Widespread speculation that a can containing a soft drink was spilled on a Bloomberg server has brought forth opinions on the need for competition among terminals, and memories of a 20 year old initiative by British Telecom
Read moreAs the holiday period draws to a close in Europe and North America, the business world re-opens, with ingenious retailers cashing in, an oil-related debt problem, Qualcomm may be hit hard by China, and the missing aircraft which did not affect share prices
Read moreTraders, analysts and institutional investors will now have more comprehensive and informed ability to make timely trading and investment decisions, with insight into the Malaysian ringgit traded onshore.
Read moreBloomberg is reporting that after posting three straight years of losses that thinned the ranks of hedge funds specializing in currencies, the FX market is showing signs of rebounding.
Read morePhilip Stafford from the Financial Times is reporting that the new CEO of Tullett Prebon John Phizackerley has indicated he will push the UK-based interdealer broker further into electronic trading, and invest as the industry struggles with significant structural change.
Read moreFIA publishes the SEF Tracker monthly, using public data collected directly from the SEFs. The report also includes similar data from trading venues that have opted to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as designated contract markets.
Read moreFinancial technology expert Christian Zahm has joined Bloomberg's sales division from RTS Realtime Systems where he was Sales Director for the EMEA region.
Read moreFXStreet News is ranked top worldwide among Twitter users of currency-market analysis, according to data compiled by Bloomberg based on followers, retweets and frequency of posts being tagged as a ‘favorite’.” This is part of an article published this week in Bloomberg News regarding FXStreet and its influence in foreign-exchange markets. FXStreet has been mentioned as…
Read moreIn a piece by Bloomberg today they talk about large financial institutions removing the market making function within their business, most recent is B of A. We have seen this trend within the last few years in the retail Forex space as the conflict of interest is too much to overcome sometimes creating a barrier…
Read moreDigital-currency enthusiasts on Wall Street and pro-bitcoin venture capitalists argue newly regulated and professional exchanges are needed to generate the kind of trading volumes that would smooth out bitcoin's price, whose volatility is seen as an impediment to its widespread adoption News coming from Bloomberg, stating the company plans to list bitcoin prices on its…
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