Today, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said that Nasdaq is open to becoming a crypto exchange. Joseph Weinberg, OECD Special Advisor and Chairman of Shyft, a blockchain protocol for KYC/AML, and Yo Kwon, CEO of Hosho, a blockchain cybersecurity firm, comment from two unique perspectives on what this means from regulatory and security perspectives. Joseph Weinberg,…
Read moreAdena Friedman, the CEO of Nasdaq, just announced that once the cryptocurrency market matures and volatility slows down, Nasdaq may become a platform for cryptocurrencies in the near future. According to a CNBC report, Mrs. Friedman said that once the market and people are ready for such a step, then Nasdaq may be open to…
Read moredxFeed, market data provider for the global financial industry, has announced a strategic partnership with Heldental Holding, one of the leading proprietary trading companies in German-speaking countries and the Benelux countries. dxFeed will deliver market data directly from Nasdaq exchange to the end-users of dxFeed HELDENTRADER terminals, ensuring lowest latency and highest-grade data quality. The…
Read moreRussian broker FINAM Forex announced that it has connected the new platform to its single trading account. Now, the broker's clients can trade MOEX, SPB Exchange, NYSE and Nasdaq instruments via MetaTrader 5. This is a persuasive response to the popular comment of technology pessimists who claim that, "The platform is good, but you need…
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At the end of the settlement date of December 15, 2017, short interest in 2,344 Nasdaq Global Market SM securities totaled 7,459,908,298 shares compared with 7,455,601,576 shares in 2,348 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of November 30, 2017. The mid-December short interest represents 4.37 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share…
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On 10th of December, CBOE Global Markets launched the new bitcoin product on the market - bitcoin futures. CBOE became the first exchange to offer bitcoin futures, while CME launches them on 17th of December. While many expected the price of Bitcoin to crash and for the futures to trade at a relatively low price,…
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At the end of the settlement date of November 15, 2017, short interest in 2,353 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,492,878,677 shares compared with 7,295,499,278 shares in 2,348 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of October 31, 2017. The mid-November short interest represents 4.10 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume…
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Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has announced it has successfully deployed machine learning technology across its entire Nasdaq Nordic markets—Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland—– to bolster its market surveillance efforts. Nasdaq’s SMARTS, in collaboration with the Nasdaq Nordic Market Surveillance team, has implemented machine learning within its surveillance technology to analyze abnormal market events and their subsequent categorization…
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Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that it will acquire eVestment, a content and analytics provider used by asset managers, investment consultants and asset owners to help facilitate institutional investment decisions. The acquisition is expected to deliver attractive shareholder returns with a combination of recurring, predictable revenue, a strong track record of growth and attractive cash flow…
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Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) and Astana International Financial Centre JSC (AIFC) today announced a new, significant agreement. Nasdaq has been selected to power Kazakhstan’s nascent stock exchange, the AIFC Exchange. The exchange is targeted to launch in late-2017 and will initially trade equities and fixed income with other asset classes for future phases. Within the…
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