XTX Markets today named Eric Swanson as Chief Executive Officer of XTX Markets (Americas) effective June, 1st 2017. Mr. Swanson is a securities industry veteran, most recently serving as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Bats Global Markets, Inc. since 2008. Prior to joining Bats, Mr. Swanson served for more than a decade in…
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Airwallex, an ASIC regulated international payments company has raised USD $13 million in a Series A funding round to fuel international expansion and enable more businesses to make faster, easier and cheaper payments worldwide. Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings, one of the earliest Chinese investment institutions Sequoia Capital China, and Mastercard all participated in the…
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It was announced today from Tokyo Financial Exchange, that the total trading volume of its FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 2,247,872 (-16.7% MoM / -28.9% YoY) and its average daily trading volume was 112,394. The biggest downturn occurred in EUR/USD with the pair stuck in tight ranges in recent months. See the table…
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The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the region’s largest and most diversified derivatives exchange, witnessed an eventful month of trading across its precious metals, base metals and currency segments in April. The recently listed DGCX Shanghai Gold Futures Contract (DSGC) has had a positive knock-on effect on the trading activity of the Exchange’s other…
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Forex broker FIBO Group has announced two new features today including the launch of its MT4 web version and also adding support for automated bitcoin deposits through BitPay. MetaTrader 4 web version has all advantages of the original software as it is the part of the desktop platform and compatible with every operating system and…
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iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX) an Australian based leader in digital AML/CTF KYC identity proofing has launched Paydentity, a new automated identity, and payments system which will be used by Forex brokerage XM.com, the trading name of Trading Point Holdings Ltd. to reduce the time customers spend onboarding while keeping in line with all existing and upcoming regulations. The…
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NEX Group plc (LON: NXG) formerly known as ICAP plc, a UK-based business focused on electronic markets and post trade business, announced today that it has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for NEX SEF Limited (NEX SEF), a new Swap Execution Facility (SEF). NEX SEF will allow customers to trade Non-Deliverable…
Read moreNasdaq Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) one of the world’s leading providers of technology and services to the capital markets, announced today the launch of a venture investment program, Nasdaq Ventures, dedicated to discovering, investing in and partnering with unique fintech companies worldwide. The program’s main objective is to identify and collaborate on new technologies and groundbreaking…
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Dash Financial Technologies, a leading trading technology provider to the institutional trading community today announced the appointment of Ari House as Chief Financial Officer. His first official day in his new role was April 1st. Mr. House has spent nearly 20 years working in various capital markets roles and has accumulated extensive experience successfully operating…
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Hanweck, a leading provider of real-time risk analytics on global derivatives markets, today announced the integration of its Volera platform with its product formerly known as the Premium Hosted Database (PhD). With the addition of over two petabytes of historical data, Volera now covers listed options and futures traded on all major exchanges across North…
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