Category: Platforms

Thomson Reuters teams up with Seabury TFX to create new trade finance marketplace in Asia
February 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters launches MiFID II-ready data analytics platform

Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) has made key enhancements to its data analytics platform, Thomson Reuters Velocity Analytics, to provide ultra-high-speed processing of real-time, streaming and historical data that will help EU and non-EU financial markets participants meet their MiFID II obligations. The enhanced platform, now powered by Kx’s technology, enables a broad range…

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February 21, 2017 BY admin

ChartIQ launches new web trader user interface

ChartIQ, the HTML5 charting, visualization and platform company today announced the release of an entirely new user interface to its WebTrader for MT4 platform. The new user interface has been redesigned around two concepts—product differentiation and user friendly, cross-platform technology. With brokerages looking to break away from the competition, the most innovative turn to technology and…

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February 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LiquidityBook continues sales momentum with the addition of three West Coast hedge funds

LiquidityBook just announced its SaaS-based LBX Buyside POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) has been selected by three West Coast hedge funds: Pier 88 Investment Partners, Zeo Capital Advisors and Solstein Capital. Deployed by each firm in late 2016, the LBX Buyside platform provides a full range of order, execution and portfolio management capabilities,…

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February 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Investing.com closes down its auto trading service for Forex brokers, SignalTrader.com

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that popular retail trader website Investing.com has closed down its auto and signal trading service Signal Trader. The company's signaltrader.com website has also gone offline. Investing.com had launched Signal Trader back in 2014, but the service never gained much traction with either retail traders or with Forex brokers. The company…

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February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MetaQuotes announces changes in MetaTrader 5

Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes just announced several updates have been made in MetaTrader 5 platform. The highlights are the fast switching between windows and changing price values with the mouse wheel. Terminal Fast switch between the 'Toolbox' and 'Strategy Tester' windows. New option allows editing prices and volumes of orders using the mouse wheel: Now,…

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February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICBC Asia adopts Thomson Reuters FXall and Electronic Trading

After being the first Chinese bank to stream spot CNH price during Asian time zone, ICBC (Asia) is now the first Chinese bank to initiate a 24 hour price streaming on information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) platform FXall via Electronic Trading (ET). The move supports increasing demand from clients of ICBC (Asia) to price…

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February 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Automated investment adviser BetaSmartz launches in Asia

A business-to-business automated investment platform for all sizes of investors, from institutional to retail, has announced it has opened new offices in Hong Kong. BetaSmartz which offers hybrid digital investment or "robo-advice" that combines automated and face-to-face financial advice, will run sales and service from the Hong Kong office, complementing its headquarters in Singapore. The…

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Tradair launches white label trading technology
February 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

TradAir FX platform upgrade: modular architecture reducing latency and improving execution

eFX trading technology solutions provider TradAir has announced the release of a major platform upgrade, focusing on added functionality, reduced latency and continued improvement of execution performance. TradAir Version 5.0, delivers significant improvements in: Execution quality and fill ratios Platform latency and performance According to the company, TradAir’s new ‘Micro Services’ based modular architecture significantly reduces…

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