Liquidity Bridge over Troubled Water: Mark "Elvis" O'Neill appointed Sales Director at Fastmatch
Colloquially known in the FX industy as "Elvis", senior FX figure Mark O'Neill has joined Fastmatch as Director of Sales for Europe
Read moreGreece extends capital controls to Wednesday as Tsipras clings onto euro hopes
Banks will remain closed and capital controls in place in Greece until Wednesday this week as firebrand prime minister Alexis Tsipras attempts to retain the Euro. With debt to GDP ratios high in many other EU member states, the effect of an unpaid 345 trillion euro debt to the ECB looks likely to become his legacy
Read moreThe wrong kind of execution! HSBC fires six staff for making mock ISIS video
Six HSBC staff have been fired from their positions following antics at a team building event in Birmingham, UK, during which they staged a spoof ISIS video and posted it on social media sites
Read moreTwo GAIN Capital key figures sell $47,750 worth of stock
GAIN Capital CMO Samantha Roady has sold $23,875 worth of shares, and non-executive director Christopher Calhoun has also sold $23,875 worth of shares in the firm, the second round of sale transactions for both since an award of stock in June this year
Read more"The euro is the loser from Greece" - Guest Editorial
"Creditors can either retain their demands for a deal that does not involve debt relief (which won’t be accepted) or cede to the will of the Greek people and renege on their ‘red line’ that has been in place since the start of current negotiations" - Simon Smith, Chief Economist, FxPro
Read moreMarketsPulse appoints new CEO as founder Rachely Esman becomes Chairman
Joining MarketsPulse with over 10 years of vast experience in management roles for technology and operation companies in the lottery and gaming industry, Mickey Winitsky has been appointed to lead the company in its next phase
Read moreNYSE beats NASDAQ in 1H-2015 hosting two-thirds of tech IPO funds raised
Over the last three years, the NYSE welcomed 10 technology IPOs raising $2.6 billion, which represents 66% of all capital raised from U.S. tech IPOs. Additionally, more than 85% of exchange traded products (ETPs) listed on NYSE Arca during the first half of the year
Read moreICE joins exchange-traded FX surge with 23.21% increase in ADV in June
Exchange-traded FX has been extremely buoyant in June, with ICE registering a 23.21% increase in average daily volumes to 69.000 contracts per day compared with 56,000 in May this year
Read moreGeneva sets the scene for brokers to 'speed date' with high net worth traders
The concept of FinDating is based on cost and time efficiency, with meetings every 20-30 minutes to generate high return on investment. Participants will be able to define their competitive edge to institutional traders whilst raising awareness and build productive relationships
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