State Street as 13th liquidity provider

Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream today announced that State Street has joined the Service as a liquidity providing bank to FXSpotStream’s price aggregation service. State Street is the 13th bank available to clients connected to FXSpotStream’s Service. The addition of State Street adds to the liquidity available from FXSpotStream’s existing liquidity providers, which include BofA…

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September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Chubb announces preliminary loss estimates for hurricanes Harvey and Irma

Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) just announced preliminary loss estimates in the third quarter of 2017 attributable to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which impacted Texas, Florida, other southeastern states and the Caribbean. Insured losses for Hurricane Harvey are currently estimated at approximately $650 million pre-tax, or $520 million after tax. Losses for Hurricane Irma are currently…

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September 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CQG releases new functionality and features, including care orders for hedge management

CQG, a global provider of high-performance trade routing, market data, and technical analysis tools, announced today a new release of its latest functionality enhancements. This also marks the beginning of a new quarterly release schedule, in addition to CQG’s annual upgrade. CQG’s Chief Technology Officer John Arvanites said: CQG is continually improving our product suite…

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September 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vietcombank selects Thomson Reuters Electronic Trading to power its business in Vietnam

Vietcombank announced today it has selected Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) Electronic Trading (ET) to power its business in Vietnam and strengthen its presence in both the local and international foreign exchange markets. Foreign exchange trading has significantly increased in Asia, with 21% growth since 2013 - South East Asia in particular is a large part of…

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PrimeXM Tickstarter FX connectivity
September 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

PrimeXM to partner with Tickstarter for institutional FX connectivity for prime brokerages and hedge funds

Aggregation and connectivity solutions provider PrimeXM and trading systems integrator Tickstarter have announced that they will be forming a partnership to promote institutional connectivity for prime brokerages and hedge funds. The new partnership reflects PrimeXM’s vision for growth and will further enhance the company’s commitment to strategic expansion. Cristian Vlasceanu, PrimeXM CEO commented: We are…

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