September 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Kal Chan, Robert Marrocco join BATS' directors team
Kal Chan has become Director, Market Data Sales, whereas Robert J. Marrocco has assumed the role of Director of Listings.
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September 21, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Hotspot announces successful launch of new London FX matching engine
The new London-area matching engine started its operations successfully on September 14th, with $1.2 billion traded in the first full week of operation.
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September 09, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
BATS Options presents members of new advisory board
The Advisory Board, to meet every quarter, comprises eight leading representatives of the industry.
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September 01, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
Hotspot registers 20.4% MoM jump in Forex volumes in Aug 2015
August 2015 was a very robust month for Hotspot, as the ECN FX expert registered a 20.4% increase in average daily volumes when compared to subdued levels seen in July 2015.
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July 31, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova
BATS proposes Client Suspension Rule for swifter action against market manipulation
The company has filed a new rule with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in order to be allowed to take faster action against traders engaged in practices like spoofing and layering.
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February 02, 2015 BY Mike Fox
Forex Weekly Look Back: Forex 'Black Thursday' claims more as details continue to emerge, binary option platform provider set to go public in London
A look back at the most intriguing and popular Forex industry news stories from the past week at LeapRate. To make sure that you receive timely access to all LeapRate articles sign up to our Daily Forex Industry Newsletter on the right. → ThinkForex/FCA | https://www.leaprate.com/Ykaoq Cyprus Forex brokers | https://www.leaprate.com/6sC6x IC Markets | https://www.leaprate.com/2v2iC Boston…
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January 19, 2015 BY Mike Fox
Forex Weekly Look Back: Swiss National Bank shakes up forex industry, IronFX CEO Interview, and KCG Hotspot finds a buyer?
A look back at the most intriguing and popular Forex industry news stories from the past week at LeapRate. To make sure that you receive timely access to all LeapRate articles… Sign up to our Daily Forex Industry Newsletter on the right. → Well, a simple weekly featured post review can not sum up the amount…
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August 27, 2013 BY Gerald Segal
The largest US equity exchange after the NYSE? Its not Nasdaq any more.
Merger of BATS and Direct Edge creates the second largest US equity exchange by volume. With volumes and margins dropping in US equity trading, it comes as no surprise that we're seeing consolidation in the equity exchange business. And as such the newly-announced merger of BATS and Direct Edge isn't quite shocking. What did come…
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