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Azul Systems Enters Commercial Agreement With Push Technology For Data And Message Delivery

  • Azul Systems today announced that it is furthering its ventures into the low-latency trading arena by partnering with Push Technology in order to deliver consistency regardless of message size or data rates.
Thursday, 18/07/2013 | 12:27 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Brokers

MB Trading Partners With Burst.net To Offer Low Latency VPS Solution

  • MB Trading today announced a partnership with MB Trading to offer VPS to reduce latency and increase trading performance. The firm offers a rebate subject to volume requirements.
Wednesday, 17/07/2013 | 19:03 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Regulation

CFTC Welcomes Christopher Ehrman As Director of Whistleblower Office

  • Subsequent to the formation of the Whistleblower Office, a department allowing the CFTC to offer a reward for reporting transgressions, the CFTC appoints Christopher Ehrman as Director of the division.
Wednesday, 17/07/2013 | 11:51 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Brokers

Forex Magnates Tokyo Summit In Full Swing During Afternoon of Discussions and Product Launches

  • Leaders and influential executives of Japan's vast and established FX industry meet with international CEOs today as 700 attendees engage in discussion, networking and the launching of new products at the 2013 Tokyo Summit.
Wednesday, 17/07/2013 | 11:00 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Exchanges

Traiana's Pre-Trade Clearing Certainty Initiative Gains Support of Major Financial Institutions

  • Traiana today announced that it has gained the support of major buy-side institutions for its central risk management infrastructure to manage swap clearing limits. Deployments set to meet regulatory deadlines.
Wednesday, 17/07/2013 | 09:17 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Exchanges

Open-Source Risk Management Platform Provider OpenGamma Releases Upgrade In Light of Dodd-Frank Regulations

  • In keeping with the current upgrades of risk management solutions to meet the ever-evolving regulatory structures around the world, and in particular the Dodd-Frank Act, OpenGamma today releases v2.0.
Tuesday, 16/07/2013 | 15:16 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Regulation

Keep Calm And Carry On Looking After Client Funds: Britain's FCA Draws Up Consultation Paper To Further Refine CASS Rulings

  • As the regulatory environment tightens up and continually works toward protection of client funds whilst in the hands of OTC derivatives firms, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority issues proposed refinements.
Tuesday, 16/07/2013 | 10:05 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Analysis

TopTradr Commences Six-Month Trading Competititon Among FXCM Clients. Winner To Manage $1 Million Portfolio

  • In the highly competitive world of retail FX, firms are constantly looking at methods of increasing the LTV of traders. TopTradr's application monitors trading performance and rewards successful traders.
Tuesday, 16/07/2013 | 08:07 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Trading

Want To Invest In Real And Virtual Gold? US Commodities Dealer Accepts Bitcoins As Payment

  • US commodities dealer Agora Commodities this week took a bold step in offering the purchase of precious metal commodities in exchange for payment by Bitcoin. Virtual currencies, it seems, are now a powerful tool.
Tuesday, 16/07/2013 | 07:37 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Exchanges

CFN Services Releases Pricing Model - Connectivity at $202 Per Month, But Distances Itself From Latency Race

  • Whilst financial markets infrastructure providers invest large sums in enterprise projects aimed at reducing latency, CFN Services eschews points of presence and space-hungry methods, offering enterprise connectivity for $202 per month.
Tuesday, 16/07/2013 | 06:28 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Exchanges

Hotspot FX Announces Record Volumes For June 2013

  • The latest company to produce record volume figures for June is Hotspot FX. The firm set new corporate records for ADV for the month, and for the second quarter of 2013 as a whole, 18% up YoY.
Monday, 15/07/2013 | 15:42 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Technology

Capital Calculations: Markit's Updated Front Office System Allows Single-Application Calculation Of Capital Resources

  • As the regulatory structure in North America and Europe evolves in relation to capital resources and funding, Markit upgrades its front office analytics system to allow calculations of trades in one applicaiton.
Monday, 15/07/2013 | 09:47 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Exchanges

British Research Consultancy Predicts Way Ahead For FX Market Structure As Fragmentation of Liquidity Increases

  • Consultancy firm GreySpark Consulting has released a predictive report on the ways in which the structure of the FX markets could be affected by continual fragmentation of liquidity, and its effect.
Monday, 15/07/2013 | 06:50 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Executive Moves

New Zealand FMA Continues Senior Level Restructure - Sue Brown Elected To Position of Head Of Strategy, Innovation and Development

  • As New Zealand's financial regulatory environment evolves, the FMA makes further appointments to its leadership team. Today, Sue Brown assumes her new role as Head of Strategy, Innovation and Development.
Sunday, 14/07/2013 | 12:49 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Regulation

SEC Gets Its Act Together - Publishes Final Ruling On Retail FX

  • Just one day after SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar expressed his dismay at the length of time taken to produce final rulings on retail FX, the regulator today produced its full and concise ruling in final form.
Friday, 12/07/2013 | 16:51 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Regulation

Get A Move On! Senior SEC Official Expresses Frustration At Dodd-Frank Delays In Retail Sector

  • Whilst the CFTC has spent the first half of this year reasonably satisfied with its progress on working toward completion of rulings on the Dodd-Frank Act, one senior SEC official expresses dismay at what he sees as unnecessary delays.
Friday, 12/07/2013 | 08:19 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Brokers

Alpari Posts Combined Monthly Totals For June - Slightly Down MoM But Still Demonstrates Strong Year So Far

  • Alpari posts sound volume figures for June at in excess of $243 billion for the month, slightly down on May's record volumes but concurrent with the firm's strong performance into the middle of 2013.
Thursday, 11/07/2013 | 17:43 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Analysis

FCStone Backs Off – Retracts Intention To Acquire Cleartrade Exchange

  • FCStone today announced a controversial change of tack in withdrawing its intention to purchase a controlling stake in Singapore-based Cleartrade Exchange two months after demonstrating interest to proceed.
Thursday, 11/07/2013 | 10:11 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Regulation

New Zealand FMA CEO Sean Hughes Announces Resignation, Will Clear His Desk At End Of 2013

  • The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority today announced the intention of its CEO to stand down at the end of this year, after a three year tenure during the inaugural stages of the national regulator.
Thursday, 11/07/2013 | 09:13 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Executive Moves

Platform Provider OMEX Systems Appoints Two Ex-Wall Street Senior Technology Executives

  • New York-based platform provider OMEX Systems yesterday announced two senior level appointments. Matt Weiss assumes his role as Head of Client Support, and Tony Panos brought on board as Head of Sales.
Thursday, 11/07/2013 | 08:15 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Technology

EBS Ups The Connectivity Game With Cost In Mind - Launches Internet Ai Solution

  • British electronic trading firm EBS has today announced the launch of Internet Ai, a low-cost connectivity option which accesses the platform via S-tunnel encrypted connections and reduces latency.
Wednesday, 10/07/2013 | 17:33 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Regulation

The End Of An Era - Britain's FSA Releases Its Final Annual Report After 28 Years Overseeing The Nation's Financial Markets

  • The last annual report from British financial markets regulator the Financial Services Authority was published today, charting regulatory efforts and directives performed during its final year in existence.
Wednesday, 10/07/2013 | 12:02 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Technology

Azul Systems Takes Low Latency JVM To Japan - Today Announces Partnership With Simplex Consulting

  • Azul Systems today announced the latest in a line of technology partnerships that it has undergone for its JVM trading environment, this time with Japanese financial software firm Simplex Consulting.
Wednesday, 10/07/2013 | 10:10 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Exchanges

TMX Atrium Continues European Growth - Invests In Points Of Presence In Paris and London

  • Points of Presence are rising in popularity and beginning to play their part in the industry's quest for reliable high speed connectivity in Europe. Today, TMX Atrium announced its intention to implement this between Paris and London.
Wednesday, 10/07/2013 | 06:45 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
Exchanges

North American PoP Demand Hightened - TMX Atrium Completes Infrastructure Upgrade On Home Soil

  • Whilst only just beginning the investment in PoP infrastructure in Europe, TMX Atrium has today announced its completion of an upgrade of existing PoP systems in North America, aimed at further access to liquidity on the home market.
Tuesday, 09/07/2013 | 13:04 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod
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