Tag: Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank OpenMarkets Australia
June 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Saxo Bank in Australia partnership with OpenMarkets

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Copenhagen-based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has inked a new partnership with Australian online cash equities broker OpenMarkets. We expect the parties to make a formal announcement shortly. OpenMarkets is one of Australia’s fastest-growing online stockbrokers. The agreement is a reciprocal one, which will see OpenMarkets and Saxo Bank,…

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CIMB foreign exchange
June 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CIMB Securities hires Saxo Bank's Andrew Leelarthaepin as Head of Foreign Exchange

LeapRate has learned that Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia based commercial bank CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (KLSE:CIMB) has hired Andrew Leelarthaepin as Head of Foreign Exchange for its CIMB Securities unit. Mr. Leelarthaepin joins CIMB from Saxo Bank, where he was Director - Institutional API Sales, Asia Pacific for the past three years. He will continue to be based in Singapore,…

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June 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Another weekend, another record: Bitcoin approaching $3,000

A lot about Bitcoin (and other leading digital currencies) seems different than "real" fiat currencies. No cash or coin. No government issuer. Traded mainly by "retail" traders. Well add to that list weekend trading interest. For the third weekend in a row, Bitcoin price volatility and trading volumes have peaked during the weekend, at a…

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forex industry news update
May 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary options CEO ousted, Euronext-FastMatch and ThinkMarkets-Trade Interceptor, and lots more…

Mergers and Acquisitions activity led Forex Industry News this past week, on both the retail and institutional sides of the sector. The key deals - Euronext NV (EPA:ENX) buying FastMatch and ThinkMarkets acquiring Trade Interceptor - highlighted two of the key FX industry trends we've reported a lot on of late: consolidation, and the growing importance…

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May 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank releases new developer portal for its Open API Banking initiative

Multi-asset broker Saxo Bank has announced the release of its new developer portal. The portal provides technical documentation, reference guides, sample code and interactive tools for many of the technologies which in combination underpin Saxo’s Open Banking initiative. Saxo’s Open Banking strategy is built on the premise that going forward an increasingly broader range of…

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saxo bank fx volumes
May 22, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Low volatility sends Saxo Bank FX volumes down 25% MoM in April

Copenhagen based multi-asset broker Saxo Bank has released its trading volume statistics for the month of April, indicating an overall 25% reduction in activity for the month. The figures at Saxo Bank are fairly much in line with what we have seen for April from other leading retail and institutional eFX venues. After a fairly…

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Saxo Bank Geely group London Taxi
May 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

London Taxis and Forex: Geely Group buys 30% stake in Saxo Bank

Copenhagen based multi-asset broker Saxo Bank has announced that co-founder Lars Seier Christensen will be fully exiting from his ownership interest in the company, selling his 25.71% stake to Chinese conglomerate Geely Group. Certain minority shareholders are expected to exercise tag-along rights as part of the offer from Geely, which is expected to own about 30% of…

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