Provider of network, cloud, and security services BT (LON: BT.A) just announced that it is linking up the world’s five main foreign exchange (FX) locations to help boost the competitiveness of its global financial industry customers. The company is now offering BT Radianz FX express, dedicated high-speed links between financial hubs in the UK, US,…
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AxiomSL, the global provider of regulatory reporting, data and risk management solutions, announced the appointment of Andrew Wood as the company’s Country Manager for Australia. Wood will be based in Sydney and his appointment is in line with the company’s commitment to expanding its Asia Pacific (APAC) footprint and growing client base in Australia. Andrew Wood…
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Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) today reported the following monthly consolidated financial results (IFRS) of Monex Group, Inc. for January 2017. The stated figures are un-audited and, in some respect, are yet to complete proper accounting process. Operating revenue for January 2017, the beginning of 4Q, was slightly down MoM to 3,660 million yen (4,002 in…
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CLS Group (CLS), a provider of risk mitigation and operation services for the global foreign exchange (FX) market, and TriOptima, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business which lowers costs and mitigates risk in OTC derivatives markets, just announced that counterparties have eliminated US$1 trillion in gross notional value from their FX forward and swap portfolios using…
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FX Junction, the world's largest open social trading network for Forex traders just announced that has expanded its language offering with the addition of Bahasa Indonesia. Matus Bajko, Head of Software Development, stated: We are continually adding new languages to support our global expansion and Indonesian Social Traders represent a rapidly growing community on FX…
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Deutsche Boerse's Clearstream just announced that phase 2 of the Bridge enhancements will be effective on 19 June 2017. The main goal will be to further improve the matching process to near real-time and to almost triple the number of inter-ICSD settlement transmissions. These enhancements will be brought about by the introduction of a rolling…
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CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) and Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) announced that the companies expect to complete CBOE Holdings' acquisition of Bats Global Markets on February 28, 2017. Earlier this month, CBOE Holdings received its final remaining regulatory approval from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), meaning that all U.S. and European…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) announced that Shawn Malhotra has been appointed Vice President of the new Thomson Reuters Toronto Technology Centre. In this role, Shawn will help drive the centre’s focus on emerging skills such as cognitive computing, visualization, user experience and cloud development. Located in Bremner Tower, the Toronto Technology Centre co-locates…
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Bats Global Markets (Bats:BATS) and TRAFiX, a fintech company and innovator in next-generation Order and Execution Management Systems, today announced TRAFiX will offer access to the Bats Auction Mechanism (BAM), launched last year on the exchange group’s EDGX Options Exchange. BAM is an options auction process that provides Members with an opportunity for price improvement for…
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Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced that it has been competitively selected to deliver its SMARTS Market Surveillance technology to EBS BrokerTec, a NEX Group Plc (LON: NXG) business that provides electronic trading technology and services to the fixed income and Forex markets. SMARTS Market Surveillance will be integrated within the EBS and BrokerTec platforms to…
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