Category: Institutional

February 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Why Is Forex Generally Important in the UK Economy?

This article was written by freelance writer Zak Goldberg. Forex trading is something lots of people like to engage in, and can offer an individual trader some great benefits like allowing them to trade 24 hours a day, and use leverage to open themselves up to big changes in value even with relatively low capital.…

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February 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Morgan Stanley to move 300 staff from Britain following Brexit

U.S. bank Morgan Stanley might initially move 300 staff from Britain following its exit from the European Union, and is scouting for office space in Frankfurt and Dublin, Bloomberg News reported earlier on Thursday. The Wall Street firm will eventually choose either Frankfurt or Dublin to base its enlarged European Union hub, according to the Bloomberg…

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February 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Group’s Euclid Opportunities invests in RSRCHXchange

Euclid Opportunities, NEX Group (LON:NXG)’s financial technology investment business, announced today that it has made a strategic investment in RSRCHXchange, a cloud-based marketplace and MiFID II workflow solution for accessing institutional research. Terms of the investment are not disclosed. RSRCHXchange launched RSRCHX, its marketplace and MiFID II workflow solution for institutional research in 2014, in…

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February 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Brexit Bill passes UK House of Lords second reading

UK peers were given fresh warnings not to try to change the Brexit Bill after it cleared its first hurdle in the House of Lords. Brexit minister Lord Bridges mentioned voters had backed a "brutally simple" question in the referendum as he cautioned fellow peers against attempting to amend the legislation during what are expected…

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February 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain Intelligence Group joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance as corporate member

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), a non-profit trade association, just announced that Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG) has joined the organization as its newest corporate member. BIG’s proprietary Blockbits, BitRank and Qlue products provide real-time search, data analytics and risk assessment for blockchain-based data and assets, such as bitcoin and other cryptocurrency transactions, providing essential…

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February 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Murex and Tullett Prebon Information (TPI) sign partnership agreement

Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), a provider of independent real-time price information from the global OTC financial and commodity markets, has signed a partnership agreement with Murex, the provider of trading, risk, and processing solutions. The deal allows Murex to use TPI’s data for internal model validation, while TPI gains exposure to a wider range of…

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February 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters Eikon to provide financial markets with European elections news and analysis

Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) has launched a dedicated app on its flagship desktop product Eikon that provides financial professionals with a one-stop location for market and economic data, news, and analysis leading up to and after the 2017 elections in The Netherlands (March 15), France (April 23 and May 7), and Germany (September…

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February 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dow Jones launches multicast trading news feed via NY Equinix

Dow Jones has launched a next-generation multicast news product, delivered in a faster, lighter format throughout the New York trading community in Equinix, the premier data center and interconnection company for the global financial markets. Dow Jones multicast news feed will be available in the Equinix Secaucus Campus (NY2, NY4, NY5 and NY6) International Business…

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