Multi asset global clearing house LCH announced that it is now clearing Swiss Franc (CHF) interest rate swaps referencing SARON, the Swiss average overnight rate. The move comes ahead of the migration of CHF reference interest rates from TOIS to SARON, scheduled for 29 December 2017. Basler Kantonalbank, Credit Suisse and Zürcher Kantonalbank were among…
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Multi asset global clearing house LCH has announced that Daniel Maguire (pictured above) has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of LCH Group, with immediate effect. The appointment follows Suneel Bakhshi’s decision, earlier this summer, to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of LCH Group after four years in the role. The…
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Dow Jones has announced a new partnership with Curation Corporation, a risk monitoring and content specialist, offering curated news briefings that provide customers with timely insights on peripheral risks, emerging disruptive trends and new business opportunities. Peripheral risks are typically found outside the parameters of traditional risk monitoring, but may have a dramatic and substantial…
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Spotware Systems, the developer of the popular cTrader trading platform has announced a new integration with leading FCA regulated institutional multi asset liquidity provider TradeTech Alpha. TradeTech Alpha was created by the $150 million acquisition of FX and CFD market maker and B2B liquidity provider Alpha Capital Markets by Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC), which closed earlier this…
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Options, the provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has announced the appointment of Jay Miller to its executive team. Miller joins the New York team as VP, Sales where he will be responsible for driving new business growth and supporting the firm’s client engagement model in the US. Miller joins Options…
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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that it has launched Elektron Direct Feed (EDF) for the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA), reducing client costs by providing seamless access to the largest securities information services provider without the need for additional server capacity. EDF replaces our current direct feed offering, TRDFD. Feeds from OPRA can be particularly burdensome…
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LeapRate has learned that FCA and CySEC regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker FxPro has indicated to its clients that it will be raising margin requirements on JPY currency crosses, as well as on spot metals and indices, ahead of Japan's general election set for next Sunday, October 22. The margin changes will come into…
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CySEC regulated mobile trading specialist Capital Com SV Investments Limited, which operates the Capital.com brand, has announced that it is now introducing a desktop trading platform. In addition, Capital.com stated that next month it will unveil its AI-powered technology, SmartFeed, which aims to correct common behavioural biases that have a negative impact on investors' trading results. As…
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Hong Kong retail forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) has issued a statement indicating that its net earnings for Q3 will be significantly higher that Q2, and also as compared to the corresponding Q3 period last year. In response, KVB shares popped today in HKEX trading, up 16% to HK$ 0.74. KVB shares…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that leading Australian Retail FX and CFDs broker Pepperstone has hired Tamas Szabo as its Group Chief Executive Officer. We expect the company to make a formal announcement shortly. Tamas Szabo was most recently CEO of the Australia and New Zealand operation, and Head of Asia Pacific, for IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG).…
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