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Time Is Money: CME Group To Use Perseus Telecom Time Synchronization Service
- Perseus Telecom has today released a new service which is deployable across trading data centers, in order to syncronize the time systems to reduce latency, initially available at CME's Aurora facility.
Thursday, 03/10/2013 | 07:56 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Interactive Brokers Releases Monthly Metrics For September: 1% Up MoM
- Interactive Brokers has today announced its monthly metrics, showing a slightly increased performance over last month, and in keeping with the general dynamics, a 16% increase in average revenue trades YoY.
Wednesday, 02/10/2013 | 05:37 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
How Low Can You Go? Argon Design Reduces HFT Latency to 176ns, Close to the Theoretical Limit
- British software house Argon Design which has carved out a specialist niche for engineering high performance hardware and software solutions, has launched a system to reduce latency to 176 nano seconds.
Tuesday, 01/10/2013 | 20:59 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
ActTrader Integrates LMAX Exchange To Platform
- ActForex has today announced that it has completed integration of LMAX Exchange to its ActTrader platform in order to provide its users with access to an open order book and low latency exchange-style execution.
Tuesday, 01/10/2013 | 14:08 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CFTC Orders ICAP To Pay $65 Million Penalty For Manipulating Yen LIBOR
- Interdealer broker ICAP has been issued with a $65 million civil monetary penalty by the CFTC today for manipulation, false reporting and attempting to manipulate the Yen LIBOR rate.
Wednesday, 25/09/2013 | 13:18 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
TMX Atrium Launches Low Latency Connection To Moscow Via Frankfurt Data Center
- In keeping with Moscow's increasing presence as home to high frequency traders, TMX Atrium today announced its low-latency connection between Moscow and Frankfurt's Equinix FR2 IBX data center.
Wednesday, 25/09/2013 | 08:09 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Spreadex Heads For The Clouds - Invests £1.2 million In Privately Hosted Platform
- British spread betting company Spreadex has today announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with Computacenter in order to provide the company with a private cloud environment to safeguard transactions.
Tuesday, 24/09/2013 | 17:52 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
FXCM Aqcuires Controlling Stake In FX Intelligence Firm Faros Trading LLC
- FXCM has announced that it has acquired a 50.1% interest in FX intelligence, market coverage, and institutional FX execution services provider Faros Trading LLC, demonstrating an increasing focus on acquisitions.
Monday, 23/09/2013 | 12:50 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Status Symbol That Never Was - Web Of Deceit Surrounds MMA Group's Bogus Airline
- MMA Group's scheme which bilked many customers out of substantial sums of money did not end with a straightforward FX scam. The firm also used disreputable tactics to promote its airline, which has no CAA license.
Sunday, 22/09/2013 | 14:09 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
The Reasons Behind CySEC's Revoking of Sama Brokers' CIF License
- Further to the revocation of Sama Brokers' CIF license by CySEC, Forex Magnates has been informed by a number of industry sources of the reasons for which CySEC took action, and that it has ceased operations.
Sunday, 22/09/2013 | 10:59 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
GAIN Capital CFO Daryl Carlough Seeks Pastures New, Ex-KCG Executive Jason Emerson Appointed
Monday, 16/09/2013 | 13:21 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
FENICS Provides Middleware Solution To Chinese Institution To Enhance FX Analysis
- GFI-owned pricing, trading, risk management and STP solution provider FENICS has today announced that it is to further its relationship with Bank of Communications by providing middleware to enhance FX options analysis.
Wednesday, 11/09/2013 | 14:28 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
tradable Goes West! GAIN Capital Is The First Broker To Release Platform in America
- Following industry discussions revealed by Forex Magnates earlier this year surrounding GAIN Capital's imminent launch of tradable, the firm has today confirmed this, representing tradable's foray into America.
Wednesday, 11/09/2013 | 13:25 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
DGCX Joins Euroclear Collateral Highway as First Middle Eastern CCP
- Whilst North American venues are well-versed in CCP connectivity, other regions are unburdened by such requirements - until now. Today, the DGCX becomes the first Middle Eastern CCP to join Euroclear.
Wednesday, 11/09/2013 | 09:33 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Dublin The Speed! Volta Joins Metro2C For Low Latency Between UK & Ireland
- As Volta's new London data center prepares for launch, accessibility of trading venues is on the agenda. The company today joined Metro2C Alliance for low latency connection between London and Ireland.
Tuesday, 10/09/2013 | 13:09 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Quick Start Java Low Latency Solution For Algo Traders Launched By Azul Systems
- Azul Systems has today announced that it has launched a new service under the designation of Quick Start in order to further reduce latency for traders dependent on a stable and jitter-free runtime environment
Monday, 09/09/2013 | 12:34 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Asian Tiger Pounces Into Pole Position: Singapore Is Largest FX Center In Asia
- All eyes are most certainly on Asia. Whilst Japan still holds its premier position as the world's largest retail FX market, Singapore, in a report by BIS, is the largest institutional FX center in Asia, and Third worldwide.
Monday, 09/09/2013 | 07:53 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Lid Lifted On OakFX Boiler Room Following FMA Regulatory Warning
- Further to last week's warning issued by the New Zealand FMA urging investors to exercise extreme care when approached by OakFX, the forceful sales tactics and high pressure environment has been revealed.
Sunday, 08/09/2013 | 09:34 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Emergence Of The Asian Exchanges: DGCX Announces 10 Million Contracts YTD
- The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange has today announced that it has experienced record volumes year to date by passing the 10 million contracts mark between January 1 and August 23 2013.
Sunday, 08/09/2013 | 09:16 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
FXCM Independent Director James Brown Disposes of Stock, Reduces Stakeholding
- Independent FXCM Director James Brown has filed a notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission that he has disposed of a substantial amount of company stock, reducing his shareholding down to 100,000 shares.
Wednesday, 04/09/2013 | 09:07 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Forex Magnates To Host its Annual London Executive Summit In November
- Forex Magnates is pleased to announce the 2013 London Summit, which will be held in November at the St Pauls Grange Hotel, in London's financial district, furthering the success of last year's fixture.
Tuesday, 03/09/2013 | 13:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Alpari Adds Binary Options To Its Offering Via Two Platforms Depending On Region
- Alpari today announces the introduction of binary options trading facilities to its clients. In Russia and the CIS region, the MarketsPulse platform will be offered, whereas in the United Kingdom, SpotOption provides the platform.
Tuesday, 03/09/2013 | 09:48 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Price Feed Speed: Leverate Completes Ground-Up Rebuild Of LXFeed
- FX broker technology provider Leverate today announced that it has completed a full rebuild of its LXFeed pricing data feed, resulting in a 50% increase in speed, citing increased global demand as a driving factor.
Monday, 02/09/2013 | 16:52 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
The Innovation Shift: From A Linear Past To An Ecosystem Future
- Roughly ten to fifteen years ago, what I'll call "the innovation value chain", for the lack of a better term, was linear.
Monday, 02/09/2013 | 16:09 GMT by
Jannick Malling
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