The largest US cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, is closing its Chicago office and scales down the development of its matching engine….
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Contrary to current trend, Chicago getting first new “open-outcry” trading floor in years
After approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), BOX Options Exchange LLC (BOX) is ready to start a new…
Read MoreCBOE launches first in series of social media-based strategy benchmark indexes
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that it has launched the CBOE-SMA Large Cap Index (SMLC Index), the first of…
Read MoreNFA bars Chicago woman from membership for accepting funds while providing false statements to conceal forex trading losses
National Futures Association (NFA) today announced it has permanently barred Chicago, Ill., sole proprietor commodity trading advisor (CTA) Tina Mozhayski, DBA…
Read MoreCFTC charges Chicago trader with spoofing and employment of a manipulative device while trading E-Mini S&P 500 and other futures
CFTC seeks civil monetary penalties, trading and registration bans, and permanent injunctions The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today…
Read MoreBitcoin ATM hits the Staten Island Ferry
A new Bitcoin ATM machine from CoinSource will provide the first tangible exposure to Bitcoin for most of the 22 million people who travel to and from Staten Island every year.
Read MoreOptionsCity releases cloud-based futures trading platform
CityTrader, built on OptionsCity’s new REST-based City API, offers a scalable, white-label solution for brokers and FCMs.
Read MoreCFTC charges Illinois fraudster and his company Ludiera Capital in $9M investment pool scheme
According to the CFTC Complaint, “In reality, the pool was little more than a shell company used to defraud pool participants and enrich Defendants at their expense.”
Read MoreCould one man cause 2010 flash crash from his living room in Hounslow?
From his innocuous semi-detached house in Hounslow, West London, Navinder Singh Sarao is alleged to have raked in £27 million by spoofing and layering, and being a major contributor to the 2010 flash crash. He now awaits extradition to the United States to face trial
Read MoreForex Weekly Look Back: April 6th – April 12th
A look back at the most intriguing and popular Forex industry news stories from the past week at LeapRate. To…
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