A brief follow-up to LeapRate's earlier report regarding the proposed acquisition of the global hybrid voice broking and information business of ICAP plc (LON:IAP) by Tullett Prebon Plc (LON:TLPR)... At meetings held on March 24, 2016, shareholders in both companies approved the scheme of arrangement of the deal. The completion of the transaction remains subject to…
Read moreMarkets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) today announces that its Post Trade Risk and Information (PTRI) arm has successfully completed a proof of technology test case for a distributed ledger using blockchain technology. The proof of technology completed on February 26, 2016 , the company said…
Read morePost trade infrastructure provider TriOptima, part of ICAP plc (LON:IAP), announces today that market participants have eliminated more than $750 trillion in notional principal outstanding via its multilateral compression service for OTC derivatives triReduce. Since the launch of the service in 2003, over 210 financial institutions have participated in this risk-reducing achievement which includes compression…
Read moreTriOptima, a post trade infrastructure provider, part of ICAP plc (LON:IAP), announces today that 18 SwapClear members have compressed 40% of outstanding notional and 49% of outstanding trades in Polish zloty (PLN) interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements (FRA) in the latest triReduce compression cycle. The participants eliminated PLN 2.6 trillion PLN ($654 billion)…
Read moreMarkets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) announces today that ICAP Global Broking has bolstered its electronic capabilities via TrueQuote, a new portal for buy side clients. The portal will offer a number of multi asset class solutions over the next months and launches with its first…
Read moreFollowing a very strong January, markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) reported a decline in trading volumes on its EBS Forex platform during February 2016. Average daily volumes at EBS amounted to $102.6 billion in February 2016, down 1% from the January 2016 reading of $103.8…
Read moreTullett Prebon Plc (LON:TLPR) has just provided an update regarding the proposed acquisition of the global hybrid voice broking and information business of ICAP plc (LON:IAP). Regulatory approvals Tullett Prebon said there was no further information on discussions with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), which in February requested additional information and documentary material regarding…
Read moreEBS BrokerTec, the electronic Forex and fixed income business of ICAP plc (LON:IAP), announces today the launch of 12 new daily WMR fixes through the eFix Matching solution, which has enjoyed exponential growth recently, with January 29th, 2016 setting a record for matching. The initial 12 WMR hourly fixes to be added will be 7:00,…
Read moreProvider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions Traiana, part of ICAP plc (LON:IAP), today announces its partnership with stock exchange BATS Chi-X Europe (BATS). Both companies have agreed to launch a joint service that will extend OTC equity trade CCP clearing to a larger number of market participants. BATS and Traiana have developed services that…
Read moreMarkets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) has just published a trading statement for the third quarter of its fiscal year to March 31, 2016, with revenues for the period down but the proposed deal with Tullett Prebon Plc (LON:TLPR) being on track. In November 2015, ICAP agreed…
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