June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Fortex completes design overhaul of its flagship MT4 Bridge OMX interface to HTML5

ECN trading platform and technologies provider Fortex has announced that it has just completed a major design overhaul of its flagship MT4 Bridge OMX interface, transitioning over to a progressive HTML5 technology. This new, sleek interface allows users to easily make changes to the quote maker, and other execution configuration parameters, from any web browser, on-the-fly…

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June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Former Alpari Director of Compliance Andrey Lisitsyn named President of CRFIN

Russia’s Centre for Regulation in OTC Financial Instruments and Technologies (CRFIN), an FX body seeking to obtain official status as a Forex self-regulatory organization in Russia, has named Andrey Lisitsyn (pictured at left) as its new President. Lisitsyn graduated with a PhD in law from Russia's National Research University Higher School of Economics. He has worked for…

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June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Velocimetrics adds web-based analytics to its VMX EndToEnd application

Real-time business flow tracking and performance analysis solutions provider Velocimetrics has announced that firms adopting VMX EndToEnd will be able to provide an unlimited number of users with direct access to its powerful, actionable insights without incurring additional cost or implementation effort. Introducing a new secure browser-based user interface, clients will be able to retrieve VMX EndToEnd’s…

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June 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Thomson Reuters and OTC Markets Group agree to add end-of-day pricing data distribution for OTC equity securities

Financial news and information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it has expanded its distribution arrangement with OTC Markets Group to include OTC Markets Group’s End-of-Day Pricing Data for OTCQX, OTCQB and Pink securities. In addition to the Real-Time Level 1 and Level 2 Data that OTC Markets Group already makes available through…

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June 14, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ESMA grants CME Group application for recognition as an EU clearing house

Pan-European financial regulatory body ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) announced today that it has accepted the application of Chicago-based CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) to be recognized as a central counterparty (CCP) in the EU. The European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) requires third-country CCPs to be recognized by ESMA in order to operate in the European Union.…

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June 14, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

What's behind Bitcoin's price spike? Brexit? China? Something else?

Anyoption analyst Elise Blanford takes an interesting look at what is happening right now in the cryptocurrency market, as Bitcoin is leading a charge upward in prices. For more of Elise’s research see the Anyoption blog. [divide] While Bitcoin has had a particularly tumultuous year, the recent surge higher in prices comes amid numerous factors…

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June 14, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Abu Dhabi Global Market and Cayman Islands Monetary Authority sign MoU

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) putting in place a framework for mutual assistance and exchange of information to foster high standards of regulatory practice and compliance in both jurisdictions.  The agreement was signed on 9…

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