Thomson Reuters has added FX platform EBS to its post-trade network as part of its drive to improve market efficiency…
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George Popescu appointed chairman of advisory board for HK-based Bitcoin exchange Gatecoin
FX industry senior figure George Popescu, former CEO of BTPrime and current Startup Mentor at MIT, has joined Gatecoin as chairman of its advisory board alongside talent including TechStars Accelerator partner and former CIO of Newedge
Read MoreChinese stock markets dropped by daily limit of 10%; share trading suspended as FX remains king
China’s preference for FX was very much highlighted by LeapRate’s recent investigation into China’s large introducing brokers. With China’s two major stock exchanges experiencing trading suspensions and stock depreciation at the rate of a falling girder, LeapRate provides an insight into the possible cause and effect and why FX is THE asset class for China
Read MoreJohn Jackson resigns from CMC Markets board of directors
John Jackson has tendered his resignation from his non-executive directorship of CMC Markets after 10 years
Read MoreNavigating the imminent volatility storm – Guest Editorial by Jeff Wilkins, Managing Director, ThinkLiquidity
Industry renowned risk management mastermind Jeff Wilkins provides a unique and specific insight into how to manage an FX brokerage during a time at which the potential exit by Greece from the Eurozone is a potential trigger for extreme volatility.
Read MoreOne Financial Markets announces new FSP license in South Africa
British retail FX and CFD company One Financial Markets has gained a license to operate in South Africa, with which it will extend its service to attract new customers as well as develop an educational program for South African clients
Read MoreCurrency Cloud raises $18 million from Sapphire Ventures as digital payment industry gains momentum
In Currency Cloud’s latest round of funding, investor Sapphire Ventures joins existing backer, Japan’s Rakuten Technology Fund in the latest in a string of British digital payments VC investments this year, including Transferwise which raised $58 million in January and Azimo which last week raised $20 million
Read MoreThe enthusiasm of a high net worth trader – Live from Peru
“Even though I was interested in exploring more within the FX sector, I could not find a broker or the correct tools which would allow me to go into FX trading at the level that I wish to, and to achieve the results that I expect to achieve. Now I can trade my own account, and introduce clients to brokers with confidence” – Gustavo Urbina, gold trader and entrepreneur
Read MoreIs a global set of rules for the FX industry imminent?
The Bank for International Settlements has established a working group which will, in conjunction with central banks across the globe, work toward single global regulation for the FX industry
Read MoreTradition reports 6.12% increase in quarterly revenues for Q1 2015
Tradition’s revenues for the first quarter of 2015 were CHF 227.3 million, compared with CHF 214.2 million in the previous quarter. The firm’s Japanese FX business, Gaitame, has made a strong start to the year, with business activity increasing 29% over Q1 2014
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