Following a very good start to the year in January and February, trading volumes at leading institutional FX trading venues continued to rise in March 2022, with a number of ECNs setting all-time (or close to it) records. The continued volatility in financial markets as traders navigated the storm of war in Europe, soaring oil…
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that its agency has cancelled Brendan Kennedy’s Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence. Brendan Kennedy holds an AFS licence (licence number 489192) since 18 May 2017. ASIC explained that the move was due to Brendan Kennedy’s failure to maintain an external dispute resolution membership of the Australian…
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The beta version of the updated MetaTrader 5 platform will be released on Thursday, March 31, 2022. In the new version, the MetaQuotes team have added a set of commands for bulk position closing and pending order cancellation operations. Now, the relevant actions can be executed with a couple of mouse clicks. The developers have…
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Cyprus and Australia based Retail FX and CFDs broker OneRoyal has announced that it is welcoming Thomas Selby to its ranks this week as Chief Sales Officer. This latest hire completes the new and enhanced Executive team the company has been setting up since the beginning of 2022. Thomas Selby brings a wealth of experience…
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The following is a guest editorial courtesy of Andrew Lane, CEO of sentiment-based technology company Acuity Trading. Net Zero Emission targets stem from the breakthrough 2015 Paris Agreement, where countries committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to keep global temperature increase in the 21st century to under 2 degrees Celsius. The 2021 Glasgow Climate Pact,…
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International derivatives marketplace CME Group today announced it will expand its suite of Micro E-mini S&P 500 options with the launch of Tuesday and Thursday Weekly options on April 25, pending regulatory review. These new weekly options contracts will complement the existing Monday, Wednesday and Friday Weeklies, End-of-Month and Quarterly options on E-mini S&P 500…
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smartTrade Technologies, a market-leading provider of electronic trading solutions, today announced the appointment of three new managers to its Executive Leadership Team. Elise van der Schans has been appointed to the role of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Ms van der Schans will oversee smartTrade’s talent acquisition and deployment of human resources where she will…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order of Registration to FEX Global Pty Ltd (FGL), a Sydney, Australia-based Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) licensed to operate markets in energy, commodity, and environmental derivative products. Under the order, FGL’s members and other U.S. participants may enter orders directly into its trade matching system….
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Nuvei Corporation (TSX:NVEI) announced today its partnership with XT.COM to facilitate the onboarding of new users. The collaboration between Nuvei, via its Simplex cryptocurrency on/off ramp solution, and XT.COM, one of the leading global cryptocurrency exchanges, will make it easier for users to fund their accounts through convenient payment methods. The partnership between Nuvei and…
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that two new members were elected to its Board of Directors during the firm’s Annual Shareholders Meeting. The new directors are William (Bill) Capuzzi of Apex Fintech Solutions and Kelley Conway of Northern Trust. William (Bill)…
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