Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced that it has hired Robert Hjorth to take up a newly established position as Head of Strategy, effective from March 1, 2018. In the new role, Robert Hjorth will be driving the strategy planning process and execution to ensure efficient strategy prioritisation and execution across the…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today announced that Matt Beales has joined the Cboe Europe Sales team to oversee sales efforts for Cboe LIS, the company’s fast-growing block trading platform. Cboe LIS, powered by BIDS technology, set another monthly record with more than €3.3 billion traded in November. Mr. Beales, who will serve as…
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Building on its commitment to deliver a suite of next-generation governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions to assist the global financial and corporate communities, Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that it has expanded further its Connected Risk platform to include a Model Risk Management (MRM) solution, allowing institutions to demonstrate a real-time understanding of their model…
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Continuing to cement its spot among the world's leading Retail FX brokers, FCA and CySEC regulated broker Exness has reported record FX trading volumes for the month of November, topping the rarefied air above the $300 billion mark for just the second time. Exness has reported that forex trading volumes in its system came in at $324.4 billion…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that the long-planned merger of publicly traded Nukkleus Inc (OTCMKTS:NUKK) and related Retail FX broker FXDD with rival broker IronFX has been called off. The original deal, set in June of last year, called for a multi-stage and somewhat complicated set of transactions which would see IronFX as…
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LCH, a leading global clearing house majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON:LSE), has announced that it has cleared a total of $745 million G10 FX NDFs currency pairs through its ForexClear service. This volume was achieved within one month of the new product’s go live at LCH. By clearing these additional currency…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has granted a CIF license to a new company called RZT Capital Ltd, with plans to launch as a Retail FX broker. RZT Capital is owned by Jin Liu, an Australia-based Chinese national who has been a Manager at ASIC regulated Ruizean Group for the…
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UK FCA regulated global provider of FX and CFD brokerage services Tickmill just announced the launch of its Vietnamese language website following rapid expansion in the Vietnamese market. This is an integral part of Tickmill's ongoing effort to offer localised solutions for traders all over the world. Its Vietnamese website offers advanced functionalities, user-friendly features,…
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BGC Partners, Bloomberg, i-Swap, a TP ICAP Group company, Tradeweb and Tradition’s Trad-X are each seeking to become an ‘Approved Platform’ as part of the Eurex Clearing Partnership Program framework. Eurex Clearing, one of theCentral Counterparties (CCP) and part of Deutsche Börse Group, announced that it cooperates with major execution platforms for OTC traded interest…
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Monex Group, Inc. (TSE 8698, Oki Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and CEO) today reported the following monthly business metrics of its subsidiaries in November 2017. Global DARTs (DARTs stand for Daily Average Revenue Trades meaning the number of trades and transactions per day which generate revenue) were up 10% to 299,530 MoM. Number of total…
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