Category: Forex

Malaysian SC announces relief measures for capital market licensed entities
July 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Malaysia pushes the sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) development

Malaysia, widely acknowledged as being in the forefront of Islamic finance, announced that is taking the lead in promoting the sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) proposition based on its shared values with Islamic finance. As part of initiatives to generate greater awareness on responsible investing, Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia co-hosted the Responsible…

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Vela buys Object Trading
July 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Vela to acquire DMA platform provider Object Trading

Vela Trading Technologies LLC, which provides high performance trading, market data, and analytics technology, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Object Trading, a global provider of a fully-managed Direct Market Access (DMA) platform, pre-trade risk controls, and analytics applications. This is the second acquisition for Vela in just a few…

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July 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradeview Markets hire Kem Chong as Head of Asia

Tradeview Markets, a foreign exchange brokerage and wholly owned trading subsidiary of Tradeview LTD, just announced its most recent executive hire, Mr. Kem Chong who will join the Tradeview team as ‘Head of Asia’. Mr Chong will be focusing on the company's continued expansion into the Asia region and adding a tremendous amount of experience to their…

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NSD and Interfax launch Single Disclosure Window product
July 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NSD settles first transactions using Instruction Prioritization and Linked Transactions

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, announced that has successfully settled the first transactions using its two new services – Linked Transactions and Instruction Prioritization. ATON and Alfa-Capital Management Company have become the first companies to use these services. Both services were launched in spring 2017, and are intended to facilitate more efficient…

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July 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Optimisation appoints Paul Busby as Global Head of Sales for ENSO

NEX Optimisation, which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction lifecycle, announced today that it has appointed Paul Busby as Global Head of Sales for ENSO, its portfolio finance and centralised treasury management solution for the buy-side. Paul Busby will be responsible for expanding sales and strategic partnerships across the US, EMEA…

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July 13, 2017 BY admin

Forex broker Dukascopy discontinues JForex Strategy Converter/Connector

Swiss-based Forex broker and banking provider Dukascopy has announced a trimming of its product offering today. The company stated that due to lack of demand, they have decided to cease the Strategy Converter/Connector functionality from the JForex platform. As such, the indicators and strategies automatically converted by the Strategy Converter/Connector will no longer work with the JForex platform and API:…

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Quantitative Brokers algo trading
July 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Algo trading provider Quantitative Brokers raises $24 million from Centana Growth Partners

Quantitative Brokers, an independent, global financial technology company providing advanced algorithms and data-driven analytics to clients in the futures and US cash treasury markets, today announced a $24 million strategic investment from Centana Growth Partners. According to the company, the capital infusion will enable Quantitative Brokers to build on its established foundation as a world leading…

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