Gregor Braun, Head of Sales Switzerland & Europe at SIX Swiss Exchange, commented: We are delighted to welcome Virtu ITG Europe Limited, another renowned trading participant, to our ranks. The growth in trading participants shows that the high quality of the SIX Swiss Exchange order book is appreciated and in demand in the market. And…
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The Italian Banking Association (ABI) has shown its willingness to support a digital currency from the European Central Bank. The ABI has approved official guidelines for governing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Executive Committee of the ABI has agreed on ten fundamental criteria to issue the digital euro. London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced…
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Stephen Cavoli, Global Head of Execution Services at Virtu Financial commented: This latest enhancement is another example of our continued strategic investment in our global Execution Services platform and our firm-wide strategy of leveraging our scalable, multi-asset technology to service our clients. Interlisted Conditional orders provide additional liquidity to POSIT Alert Canada for Canadian/US interlisted…
Read moreWith an adjusted EBITDA margin of 70.5% for the first quarter, Virtu Financial's CEO Douglas Cifu said "We benefited from our diversity and were able to realize $148.4 million in Adjusted Net Trading Income due to increased volumes and volatility across our business, with particularly strong performance in Global Commodities and Global Currencies."
Read moreAs window of opportunity continues to present itself, is it a good time to go public? US-based institutional market maker Virtu Financial has this week unveiled its intentions to raise approximately $100 million via its issuing of an initial public offering (IPO) which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday this week,…
Read moreWill Hotspot FX soon have a new owner? Hotspot FX reported that volumes in its Forex ECN system fell in November to average $21.6 billion daily, down 5% from October's $22.7 billion -- and down 22% from last-year November's $27.9 billion. What's been interesting most of our readers though, it seems, is the future of…
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