Nasdaq Adds Straits Financial as FCM for Energy Contracts

Global exchange operator with US-based headquarters and key national Stock Exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin Read this Term under its brand name, Nasdaq, announced that Straits Financial has become an approved Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) for its US-based Designated Contract Markets (DCM) including trading for Futures and Options on Energy markets, and key energy benchmarks.

“Straits Financial can now provide an even greater range of energy derivative products to meet the investment and hedging needs of our clients in the U.S. and those in Asia through our Straits Group Affiliates Affiliates Affiliates serve as an essential component of a broker’s client acquisition tactics and marketing. One of the most important functions of affiliate marketers is the sending of leads to the broker, which are directly opening an account or visiting the broker’s website. There are several ways in which brokers compensate affiliates based on the number and type of clients they refer to the company and whether or not or how much they end up depositing.Understanding CPA or Cost Per Acquisition The bro Affiliates serve as an essential component of a broker’s client acquisition tactics and marketing. One of the most important functions of affiliate marketers is the sending of leads to the broker, which are directly opening an account or visiting the broker’s website. There are several ways in which brokers compensate affiliates based on the number and type of clients they refer to the company and whether or not or how much they end up depositing.Understanding CPA or Cost Per Acquisition The bro Read this Term,” said Joseph Mazurek, President of Straits Financial LLC, commenting in the press release. “This opens up opportunities for Straits Financial to serve this marketplace and take our business to new levels. It is an excellent new development for Straits Financial.”

"The addition of Straits Financial emphasizes the continued strong interest from a wide variety of market participants, including Straits Financial’s broad customer base, from all regions around the globe,” said Magnus Haglind, Vice President of Global Trading and Market Services and CEO of Nasdaq Futures. "We are pleased to welcome Straits Financial to our platform and look forward to continuing our partnership in the years to come.”

Straits Financial LLC is headquartered in Chicago and registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as an FCM and member with the National Futures Associaton (NFA), and maintains a wide range of clearing memberships with various exchanges in the US and abroad. The company is a subsidiary of Straits Financial Group (SF Group) and is the brokering division of a parent company CWT Limited - which is one of the largest publicly-listed logistics companies in South East Asia.