BTIG, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research, and related brokerage services, has on-boarded Drew Doscher as its newest Managing…
Posts published in January 2017
Second FX Trader Pleads Guilty to CEEMEA Currencies Probe
The Department of Justice has obtained its second plea agreement from a former forex trader in its ongoing probe of conspiring to fix prices in…
Canada’s BCSC Adds Bristol Financial to Investor Caution List
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), one of the thirteen provincial financial regulators in Canada, today updated its blacklist of companies that are illegally conducting…
Billionaire George Soros lost huge amounts of money following the US election vote after Americans surprisingly elected Donald Trump as the 45th president of the…
British Pound Falls as Traders Anticipate Theresa May’s Speech
The British pound moved lower on Thursday on increased concerns about a speech British Prime Minister Theresa May will give next week. Traders worried that Mayâs speech, which was…
Munnypot’s Chat-based Robo-Advice Service Now Available to UK Public
UK fintech firm Munnypot, a mobile-first robo-advisor service launched by the founders of Cavanagh Group, has announced the official launch of its robo-advice and investment…
ITG Settles for Over $24m with SEC Over ADR Securities Violations
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined ITG $24.4 million, following a settlement that stemmed from a breach in federal securities laws in…
US Dollar Looks to Fed Speakers for Support After Trump Speech Sours Investor Confidence
The US dollar continued to perform poorly a day after Donald Trump‘s speech as Investors expect Fed speakers to give direction regarding future fiscal policies. There was widespread selling pressure…
New York-based investment banking firm CastleOak Securities, L.P., today launched DirectPool™ platform which caters to investors electronically trading U.S. corporate bonds, as the market seeks…
Nadex’s Q4 Volumes Secure Sizable Gains on YoY Basis
Nadex, a North American derivatives and binary options exchange, has released its latest quarterly metrics, covering its total volumes and trading statistics – the latest…