Barry Flanigan, IS Prime: Optimising your business is key to success during challenging times LeapRate

December 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Barry Flanigan, IS Prime: Optimising your business is key to success during challenging times

LeapRate spoke to Barry Flanigan, Head of Electronic Trading Solutions at IS Prime to discuss the challenges faced by brokers when diversifying into new markets and the importance of optimising both systems and operations in order to remain competitive. LR: ESMA has resulted in brokers needing to diversify. To remain competitive, many have had to…

March 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

EBS introduces API streaming service for the FX markets

EBS, a provider of online trading systems and technology solutions to firms in the foreign exchange industry, today revealed that it will release an advanced API streaming service on its EBS Quant Analytics platform (formerly referred to as NEX Quant Analytics), an all-inclusive analytics tool operated on a community basis. The firm plans to launch…

October 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Marex Spectron returns to FX markets with new platform

London based global commodities broker Marex Spectron has announced its formal return to the foreign exchange markets, with the launch of a new FX platform offering that includes a sophisticated desktop and mobile app for FX and precious metal spot trading and market monitoring. Through the platform offering, FX intelligent execution services are provided for…

May 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS report: French Election effect on FX markets

On 07 May 2017, Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election by 66% of the vote, more than polls had predicted. In this report CLS assess whether the two rounds of the French presidential elections had a significant impact on the foreign exchange (FX) spot market, using data published by CLS on Quandl, an on-line…

October 13, 2014 BY Mike Fox

RBS CEO says bank to reach FX probe settlement within year

Royal Bank of Scotland could reach a settlement with authorities over the alleged rigging of FX markets in the next six to 12 months as first reported by Bloomberg, Chief Executive Officer Ross McEwan said. The two biggest litigation issues facing Britain’s largest state-owned lender are an investigation into currency rigging and the U.S. government probe…

September 30, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Colt launches FX liquidity access service connecting London, New York And Tokyo markets

Colt today announces the availability of its FX Liquidity Access service, connecting market participants to the London, New York and Tokyo FX markets. The service - which includes low latency connectivity and proximity hosting - simplifies access to the global FX markets, enabling customers to access single and multi-bank platforms 24x7. “As customers increasingly look…

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