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Operating Revenue Increases 9% at CBOE - Reports Q3 Results
2014-11-01T12:11:31.000+02:00
Leading Options trading venue, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange has announced third quarter earning results, figures were in the green across its metrics with operating revenue performing better than 2013 figures.
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Options Upgrades Its Trading Platform, Bolstering European Offering
2014-09-25T20:42:56.000+02:00
Private financial cloud provider Options has expanded its European offering, culminating in direct access to including CEF Eurex Ultra, Borsa Italia, and Spanish (BME) equities and derivatives, according to an Options statement.
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ICE Changes Gold Contracts Specifications, Opts for Physical Delivery of Bullion
2014-09-16T00:04:20.000+02:00
The specifications of mini gold futures and options instruments traded on ICE Futures U.S. will be changed starting today to make physical delivery of gold bullion much more convenient for investors.
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Executive Moves
UniCredit Names Peter Billington, Senior FX Options, Exotics Trader
2014-08-29T19:38:13.000+02:00
Peter Billington, a former Global Head of Forex Flow Options at Commerzbank, has just been appointed as the newest Senior FX Options Trader and Exotics Trading Manager at UniCredit, following a brief absence from the market.
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Options Appoints Stephen Morrow As Global Head of Accounts
2014-08-14T16:44:17.000+02:00
Managed services and capital markets solutions provider Options has tapped the former NYSE Euronext executive Stephen Morrow as its newest SVP, Global Head of Account Management in a bid to bolster operations and strategy.
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PFSOFT Upgrades Protrader with New Option Master Tool for Stock Options
2014-07-31T13:12:15.000+02:00
The new Option Master tool complements the multi-asset aspect of PFSOFT's Protrader platform, equipping stock options traders with the same functionalities as futures, stock and forex trading offer.
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CME Group Bids to Acquire GFI Group's OTC Energy, FX Futures and Options Tech
2014-07-30T16:11:27.000+02:00
Trayport and FENICS are the subsidiaries which the CME Group is after, as immediately after the acquisition a private consortium led by GFI Group's management will acquire the company's wholesale brokerage business.
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Fueled by Algo Trading, Weekly Options Volumes in Israel Soared By 180% YoY
2014-07-20T12:02:09.000+02:00
Institutional investors in Israel are shifting their trading activity away from investments managers and more into algorithmic trading machines, reaching 40% of the TA25 weekly options trading volumes.
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MAS to Introduce Transaction Reporting for FX Derivatives for Banks, Spot FX Exempted
2014-07-16T18:15:02.000+02:00
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation paper on draft regulations for reporting of foreign exchange derivatives contracts transactions, expecting comments and feedback until the 8th of August.
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Horizon Software Becomes First Options Trading Platform Provider in China
2014-07-08T02:45:20.000+02:00
Chinese stock and derivatives exchange’s will launch Options this year, as hunger for financial instruments grows in the world’s second large economy. Horizon Software’s CEO: Chinese market holds “huge potential”.
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BIS: FX Derivatives Constitute 10% of Total OTC Derivatives Markets as of December 2013
2014-06-04T00:33:52.000+02:00
Instruments traded are increasingly tilting toward longer term FX swaps, which could largely explain why FX volatility has been dropping in recent quarters as investors are feeling safe to look at longer duration contracts.
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Technology
ZuluTrade Exclusive Synergy with SpotOption Brings Social Trading to Binary Options
2014-05-23T18:23:41.000+02:00
As synergies between technology companies are becoming the new normal, the latest partnership between these two developers will introduce a proven product across a different class of trading instruments.
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Canada Binary Options Alerts: BCSC Warns of TradeQuicker, & TradeRush Warned of by FCAA
2014-05-22T10:32:58.000+02:00
BCSC has added TradeQuicker.com to their investment caution list, urging BC residents to exercise extreme caution, same day the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) of Saskatchewan warns of TradeRush.com
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Spinaris Capital Integrates OptionsCity’s Metro and Freeway Platforms
2014-05-19T12:21:19.000+02:00
OptionsCity, a versatile trading solutions provider, has announced that its Metro and Freeway platforms will be integrated by Spinaris Capital in an effort to expand its forex options trading capabilities.
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Doyen LLC Joins US-Based Binary Options Exchange Nadex to Make Markets in Forex
2014-04-28T16:31:35.000+02:00
The newest market-maker on the North American Derivatives Exchange is Doyen LLC, the US-subsidiary of EXP (capital) Limited - a privately held algorithmic trading firm focused in FX and other asset classes.
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Binary Options Exchange Nadex Welcomes Group One Futures Trading as Market Maker
2014-04-21T18:15:16.000+02:00
One of the largest privately held options market makers in the U.S. has joined a regulated binary options exchange as binary options gets a boost for the Chicago-based North American Derivatives Exchange.
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Regulation
Sweden's FI Warns of Purported Fictitious Binary Options Exchange GFTrades.com
2014-04-16T21:06:51.000+02:00
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has today warned of Clearskies Group Ltd & Neltom Ltd as not having proper authorisation by Finansinspektionen, and how they solicited investors in Sweden to GF Trades.
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FX Volumes at the CME Group Rebounding 10% in March
2014-04-02T14:07:15.000+02:00
Foreign Exchange and energy were the biggest under performers when compared to figures from last year. Interest rates products have risen by 35% to contribute to an overall flat month in March.
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CPattern Wants to Help Brokers See Pattern of Clients' Trading Behavior with New Solution
2014-03-25T17:14:35.000+02:00
The latest solution from technology developer CPattern, is an analytics tool for Account Monitoring & Control (AMC) that is aimed to help brokerages increase conversion and retention rates through optimized support.
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Binary Options Specialist 24option Now Offers Forex
2014-03-19T11:09:21.000+02:00
Binary broker 24options has become one of the first options providers to successfully transition to forex, offering a comprehensive list of forex services and trading instruments with the launch of 24fx.com.
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Exchanges
ISE Launches Speed Bump Thresholds Limiting FX, Options Risk Exposure
2014-02-21T19:29:39.000+02:00
International Securities Exchange Holdings announced the enhancement of its ISE Gemini exchange with the advent of a Market Wide Speed Bump, fortifying risk management for all traditional and fx options.
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Regulation
HELEX Taps LSEG’s UnaVista Post-Trade Platform for Regulatory Reporting
2014-02-18T02:25:26.000+02:00
Hellenic Exchanges (HELEX) has chosen the London Stock Exchange Group’s UnaVista platform – a versatile post-trade processing engine for all assets – to handle its trade repository and regulatory needs.
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New Ways to Trade: Hybrid Financial Products
2014-02-08T10:15:01.000+02:00
Forex Magnates' Quarterly Industry Report takes a look into hybrid products: We examine mutated hybridised end-products, that often combine existing elements of trading platforms with components of other offerings.
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Executive Moves
RP Martin Trader Robin Clark Speaks Out After Being Shot In Leg En-Route To Office
2014-01-29T16:46:05.000+02:00
RP Martin euro derivatives trader Robin Clark speaks out today after having been shot in the leg en route to the office on Friday, stating that he ruled out any pre-meditated malicious intent.
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Products
Eurex Exchange Plans To Launch ATX-based Futures and Options
2014-01-21T02:58:08.000+02:00
Eurex Exchange, one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges has announced an initiative to launch four new futures and options packages beginning February 10 2014, based on the ATX.
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