equity markets

Singapore’s DBS Issues SGD 15 Million Digital Bond in First Security Token Offering

May 31, 2021 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi |

Singapore-based DBS Bank Ltd (SGX:D05), a multinational banking and financial services corporation with over $330 billion in assets, revealed on Monday (May 31, 2021) that it has priced a SGD 15 million (appr. $11.35 million) digital bond, which marks DBS Digital Exchange’s (DDEx) first security… Read More

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Global Technology focused Trading Firm Optiver Shares Recommendations on how to Address Platform Outages

March 25, 2021 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi |

The team at Optiver, a global tech-focused trading firm that’s dedicated to enhancing the market, says that they realize or are aware that achieving “true resilience” across European equity markets can be a large and “multifaceted” challenge which may not be properly addressed with “a… Read More

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Publicly Listed Indian Fintech 5paisa Confirms Great Year for Indian IPOs in 2020, Projects Solid 2021 As Well

January 21, 2021 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi |

Mumbai-based 5paisa, a one-stop shop for quality research and low-cost and “cutting-edge” trading platforms, notes that last year, there were relatively few IPO listings, but there was still a lot of participation on Dalal Street (which is the address of the Bombay Stock Exchange and… Read More

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Bitcoin (BTC) Price has been Surging at the Time US Equity Markets have Been Open as Institutional Interest Grows: Report

December 2, 2020 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi |

During the past few weeks, Ari Paul, CIO at BlockTower Capital, and Luke Martin, a prominent digital asset trader, have noted that Bitcoin’s (BTC) upward price movements since late October 2020 have mostly taken place during US market hours. A report from Coin Metrics points… Read More

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US Dollar has been Key Driver of Solid Bitcoin (BTC) Performance in 2020, According to Binance

October 10, 2020 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi |

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, notes that cryptocurrency markets took a major hit in September 2020 as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) recorded their first down month since June of this year. Binance also mentioned in its monthly report that despite the… Read More

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Indian Fintech StockEdge with 1 Million+ Users Aims to Help Traders with Equity Markets and Mutual Funds Investments and Improving Financial Literacy

July 1, 2020 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi |

Vinay Pagaria, co-founder at Indian Fintech firm StockEdge, a company that helps India’s residents, particularly the younger generations, with learning more about how to responsibly and effectively invest their money in stocks and bonds, confirms that most or about 80% of the firm’s services are… Read More

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