LR: A key part of your role is to optimise the client’s setup for pricing and execution. Is this an area that the technology vendors would normally get involved with? Daniel: Much of the value a PoP should offer is in helping clients set up their environment to get the best out of the existing…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Paul Jackson has over 20 years’ experience in the financial markets including almost 5 years at CFH Clearing where he was a member of the management team, with responsibility for assembling and managing sales. Prior to CFH, he used to work at LMAX Exchange and CMC Markets as well as over a decade…
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LeapRate Exclusive... This article is courtesy of Richard Perona, VP of Institutional Sales at Advanced Markets and Fortex, Inc. Recently at an FX conference, a developing fund manager and I crossed paths. After a few polite introductions, I quickly realized that, based on his audited returns, the new fund manager was proficient in trading the…
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Global connectivity provider Avelacom has just announced that it is opening its third point of presence (PoP) in Tokyo. The new PoP is at the AT TOKYO Premium Colocation Space. Avelacom can now deliver ultra-low latency access and increased reliability to firms trading in Japan's capital markets. Avelacom has recently opened a new office in Singapore,…
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Russia-based network operator Avelacom announced that has extended its low latency network and launched a new point of presence (PoP) to connect Interxion’s London data centre and Borsa Istanbul, making it easier for London’s capital markets players to enter emerging markets and exploit cross-venue arbitrage opportunities. Interxion’s London data centre is home to an extensive…
Read moreBlackwell Global, the Cyprus-based company which has been providing various brokerage solutions since 2010, today reiterated its commitment to cutting-edge Forex services via a duo-launch aimed at institutional clients. The newly launched Blackwell Prime Solutions, accompanied by an award-winning institutional platform, the Blackwell Trader Pro, provides enhanced liquidity and highly efficient trading opportunities to institutional…
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