Steffy Bogdanova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced writer and journalist, working in the global online trading sector, Steffy is the Editor of LeapRate. She has previous experience as a copywriter and has been with the company since January 2020. Steffy has a British and American Studies degree from St. Kliment Ochridski University in Sofia.
Cboe
March 29, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cboe Australia completes technology migration, launches Cboe BIDS Australia

Chris Isaacson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Cboe Global Markets, said: This required migrating Chi-X's platform to Cboe technology, enabling Australian customers to benefit from our world-class innovations and seamlessly accessing Cboe's diverse markets, asset classes, data and product suite with greater ease and efficiency. Vic Jokovic, Chief Executive Officer, Cboe Australia highlighted…

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saxo bank revenues
March 28, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Saxo launches managed portfolio suite for Australian investors

Adam Smith, CEO of Saxo Australia, commented: In recent years the appetite for alternative wealth strategies has grown in line with improved access to global capital markets and innovations in technology. More Australians than ever are looking to build diversified portfolios across geographies, and as such are using digital platforms to take control of their…

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March 28, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ESMA issues guidance on fractional shares in the EU

ESMA said: As derivatives on fractions of shares are not corporate shares, firms should not use the term fractional shares when referring to these instruments. ESMA would deem such use of the term misleading and therefore in breach of MiFID II requirements. Companies offering these derivative products must provide full disclosure of all direct and…

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March 28, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SimCorp partners with FlexTrade to expand order management system capabilities

Clients of both SimCorp and FlexTrade will have access to shared future roadmaps, which will enable them to request new features from the domain experts at FlexTrade. Zoe Sheehan, Vice President, Investments at SimCorp, highlighted the importance of accessing liquidity for traders, especially in volatile markets. Sheehan commented: By expanding our native interoperability with EMS…

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March 28, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC charges Binance and its founder for operating an illegal digital asset derivatives exchange

The complaint alleges that Binance has offered and executed commodity derivatives transactions for US clients since July 2019. Moreover, the CFTC said that Binance directed its employees and customers to get around compliance controls detailing that they were encouraged to use messaging applications set to automatically delete written communication to avoid leaving evidence. The complaint…

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Clearstream
March 27, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Clearstream introduces Collateral Mapper to optimise collateral management

Clearstream states that traditional collateral management has relied heavily on manual processes, which has resulted in inefficiencies, high costs, and errors. As a result, market participants are always looking for ways to simplify the process, minimize errors, and improve efficiency. Priya Sharma, Head of Data & Connectivity at Clearstream, said: Due to the current changing…

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March 27, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Conotoxia introduces investment advice service for retail traders

The broker stated that it offers a promotion for users who sign up by the end June. They will be able to use the Investment Advice service for free for one-month trial period. Grzegorz Jaworski of Conotoxia Ltd, added: Our recommendations and professional market analyses are not publicly available, general market commentaries. Conotoxia Ltd.'s investment…

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