Barclays Plc (NYSE: BCS) has today announced that it is partnering with fintech business MarketInvoice, Europe’s largest online invoice financing platform, in a deal that is set to transform the way small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK manage cash flow and accelerate growth. The bank has committed to a significant minority stake in…
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Derivatives marketplace CME Group has announced that it will change the time its FX options expire to 10 a.m. ET. This change will begin with contracts expiring after June 9, 2019. Clients across time zones will be able to trade listed options that expire at the same time as most over-the-counter (OTC) contracts. Aligning to…
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Criterion Arbitrage & Trading B.V. becomes fourth new trading participant to join the Swiss stock exchange in 2018. Today, Criterion Arbitrage & Trading B.V. started as a trading participant on the Swiss stock exchange. Established in 2011 and located in Amsterdam, the company engages in market making and various arbitrage strategies in listed derivatives on…
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), the operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, has just announced its intention to launch a new open-architecture, centralized industry platform to facilitate creation and redemption orders for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This new platform, expected to begin operations in 2019, subject to regulatory approval,…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that AT Global Markets (UK) Limited, the UK arm of global retail FX brokerage group ATFX, has upgraded its license from the FCA to a full-scope IFPRU €730,000 license, expanding the services it can provide to clients. ATFX's original license from the FCA was for a Limited License – matched principal broker.…
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MetaTrader technologies and integration specialist Gold-i has announced that it has formed a partnership with World Mark Consultants (WMC) - one of Asia’s leading resellers of technology solutions for brokers - to accelerate growth in Japan. As part of the agreement, WMC will focus on client acquisition and will also provide product support in Japanese. The…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Baihua Global. Baihua Global Website: www.bfmfx.com Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: It could be involved in a scam. The firm is misleadingly using the registration details of Booster Funds Management Limited (FSP555786), a licensed fund manager, with whom it has…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has just announced that it has enhanced its Reuters Capital Markets 19901 (RCM19901) service with pricing sourced through Dealerweb and ICAP, providing its fixed income trading clients with a global rates offering to further enable their trading decisions. This is the first time that Tradeweb’s Dealerweb pricing will be available…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm The Co-operative Bank Plc. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just released its market report for the month of July 2018. Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 75.2 trln in July 2018. The key growth drivers were the Bond Market (+28.1%), FX Market (+21.3%) and Equity Market (+9.6%). Equity and Bond Market Total trading volumes on the Equity…
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