The London Stock Exchange has agreed terms with certain minority shareholders for increasing its controlling stake in LCH Group Holdings Limited, the global multi-asset clearing…
Posts published in September 2017
Mixed Employment Data Leaves Sterling Without Direction
The Great Britain pound demonstrated mixed performance today, rising against some majors, while falling versus others. That could be explained by the Wednesday’s release of employment data, which had…
Belize’s IFSC Flags Real Markets Over False License Claims
The International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC) today issued a warning stating that a company calling itself Real Markets Ltd, which operates under the…
Dubai Financial Regulator Adds to Wave of Public Warnings Against ICOs
The talk of the town within the global regulatory space is still towards the surge in cryptocurrency fundraising, or initial coin offerings (ICO). Register now…
FlexTrade Appoints Bruce Wolf as Head of FX Business Development
FlexTrade, a specialist in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the appointment of Bruce Wolf as the Head of FX Business Development. The…
Longtime FX marketing veteran and FXCM mainstay Jacqueline Johnson has parted ways with the US forex trading group, ending a 12-year stint with the company,…
BMFN Partners with Fair Trading Technology for New Prime Offering
Boston-based brokerage BMFN Group has acquired a controlling interest in Fair Trading Technology (FTT Sweden AB). The partnership between the companies comes as the former…
Euro Weakens Against US Dollar After Release of US Data and Tax Plan
The euro today was largely weaker against the US dollar and the release of positive US MBA Mortgage applications data mid-European session drove the pair lower. Releases from the European docket including…
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Trashes Bitcoin as Fraud
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, is the latest high profile personality to take a potshot at Bitcoin, saying that it is a fraud…
ThinkMarkets Launches New Cryptocurrency CFD Suite
Multi-asset provider ThinkMarkets has become the latest brokerage to extend its contracts-for-difference (CFD) offering to cryptocurrencies. The extension of its trading suite is the result…